by Phil Morle | Dec 6, 2012 | Australia, Startup Ecosystems & Events, Uncategorized
Update: Apparently all the lights in WA are from a bushfire. I found this amazing image of earth by NASA from space and cropped it to show Australia. I was wondering what all those lights were in Western Australia and it made me think about all the great ways...
by Phil Morle | Dec 6, 2012 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
An app to help you sell your ‘stuff’ to friends, a new way to swap shifts with other rostered staff, and a social network allowing parents to check on their kids at preschool, are some of companies which have been accepted into the 2013 Startmate...
by Phil Morle | Dec 5, 2012 | Code, Uncategorized
Security is and always will be an important topic, especially in the computer world. I’ve outlined and explained some of the basic and most common forms of exploiting and what you should be keeping in mind. Thinking outside the box Using an application in a way...
by Phil Morle | Dec 5, 2012 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
One of the topics I touched on briefly during my internship at Pollenizer was the importance of Team Happiness in contributing to the dynamic of the workplace. At this point, after working at Pollenizer for more than 3 months, I wanted to expand this and highlight the...
by Phil Morle | Dec 5, 2012 | Opinion, Uncategorized
While there are good signs of life for the Australian startup scene, there’s also cause for concern. The good news? Sydney is now ranked 12th in the world when it comes to startups, outpacing cities like Berlin and Waterloo. Melbourne is not far behind, at 18th....
by Phil Morle | Dec 5, 2012 | Grinfographics, Uncategorized
Founders may complain that the application process for Startmate 2013 was tough, but really, it’s nothing compared to the hurdles some other startup incubators put you through. My favourite question is this one, from the 32-questions-long application for the...
by Phil Morle | Dec 3, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Australian online restaurant booking service Dimmi has announced a new partnership with Urbanspoon, the international restaurant review and recommendation service. The partnership will provide Urbanspoon with access to the 2,500 restaurants in the Dimmi database. For...
by Phil Morle | Dec 3, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
It’s a common situation for a growing startup — your company can’t afford an office, or it opens a second office, perhaps recruits a sales presence in a new market, or relocates its tech development, and suddenly you have a team spread across cities, or...
by Phil Morle | Dec 3, 2012 | Opinion, Resources, Uncategorized
The number and value of venture capital (VC) investments in the technology and communications industry increased by 54% in the 2012 financial year, according to new research from AVCAL, the peak association for VC and private equity in Australia. However, the number...
by Phil Morle | Nov 30, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
When Laurence Wolf first launched Brand Honee, he decided he wouldn’t drink again until the video competition platform had been running for 100 days. He’ll open a beer this weekend, following four months of work trying to get users and convince brands to...
by Phil Morle | Nov 29, 2012 | Bootcamp Teams, Pollenizer News, Pygg, Uncategorized
It has been a busy past few months for Pygg, the mobile payments app. Next week we’re releasing version 3.0 of the iOS application, with super slick new features, including invites, requests and a new pay anyone function, which will make paying someone through Pygg...
by Phil Morle | Nov 27, 2012 | Pollenizer News, Portfolio Company News, Uncategorized, Wooboard
Today we celebrated 10,000 woo’s in Pollenizer. Platform Engineer, Ayumi, now known as, ‘AyWOOmi’, took the honour of giving the 10,000th woo to one of his colleagues. “Thank you for looking after dashboard.” ‘AyWOOmi’ shared...
