Shared Learnings
What’s on for Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off in Sydney this week from 16 until 22 November. The week is a worldwide initiative to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Events throughout the week provide useful getting-started information and networking opportunities for...
read moreCustomer Development for Customer Development
Years of dedication and study are coming to end and you are eager to make your mark in the world. As a graduate, you have a lot to offer and a lot to contribute. But don’t think that the hard work is over. It’s time to step up and show potential employers why we...
read moreHow Hard Is It To Get A New User
Quick Answer - Very! Long Answer - It depends (doesn't it always?), and don't under estimate inertia. When you're starting a new product you start with no customers. You have to go and get your first one. OK, the first one is you, then your colleagues, then your...
read moreAustralian Web & Startup Cup
Today is Melbourne Cup day in Australia, well, in Melbourne, but most of Australia gets behind it. The Pollenizer team are pretty flat out, but even we will stop around 3pm this afternoon for a champagne and watch the race. I thought I'd do a quick video spoof of a...
read moreInvestors Can Cause Companies to Fail
Here's an idea for you. I call it 'The Inverse Law of Ambition'. Founders who focus, obsessively, on small things seem more likely to grow massive companies. Founders that focus on growing huge without paying attention to the small things, fail. Facebook is the best...
read moreFor Startups: Vision and Focus, Capulet and Montague
'Sr. Bee meets Sr. Sunflower' by robstephaustralia via FlickrImage is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution licence Some quick thoughts on one of the hardest things to do as an entrepreneur (or intrapreneur) - holding both a big vision and a brutal focus in...
read moreStartup Momentum & Rock Stars with Steve Sammartino
Guest blog post by Steve Sammartino from Rentoid. Steve is also hosting a Startup School in Melbourne (Nov 7-8) and Sydney (Nov 21-22). It's highly recommended by me (Mick) as Steve has great, real experience buildings startups - with success and failures - and...
read moreTeaching Kids to be Entrepeneurs
Entrepreneurs think differently. Entrepreneurs build stuff in their obsessive daily quest to find value. They invent things, create companies, generate jobs. I love it, not only because it is good for our world to have lots of people thinking this way, but because it...
read moreSeedcampers: Join Pollenizer in London for Icebreaker Drinks
Seedcamp and Pollenizer partner in Europe
If you are in the startup scene in Europe you have for sure heard of Seedcamp or at least read an article about them on TechCrunch Europe. If not, here's the short run down. Seedcamp was initiated in 2007 by Saul Klein, of Index Ventures, and is run by CEO Reshma...
read moreTim O’Reilly Says Startups Don’t Necesarily Need To Focus
I was cruising the Demopit at Techcrunch50 and spotted Tim O'Reilly a serious tech veteran and celebrity. I thought I'd stop him and get his thoughts on focus. Of course I'd sure he'd give us sage advice on why they should be brutally focused. I was wrong. Tim...
read moreTechCrunch50 Business Model Review
Post Morning Demopit Walk First morning of Techcrunch50 and after a quick walk of the Demopit (those that didn't make it on stage) I'm not yet startled by amazing new business models. Most of the same with a bit of spice here and there. Here is a summary after a quick...
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