by Phil Morle | Nov 27, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
For Stephen Molloy, writing a book on the evolution of smartphone apps has been more work than he could have imagined, with months of interviews, writing and editing. The aim of the project was to better understand what makes successful apps popular, and find out how...
by Phil Morle | Nov 27, 2012 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Flikgift are testing an idea and we are offering you the chance to try it. Here is the deal: Buy someone (or yourself) a Mystery Gift Box which will package up lovingly and send containing: Something fun Something different to eat Something to learn Something to share...
by Phil Morle | Nov 23, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Three years ago design marketplace 99designs had just three employees working out of a small space in Melbourne — the company now has 60 staff, managing a global community of more than 200,000 graphic designers. Jason Aiken has been part of the team since the early...
by Phil Morle | Nov 23, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Braintree CEO, Bill Ready, says the increasing number of tech and commerce companies coming out of Australia is one of the reasons the company has chosen to expand locally. Braintree provides an online payment solution, allowing businesses to accept credit card...
by Phil Morle | Nov 23, 2012 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Background Back in 2007 Pollenizer’s first logo was created. The design reflected a tech focused incubator using a traditional greyscale color scheme with a shade of blue incorporated. The lettermark included 3 modular components inspired by a honeycomb pattern....
by Phil Morle | Nov 23, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
In 2008, Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, put forward a list of ideas the startup incubator would like to fund — he’d previously been hesitant to do so, because he knew there’d be a flood of startups come forward offering exactly what was suggested....
by Phil Morle | Nov 23, 2012 | Australia, Startup Ecosystems & Events, Uncategorized
Only 4.8% of Australian technology startups grow into successful, global companies whereas many more Silicon Valley (8%) and New York (6.7%) based startups reach scale, according to new research, Silicon Beach: a study of the Australian Startup Ecosystem, released...
by Phil Morle | Nov 22, 2012 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
“Building Lean Startups – for Entrepreneurs; Intrapreneurs” The Lean Startup methodologies have been embraced by both startups and enterprises around the globe. Learn how to practically apply these tools and techniques from Pollenizer, and join the...
by Phil Morle | Nov 21, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
In August this year, the Harvard Business Review pronounced, somewhat dramatically, that marketing was dead. It argued that buyers had tuned out; no longer interested in traditional advertising. Instead, they relied, more than ever on feedback from friends and family...
by Phil Morle | Nov 20, 2012 | Opinion, Uncategorized
Here’s a SoundCloud recording of an interview this afternoon with our own Zach Kitschke on Eagle Waves with Mat Beeche of Shoestring Media and Shona Mackin of Social Face on the findings from this week’s research report Silicon Beach: a study of the...
by Phil Morle | Nov 20, 2012 | Opinion, Uncategorized
Only 4.8% of Australian technology startups grow into successful, global companies whereas many more Silicon Valley (8%) and New York (6.7%) based startups reach scale, according to new research released today by From Little Things — Silicon Beach: a study of the...
by Phil Morle | Nov 19, 2012 | Annual Reviews, Australia, Startup Ecosystems & Events, Uncategorized
Australia Unlimited have listed 30 Top Digital Influencers, view the full list here. Affably described as “The Startup Guys”, Pollenizer Co-founders are mentioned along side many leaders in Tech. Mick & Phil’s story of startup is one that can no...
