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VC investments in technology, communications up 54% but for how long?
The number and value of venture capital (VC) investments in the technology and communications industry increased by 54% in the 2012 financial year, according to new research from AVCAL, the peak association for VC and private equity in Australia. However, the number...
read moreBrand Honee founder: time for a beer after 100 days, 5 competitions, 350 users
When Laurence Wolf first launched Brand Honee, he decided he wouldn't drink again until the video competition platform had been running for 100 days. He'll open a beer this weekend, following four months of work trying to get users and convince brands to launch...
read morePygg – New iOS app and cashless payments designed for schools
It has been a busy past few months for Pygg, the mobile payments app. Next week we’re releasing version 3.0 of the iOS application, with super slick new features, including invites, requests and a new pay anyone function, which will make paying someone through Pygg...
read more10,000 Woos in Pollenizer
Today we celebrated 10,000 woo's in Pollenizer. Platform Engineer, Ayumi, now known as, 'AyWOOmi', took the honour of giving the 10,000th woo to one of his colleagues. "Thank you for looking after dashboard." 'AyWOOmi' shared a piece of team recognition with his team...
read more‘Appvertising’ author’s advice for launching an app
For Stephen Molloy, writing a book on the evolution of smartphone apps has been more work than he could have imagined, with months of interviews, writing and editing. The aim of the project was to better understand what makes successful apps popular, and find out how...
read moreChristmas Gifts with Flikgift
Flikgift are testing an idea and we are offering you the chance to try it. Here is the deal: Buy someone (or yourself) a Mystery Gift Box which will package up lovingly and send containing: Something fun Something different to eat Something to learn Something to share...
read moreManaging 200,000 designers: tips from 99designs Community Director
Three years ago design marketplace 99designs had just three employees working out of a small space in Melbourne — the company now has 60 staff, managing a global community of more than 200,000 graphic designers. Jason Aiken has been part of the team since the early...
read moreBraintree CEO Bill Ready on expansion plans
Braintree CEO, Bill Ready, says the increasing number of tech and commerce companies coming out of Australia is one of the reasons the company has chosen to expand locally. Braintree provides an online payment solution, allowing businesses to accept credit card...
read morePollenizer’s new face lift – A brief case study
Background Back in 2007 Pollenizer's first logo was created. The design reflected a tech focused incubator using a traditional greyscale color scheme with a shade of blue incorporated. The lettermark included 3 modular components inspired by a honeycomb pattern. In...
read moreWhy enterprise startups are the place to be
In 2008, Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, put forward a list of ideas the startup incubator would like to fund — he'd previously been hesitant to do so, because he knew there'd be a flood of startups come forward offering exactly what was suggested. One of the...
read moreSilicon Beach report: Less than 5% of Australian startups scale
Only 4.8% of Australian technology startups grow into successful, global companies whereas many more Silicon Valley (8%) and New York (6.7%) based startups reach scale, according to new research, Silicon Beach: a study of the Australian Startup Ecosystem, released...
read moreNext Building Lean Startup course dates for December 2012
"Building Lean Startups - for Entrepreneurs; Intrapreneurs” The Lean Startup methodologies have been embraced by both startups and enterprises around the globe. Learn how to practically apply these tools and techniques from Pollenizer, and join the movement that is...
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