Shared Learnings
Podcast 2: The engineering side of a lean start-up
Today we speak to one of the CTO's here at Pollenizer, Bruno Mattarollo about the challenges for engineers when building lean start-ups. We don't get too technical and if you're a developer and thinking about building a start-up, I'd say this is a must-listen. Let us...
read moreBig Day for Spreets
As many of you know, we've been helping Spreets get started, so we're very excited to announce today that Spreets has launched to all Australian capital cities. Read the media release below for more info: Group buying site Spreets receives $2 million investment and...
read morePresenting the Pollenizer Podcast
We've had a few iterations of start-up based podcasts here in Australia, some of which I've been involved in, but since there are none that we know of at present, we thought we'd fill in the void with the Pollenizer Podcast. In this first podcast, Phil Morle and I...
read moreStartups: Don’t waste seconds or cents
Briefly, I mentioned a quick business idea to Dean and Justus from Spreets. It was an alternate way to use the same technology to grow a new revenue stream. Dean's response; "One day, but right now, I'm not wasting a single second or cent chasing anything else." Great...
read moreThe first 9 days – making an impression with a start-up
According to Michael Watkins you have the first 90 days of a new job to make your mark in a company. Nine days in to my new role with Pollenizer, where we work with many early stage web start-ups, I can report it’s unlikely a start-up would exist after 90 days if that...
read moreGetting things done the ProBlogger way
More often than not, we have a lot on our plates. Usually when this happens, it's very easy to be tempted by distractions. I found this blog post by Darren (which is aimed at bloggers, but applicable to web businesses) at problogger.net truthful and interesting. It...
read moreWays to Double the Effectiveness of Your Facebook Updates
As an experienced Facebook user I know these tips to increase the effectiveness of Facebook updates really do work.. To the list below, I would also add humour and hot social topics making the news also get great responses. Please share with us any tips for Facebook...
read moreCustomer Development Roundabout
"We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot I love this quote. Either you haven't been through it and it just sounds like any old saying. Or you have...
read morePhil Morle – Entreprenerd
One of the best thing about the geeky, propellor head Product and Engineering team is that they aren't just geeks. They're entrepreneurs, which of course makes them, as Phil's new hoodie states, Entreprenerds. This of course is crucial for when you want to start a web...
read moreBronwen on Blurb
Today I’m starting some work with Pollenizer, and helping them grow Blurb here in Australia. Both of them are successful companies in their own right, that together combine my passion for publishing and my love of the thrill of start-up culture. While we’re all caught...
read moreMinimal Viable Pie
On Friday we had a workshop for a new business, searching for the minimal viable product in the area of fundraising. In order to learn a bit more about some of the basics and have some fun afterwards, we decided to do a quick manual MVP test. The goal was to raise...
read more[Launch] 99dresses.com For All Womankind
The founder of 99dresses.com is 18 year old Nikki Durkin. She came to see us after her last exam and this is her 3rd business. Her idea this time is to liberate women's wardrobes which are typically 80% crammed with stuff that is never worn. 99dresses.com is a...
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