Shared Learnings
Perth Startup Bootcamp: Oct 2010
22 people, 17 startups, a big fat bucket of focus and a great day. Last Friday I was in Perth to run our first Bootcamp there. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. It turned out to be fantastic. Here are some highlights; 17 startups - how fantastic is that. 1 VC with a...
read more10 Reasons Why The Big Issue is Better Than Coffee
I've been a bit of a schmuck lately. Yep, I have. Pimping our companies on Twitter instead of being a part of the conversation. Reading posts and not posting my own. I feel a little dirty. Taking those lollies on he counter and only putting in 20c. Bad, bad, bad. So...
read moreDirty Hacks: Guest Post by David McKinney
A guest post from David McKinney - CEO/Founder of Jammbox. DIRTY HACKS FOR STARTUP FOUNDERS The aim of the dirty hacks series is to help you launch your startup faster, cheaper & dirtier. Everything is rough, crude, and fast. Just what you need for your startup....
read more2010 NSW Pearcey Awards
Founded in memory of Trevor Pearcey, the Pearcey Foundation was established in 1998 to raise the profile of the Australian ICT industry and profession. Each year, the foundation's state committees make an award to the most outstanding ICT and digital media individual...
read moreFocus: Honestly.com
A quick, good example of a very focused first target micro-segment is Honestly.com "Previously, access to Unvarnished has been limited to invite-only or professionals from a list of roughly 200 pre-approved tech/tech-related companies." From Techcrunch. By...
read moreDealised: White Label Group Buying Platform Sells $5m in Deals
Summary: Pollenizer portfolio company Dealised offers white label group buying platform including support and documentation to make it work. More than 15,000 vouchers have been sold through the system, valued at over $5m. Pollenizer is ready to unleash one of our...
read moreStartmate – Applications are now open!
Applications for the inaugural wave of Startmate are now open. Startmate is a group of startup executives offering mentorship and seed financing to founders of Internet and Software businesses based in Australia. The first Startmate program will kick off January 2011...
read moreWhat high technology startups can learn from the Wizard of Oz
At Pollenizer, we drink frequently from the fountain of Lean. One of the principles of Lean development, particularly as it applies to software, is that of Minimum Viable Product - the absolute bare minimum you can get away with in order to determine if your idea will...
read moreProduct Beta Testing
At Pollenizer, we're building new web products all the time and we need people to test these and help us make them better. If you would like to try new consumer products still under development then we'd love to hear from you. You can register your interest and...
read moreEmail: I Hated Your Startup Talk
I'm pretty busy right now, but when this subject line hit my inbox, I had to open it; I hated listening to your talk at SydStart Here is what it said; Hi Mick, My name is Kevin Lippy and I founded a company called Brokepacker.com, a booking engine for backpackers...
read moreMeasure things that you can learn from
What do you measure? Measuring the number of users and revenue is OK for tracking the general growth of your web business but it doesn't help you improve it. If you have 20,000 users in month 1 and 20,001 in month 2, what do you do with that information? You are still...
read moreWhy go to SydStart this Thursday?
Quick video from me on some of the reasons to go to the event this Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Register...
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