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Why entrepreneurship needs to be taught in all schools

- March 18, 2025 5 MIN READ

In a world where technology and innovation drive rapid change, young people need more than academic knowledge to thrive. They need an entrepreneurial mindset, the ability to see problems as opportunities, to think critically and creatively, work collaboratively, and adapt to change. These are not future skills, they are now skills, with flexibility, resilience, agility… Read more »

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Fintech

FinTech Australia’s pre-budget submission warns of ‘two-speed’ ecosystem hurting new startups without R&D tax incentive reform

- March 17, 2025 2 MIN READ

FinTech Australia is calling for an urgent recalibration of Research and Development tax incentives (RDTI) and the Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) Program in its submission to  treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of the federal budget next week The peak body’s 21-page pre-Budget submission makes 11 recommendations to Treasury, arguing that with the right… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence expert Lee Hickin departs Microsoft to become National AI Centre director

- March 17, 2025 2 MIN READ

Lee Hickin, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence policy lead for Asia, has departed the tech giant after more than six years to become the new director of the National AI Centre (NAIC). The NAIC was established in 2021 to support and accelerate Australia’s AI industry. Its inaugural director, Stela Solar, herself a former Microsoft executive, stepped down… Read more »

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Digital currency exchange BetterX mints $2.3 million pre-Series A

- March 17, 2025 < 1 MIN READ

A B2B platform enabling financial advisers to securely access, trade, and manage digital assets on behalf of their clients has raised $2.3 Million in a pre-Series A. Digital currency exchange BetterX provides institutional-grade infrastructure for tokenisation, trading, and portfolio management, and the round was supported by existing backers Aura Group and Tibra cofounder Kinsey Cotton,… Read more »

Business strategy

Startup 360: How to CEO, Fishburners transforms & thinking about staff like investors

- March 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

When do you know you’re CEO material? It’s the question Startup 360 host Simon Thomsen put to Majella Campbell, the newly appointed CEO of Fishburners, Australia’s pioneering startup coworking space. Majella talked about her mentor, Myles Baron-Hay, the former Sydney Swans CEO, saying “why not?” when she had her doubts. “When I was unsure about… Read more »

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Startup 360: How to CEO, Fishburners transforms & thinking about staff like investors

- March 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

When do you know you’re CEO material? It’s the question Startup 360 host Simon Thomsen put to Majella Campbell, the newly appointed CEO of Fishburners, Australia’s pioneering startup coworking space. Majella talked about her mentor, Myles Baron-Hay, the former Sydney Swans CEO, saying “why not?” when she had her doubts. “When I was unsure about… Read more »

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