Shared Learnings
Tony talking innovation with Alan Kohler
Our Chairman and chief disruptor, Tony Faure, was interviewed by Alan Kohler on Q Radio's Talking Business. It's a great insight into what he does, especially the discussion about his steady hand on company boards in the turbulent waters of startups. Listen to...
read moreJFDI and Pollenizer. Not sensible, but the way to build businesses
Tony Faure and I are in Singapore with our friends at JFDI. JFDI (it doesn't stand for what you think it does.... honest) is supported by Singtel's Innov8 fund and is most like Startmate in Australia, providing a 100 day program with a pitch day at the end with...
read morePHP 5.4 – Traits
The recent release of PHP 5.4 includes a new feature called Traits. It enables method injection into classes and the concept will be familiar to anyone who has experience with Ruby's mixins or traits in Scala. CakePHP's 'Model Behaviour' functionality is also...
read moreStartup Genome – Call for Startup Founders
On June 7th, we will be running The DNA of Startups. Bjoern Lasse Herrmann (@bjoernlasse), one of the founders of the US-based Startup Genome Project, the largest, authoritative research project that surfaces how startups operate and win. Some great, experienced...
read moreLinkopedia
Linkopedia is back, sharing links from the pollenizer team over the last few weeks. Having correlated some of best links, here they are for you to share or just enjoy. First Up! 1. Achievement is in the eye of the beholder-Looking at 30 influential under 30's moulding...
read moreHow to get attention when applying for a job through the network?
I get lots of emails from people looking for new adventures and I'd love to help. Sometimes though, it's hard to know what to do with them. I either get a long email, a long resume, or a long linkedin page. I don't know how to process that and who to send it to. Here...
read morePhil Judging at Sydney Startup Weekend
We will be at the Sydney Startup Weekend starting 27th April. I will be judging and can't wait to see the pitches on Friday night and what they become over the insane weekend of awesomeness. Are you coming? What is Sydney Startup Weekend? Startup Weekend is an intense...
read moreResearch and Development Tax Incentive
Are you innovating with technology? I mean really innovating? Experimenting, taking risks, going where no (wo)man has gone before? If you are, then you're eligible for the Research and Development Tax Incentive. The programme is jointly administered by AusIndustry (on...
read morePyramid Process for Writing an IM
I'm starting a new IM (information memorandum) for raising capital and thought I'd outline my process. Write the pitch deck. Write the executive summary Write the IM Re-write the executive summary Re-write the pitch deck. Obviously with lots of trials and sharing...
read moreKondoot Interview: Missing Bits
Update: Here is the interview and transcript. I was interviewed for ABC TV which went live tonight and I thought I'd quickly share some bits that got cut out; Anyone starting a business and giving it a go should be encouraged. Being able to raise $10m like that takes...
read moreDrupal POWER!
It's easy to label something as terrible if you've had a bad first impression. Before you do label the CMS/Technology with the sh*t sticker you should have some sort of idea on how it works and how to use it. Drupal is a CMS backed by a strong community and a large...
read moreMusic or Noise?
Music is a part of our lives, it's almost impossible to not come across a song on a daily basis (I'm factoring in the slight chance that people may not use technology). The question is should your workplace have music playing? The short answer... yes! It's a moral...
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