by Phil Morle | Mar 27, 2013 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Latest update from Pollenizer We’ve had a busy couple of months, with new startup LawPath getting started, the co-working space taking shape and the official launch of the Startup Focus book. Here’s a short update covering all that’s happening in the...
by Phil Morle | Mar 26, 2013 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Pollenizer received some publicity in today’s Australian Financial...
by Phil Morle | Mar 25, 2013 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
I was very fortunate to be asked by some of our Telstra contacts to participate in a Hypotheticals session with Geoffrey Robertson last Monday. My dad and I used to watch these on TV when I was young, so I was thrilled to be a part of it. It was pretty scary with no...
by Phil Morle | Mar 20, 2013 | Capital Raising, Startup Finops, Uncategorized
The best chance of success for angel investors is to make 20 small, early investments and follow on with the winners. How can you hope to do that in Australia? Angel investment is a wonderful opportunity. You get to make a huge impact on a team of people, enjoy the...
by Phil Morle | Mar 15, 2013 | Australia, Startup Ecosystems & Events, Uncategorized
The Australian technology industry faces unprecedented opportunity. It can be economy driving, child inspiring, job creating, life improving and world leading, Will we come together to make it happen? Seven years ago 17 people turned up to a dinner for startups. There...
by Phil Morle | Mar 15, 2013 | Philipinnes, Pollenizer News, Startup Ecosystems & Events, Startup Science, Uncategorized
Pollenizer GM for South East Asia, Isaac Souweine, hung out with Franky Branckaute on The Bobbery to talk Pollenizer and the...
by Phil Morle | Mar 13, 2013 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Pollenizer Co-founder, Mick Liubinskas speaking at the Harvey Nash Australia Digital Event.
by Phil Morle | Mar 13, 2013 | Metrics, Startup Science, Uncategorized
This week’s Brown Bag was focused on Pirate Metrics and how to use them as the building blocks for actionable metrics. Pirate Metrics was coined by angel investor and 500 Startups founder, Dave McClure. It refers to the acronym AARRR and when said with one side...
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 | Mar 3, 2013 | Capital Raising, Startup Finops, Uncategorized
Updates March 2014: e27 on Singapore exits March 2014: Tech in Asia M&A tag March 2014: Tech in Asia Singtel Acquisition cheatsheet June 2013: Asia eCommerce Report. More exits. Still low valuations Pollenizer is a company builder. Our business model is to create...
by Phil Morle | Mar 1, 2013 | Annual Reviews, Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Today Pollenizer turns 5 and it’s been one crazy ride. We talk a lot about what we’ve done and what we’ve achieved. I got asked last night why we started Pollenizer and it’s a great question and I’d like to share some thoughts on my...