The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to work from home, often in less than ideal circumstances. Many employees had little choice in the decision, limited time to prepare, patchy technology skills, and inadequate home workspaces. Some managers neglected remote workers, while others zealously monitored them. And yet some people thrived. Having tried it,… Read more »
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously observed that the only constant in life is change. But while anticipating disruptive events and developing plans to manage them is part and parcel of responsible business management, it’s a fair bet that few Australian enterprises were comprehensively prepared for a pandemic on the scale of COVID-19. Unknown to… Read more »
Shares in US-based, buy now pay later fintech Sezzle (ASX:SZL) had exploded today, up more than 20% in the first hour of trade after the company raised $80 million in an institutional placement. Sezzle shares exploded out of the blocks from $6.95 last Thursday before trade was suspended pending the raise, to climb as high… Read more »
Fintech Sezzle’s share price went beserk – so the ASX hit the pause button
Remote work changing the game for Australia’s startups, Zoho’s chief strategy officer says
Billionaire miner Andrew Forrest is getting into fintech
Fintech Sezzle has raised $80 million in a round 24% cheaper than its current share price
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The economic crisis brought on by COVID-19 is unlike anything the startup sector and broader business community experienced before. The economic rule book has been thrown out the window and Australian government’s response reflects gravity of the situation, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing a massive $130 billion stimulus package yesterday, worth 11% of annual… Read more »
News & Analysis
Australian tech entrepreneur Bevan Slattery has seen the value of $2.5 million worth of shares in cloud-based 3D geospatial image venture Pointerra double this morning as investors jumped in the stock in the wake of his investment. Slattery, the billionaire Megaport, NextDC and Superloop founder, took on 50 million shares at five cents each in… Read more »
Antler Australia
Companies spend more on SaaS than ever before. This has created a maze of duplicate accounts and low accountability, resulting in 30% unused paid subscriptions. Enterprise solutions currently on the market are highly human driven with costly sales and onboarding processes, usually offering one-way sync and endless integrations. Hudled co-founders, Alexander Millar and Santiago Bravo,… Read more »
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