By now, you’ve probably heard that Goldman Sachs is no longer taking companies public if they don’t have any underrepresented board members. You’ve probably also heard about the corresponding kerfuffle in the Sydney Startups group: investors recycled the standard sexist and racist (and everything else -ist) dog whistles about “merit” to criticise the change,… Read more »
Documentaries abound at Melbourne’s Transitions Film Festival 2020, which began yesterday. The Startup Show co-founder Anna Reeves explains why we should all be watching more documentaries about the future. Jetpack jokes aside, let’s face it: the science fiction fantasies we’ve grown up with are almost, if not already here. And it’s likely that… Read more »
A new index featuring ASX-listed companies in the fast-growing technology sector launches on the Australian stock exchange on Monday. The S&P/ASX All Technology Index (All Tech Index), a partnership between the ASX and S&P Dow Jones Indices using the S&PDJI methodology, will go live on February 24, with an Australian version of the US… Read more »
Equity crowdfunding dabble by Shark Tank investor Andrew Banks strikes gold
‘The world’s future depends on a feminine energy’: Cyan Ta’eed’s inspiring address to her old school
The Giant Leap Fund analyst who reviews 1000 pitches a year explains how founders get his attention
Shark Tank hit Rhinohide is now chasing $500k from crowdfunding
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When Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht went looking for a brilliant technology co-founder, they turned to Cameron Adams, a Googler, who’d worked on Wave, as well as previously founding the email startup Fluent. Cam is now Canva’s Chief Product Officer, the design genius behind the global graphic design tech giant. As part of our summer… Read more »
News & Analysis
Happy Monday team. Here are some water cooler moments for you. 1. Uber faces US$1bn claim that it stole the idea A California jury has given the go ahead to an inventor’s plan to lodge a US$1 billion damages claim against Uber for allegedly stealing the idea from him. Kevin Halpern… Read more »
Partner Content
In a fast-moving world of co-working spaces, meetings and mobility, having the right tech tools to execute on your ideas is vital. Samsung’s latest version of DeX lets you turn your Galaxy Note10 or Note10+ into a desktop experience (aka DeX) so you have all the information you need, literally, in your hand with… Read more »
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