by Phil Morle | Apr 23, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
Over the past few days the graduating teams from the first three month stage of the 2013 Startmate program have been arriving in San Francisco, preparing to begin their assault on the investors, customers and media of Silicon Valley. I happened to catch the same...
by Phil Morle | Mar 9, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
Startmate’s Amir Nissen takes a seat across from me at the ATP cafe, wearing his customary board shorts and t-shirt. He’s ordered a green tea with honey, and stirs as we speak. Nissen has been spending a lot of time in the offices lately, acutely aware of...
by Phil Morle | Mar 7, 2013 | Pitching, Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
It’s been almost two months since Startmate’s Adrian Dean and Ludek Dolejsky, co-founders of Shiftr, arrived in Sydney — Dean from Canberra, and Dolejksy from the Czech Republic — to join the other companies taking part in the Startmate accelerator...
by Phil Morle | Feb 9, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT is covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. With laptop in hand Storyberg co-founder Michael Dijkstra takes a seat across the table from Startmate program founder Niki Scevak. The...
by Phil Morle | Feb 6, 2013 | Australia, Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
Did you apply for Startmate and miss out? Perhaps you want to give a startup a go but are not quite sure how to make the move. Australian startup accelerator Startmate is calling for applications from developers and designers to take part in its Trump Cards program....
by Phil Morle | Jan 30, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
Since launching From Little Things in September, we’ve interviewed more people than we could count, attended loads of events, and immersed ourselves in the world of startups. And we’ve discovered they really are a world unto themselves. While there is a common...
by Phil Morle | Jan 25, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT is covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Casey Ellis and Serg Belokamen of BugCrowd. Casey Ellis did his first pitch in front of the other Startmate...
by Phil Morle | Jan 25, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT is covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Dan Walker and Dan Day of Kinderloop. Kinderloop has had a good week. Actually, it’s been a great week. The...
by Phil Morle | Jan 22, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT is covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce the team building Tutor on Demand. Tutor on Demand founders Ben Sze, Duncan Anderson and Jeremy Cox met while...
by Phil Morle | Jan 21, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT is covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Adrian Dean and Ludek Dolejsky of Shiftr. It’s the end of the first week for the eight companies selected as...
by Phil Morle | Jan 15, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT will be covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Michael Dijkstra and Kevin Nguyen of Storyberg. Sydney-siders Michael Dijkstra and Kevin Nguyen are no...
by Phil Morle | Jan 11, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT will be covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Chris Raethke, Saxon Fletcher and Damien Brzoska of GetStall. Chris Raethke got a good night’s sleep last...