Shared Learnings
Talent | What we’ve been up to…
Talent has been very active at Pollenizer over the last year. We are very lucky to have the team that we have; its commitment, effort and collective motion makes Pollenizer what it is. The Talent and HR hub needs to ensure that we not only attract amazing talent, but...
read moreRetrospectives – Sharpening the Saw
When was the last time you had a conversation with the team about work processes? With the runway running short and your back against the walls, it’s easy to skip this meeting and press forward with what feels like more valuable work. However I find retrospectives one...
read moreInternship Programme: Week Four
Rounding out the first month at Pollenizer has capped a steep learning curve. Pollenizer Academy kicked off on Wednesday, a course aimed at teaching the ‘lean startup’ methodology that Pollenizer encapsulates: ‘spreading the Pollenizer seed’. Suffice to say the place...
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My third week here and there are no signs of slowing down. This week’s theme is all about training and development, which is appropriate given this week marks the beginning of Pollenizer’s Academy sessions which are open to members of the public as well as staff in...
read moreInternship Programme: Week Four – Alvin Valdez
The Pollenizer experience pushes into my fourth week. Customer acquisition. Customer attraction. Customer CTR. These appear to be the theme of the week for me. Customers are often difficult to obtain despite the ease of placing ads online compared to traditional...
read morePollenizer Academy Kicks-Off
Eric Ries says; “Entrepreneurs are everywhere. You don’t have to work in a garage to be in a startup.” He's right, but they did work in a garage last night when we premiered Pollenizer Academy. With a background in theatre, Pollenizer Co-Founder, Phil Morle, was...
read moreWhat does the Australian Startup Ecosystem Look Like?
A key insight out of From Little Things: DNA of a Startup was the following: Startups evolve through discreet stages (discovery > validation > efficiency > scale) Startups that skip a stage are likely to fail Australian businesses manage to raise capital...
read moreInternship Programme: Halfway Through!
Third week of Pollenizer started with a move to the Business Development and Marketing aspect of Pollenizer, which is aimed at pushing the Pollenizer brand to the world. With the Pollenizer Academy kicking off in a matter of days, there was a fair bit to do for Nicola...
read moreInternship Programme: Halfway Through!
My second week at Pollenizer has revolved around the theme of induction, something particularly relevant given we have just onboarded a new employee this week - Humphrey. I must admit induction is not as interesting as recruitment and the number of processes and tools...
read moreInternship Programme: Halfway through!
Third week running in Pollenizer and I am continually learning while doing. I end up coming to work finding a project that keeps transforming and materializing to something pretty amazing. This week I was researching the Australian recruiting market, revising the pro...
read moreWin a Ticket to #swarmconf
Is building an online community important to your start-up or business? Are you a Community Manager or community enthusiast who wants to connect with other Community Managers, share resources and best practices, soak up information and have brain waves whilst having...
read moreLinkopedia from the last few weeks at Pollenizer
A bunch of interesting/ entertaining shared links (shlinks) from the last few weeks at Pollenizer for your reading pleasure. Happy shlinking. Current start-up/ VC climate in Australia: Is Surry Hills becoming the new Silicon Valley? Mahesh Sharma thinks so:...
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