Shared Learnings
Albert, What Have You Been Up To? April 1st
Ever wonder what everyone is up to? Every week we will be posting two-minute videos showcasing what each team member is working on and general musings on the job. This week: Albert Issa Will you be next? Stay...
read morePollenizer’s Weekly Linkopedia
From today, we are starting a Weekly Blog post called Pollenizer's Weekly Linkopedia. Let’s take a look at this week’s Linkopedia: 1. Break Images into particles, Check Photo Particles, at: http://lab.aerotwist.com/webgl/photoparticles/ 2. LinkedIn now...
read moreDoing Presentations or Talks: Mick’s 10 Quick Tips
Hey all, Jo from our team is doing a talk and I thought I'd share some of my tips for doing public talks and a generic outline. Tips Prepare a talk for half the time allotted. You'll start late, people will laugh at your jokes, you'll take longer. I'm serious, for a...
read moreWhat we’re reading…
Have you ever wondered what the Pollenizer team are reading? Well here's a snapshot of some of our favourite #shlinks (shared links) from the past two weeks. You are Solving the Wrong Problem - “The problem is we don’t understand the problem.” What Everyblock’s...
read moreCharlie, What have you been up to? (March 25th)
Ever wonder what everyone is up to? Every week we will be posting two-minute videos showcasing what each team member is working on and general musings on the job. This week: Charlie Gearside This week: James MacGregor Will you be next? Stay...
read moreCustomer Development Surveys
If you follow @pollenizer or @liubinskas on Twitter you may notice an influx of surveys and forms to fill out at around 2pm on the day of a Startup Bootcamp. These are created by Bootcamp Attendees to test value creation and value capture. There are three key...
read moreNumbers that matter
Quick post - as a startup there are hundreds of numbers you can look at but few matter. Visits Page views Registered users These typically aren't worth zip by themselves. When I want to splash the hot chilli sauce of reality on my face to get the brutal focus back...
read moreStageBitz joins the Pollenizer Portfolio
StageBitz is the latest promising Australian startup to join Pollenizer's growing venture portfolio. This early-stage company is currently seeking strategic partners who can make a valuable contribution to the business through capital investment and expertise. is a...
read morePierre, What have you been up to?
Ever wonder what everyone is up to? Every week we will be posting two-minute videos showcasing what each team member is working on and general musings on the job. This week: Pierre Sauvignon This week: Bree Clare This week: Jo Sabin Will you be...
read moreCapturing the Customer Through Business Design
Product design is the orchestration of utility, clarity and design. Does the user know what to do? What happens when they click that button? Is the result expected or confusing? Is it beautiful? Does the page load fast? There are more great products out there than...
read moreHe had me at page nine.
I've been reading, 'Ignore Everybody And 39 Other Keys to Creativity' by Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid.com It's a great read but page 9 really struck a chord with me. I get asked a lot, "Your business card format is very simple. Aren't you worried about somebody ripping...
read moreI’m a Twit. Musings on Twitter
Marco Menato is the founder of Myth of Me - telling your life story, one question at a time - he's in Sydney working with the Pollenizer team. In this guest post, he muses on the reluctance and lessons of taking up Twitter: First a frank admission ... I have never...
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