Business strategy

Carbar founder Des Hang on why consolidation is a sign that your startup’s market is maturing

- June 5, 2025 2 MIN READ

Remember when car subscription services were the next big thing? Around the late 2010s, they were everywhere, hailed as the future of driving. All the benefits of having a car, without the long-term commitment. One monthly payment covering everything from insurance to servicing. It was a simple, flexible alternative that struck a chord, especially with younger drivers… Read more »

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Business

New Zealand’s first founder salary survey shows it takes about about 2.5 years to get paid and Auckland’s the place to make the big bucks

- June 3, 2025 4 MIN READ

Kiwi startup founders take around 29 months on average to score their first pay cheque, but when they get there, they’re doing of okay, with 50% of them on more than NZ$195,000 (A$182k) according to the New Zealand Founder Pay Report 2025. The first deep dive into startup life in Aotearoa, by LiveRem and Oxygen Advisors,… Read more »

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AI/Machine Learning

The Business Council of Australia sees AI as the solution to productivity growth

- June 2, 2025 2 MIN READ

The Business Council of Australia doesn’t see artificial intelligence (AI) as a chance to improve CEO bonuses by firing a company’s workers, but rather a chance to finally lift national productivity after decades of stagnation. The industry lobby group has released a report, Accelerating Australia’s AI Agenda, arguing AI has the potential to reverse Australia’s… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

How logistics startup Adiona Tech delivered for Australia Post’s StarTrack Courier

- May 12, 2025 2 MIN READ

The same-day delivery arm of Australia Post, StarTrack Courier, is experiencing a return of big customers – thanks to technology developed by Adiona Tech. The success story showcases just how much innovative technology can boost traditional businesses, keeping them competitive and most of all, their customers happy. Embracing tech Christopher Cano, National Business Improvement and… Read more »

Business

How ‘smart’ investors are killing your future – and theirs too

- April 15, 2025 19 MIN READ

As I sat at the second ever Systemic Investing Summit in London in March, among 180 hand-picked global wealth holders and controllers, philanthropists, academics and industry practitioners, one disturbing image kept coming to mind. While we discussed innovative financing models and systemic approaches to capital deployment that could save humanity from collapse, I couldn’t shake… Read more »

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Advice

A VC explains how to pitch a compelling story that makes them want to invest

- April 14, 2025 3 MIN READ

The following section is an excerpt from The Fundraising Blueprint by Abhishek Maran, focused on crafting your narrative and structuring your pitch deck.  ​​Fundraising is an emotional process, especially at the early stage. You need investors to feel a certain level of affinity towards you and your startup to stand a chance. Some people are natural… Read more »

Business

The annual S2S Summit is hosting a farewell party to the Sydney Startup Hub in August

- April 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

The annual Tank Stream Labs S2S Summit returns this year in August for a third time, sending the Sydney Startup Hub off with a bang. The two-day event, August 20-21, 2025, is designed to empower entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders with keynote presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Tank Stream Labs has been… Read more »

Advice

VC investing 101: After writing your first angel cheque, here’s what happens next

- April 11, 2025 3 MIN READ

So you’ve e-signed the docs, transferred the funds (nobody writes an actual cheque these days when they say “I’ve written a cheque”). You’ve joined the cap table. You’ve posted the obligatory celebratory LinkedIn update. Congratulations — you’re officially An Angel Investor™. But now what? If you’re a new angel investor, the post-investment phase can feel…… Read more »

Business

The tech sector wants the next federal government to think about how it can end Australia’s R&D ‘risk aversion’

- April 11, 2025 3 MIN READ

Australia needs to reduce its “risk aversion” in order to improve its lagging research and development (R&D) sector and fragmented innovation ecosystem, according to industry experts. The nation has struggled to capitalise on innovations developed by universities and startups, and has seen their intellectual property taken overseas in search of greater funding, a panel of… Read more »

Advice

5 ways to quickly understand customer issues – and avoid the ‘feedback fallacy’

- March 26, 2025 3 MIN READ

After leading product at several high-growth SaaS companies and advising even more, I’ve noticed a pattern that costs companies millions in wasted effort and missed opportunities. I call it the feedback fallacy – the illusion that with just enough customer data, organised just the right way, product decisions will become obvious and irrefutable. The perfect… Read more »