A recent question from Startup Daily’s editor caused Chello founder Lindsay Rogers to question what she knows about startup businesses as brands. So she asked a group of founders that question, and here looks at the when, what and why of building your business brand? I run a creative brand agency and for the last… Read more »
Australian tech has lost its director on the board of OpenAI after Helen Toner resigned from her position at the Artificial Intelligence juggernaut. While she cited fulfilling her role requirements as the reason for her departure, specific details or reasons for her resignation were not disclosed, leaving the decision somewhat unclear. The whole episode has… Read more »
Australia’s startup ecosystem is maturing. We’re nearing the milestones of home grown VC funds like Blackbird reaching a decade of investing and AirTree investing in 100 companies. As a result, we’ve built a healthy roster of founders and operators with more than a few notches in their belts. Ready to expand into leadership roles but… Read more »
Another year, another Black Friday has been and gone. Black Friday is generally the shopping spree that sends consumers into a buying frenzy and businesses into a logistical tangle, but more and more we’re seeing the sale period drag away from the big day and into a month’s worth of offers for savvy shoppers. For… Read more »
After travelling through the investment climates of Europe and South East Asia, it’s clear that a tide of optimism is rising for early-stage startups, including those based in Australia. The terrain for securing funding has become more conducive, but how should an Australian entrepreneur navigate this promising period? Let’s explore. Global trends, local implications Firstly,… Read more »
In late August, a Washington DC court ruled that work created by artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be protected by copyright. Judge Beryl Howell said the case – a 2018 piece of art submitted by Stephen Thaler to the Copyright Office – was “not very complex.” “We are approaching new frontiers in copyright as artists put… Read more »
The inaugural Techstars Tech Central Sydney cohort has just completed the accelerator program and in the wake of their success, were keen to share 5 valuable lessons they learnt, in the hope that other startup founders don’t make the same mistakes. Navigating the startup realm is a thrilling yet unpredictable adventure, often taking first-time founders… Read more »
I wanted a clear, crisp manifesto on research commercialisation. Here are 13 principles for bringing big ideas into the world. We, the scientists, the inventors, the creators and the entrepreneurs, acknowledge that we live on a planet in trouble. Yet, we believe these problems can be solved with technology and human creativity. We are optimistic… Read more »
If you’re following the SaaS business model, then you know that all of your profit comes after the first 12 months of a customer’s time with you. Customer acquisition costs can be high, but the longer you retain that customer, the bigger your margin grows. Typically, customer success or support are the team(s) responsible for… Read more »
You’re a startup raising capital between pre-seed and Series A and struggling to find a lead investor – have you thought about a party round? But before we start the party, let me explain the purpose of a lead investor. When you typically raise capital there is one investor who takes the lead in the… Read more »
What is a founder? Generally, we mean a person who starts something. But what does it take to start something? What do founders actually do? I believe it is the behaviour of a founder that makes it possible to deliver something that most people consider impossible. In this post, I will break down those characteristics… Read more »
In the wake of Startup Daily’s recent Best in Tech Awards, where the likes of GO1 and Hysata clinched accolades, founders are pondering ways to build their own enterprise’s credibility. Business history teems with examples of startups that soared to great heights, but it also offers numerous cautionary tales. One differentiating factor is legitimacy. For… Read more »
Not a day goes by without an innovator claiming to have had their intellectual property ripped off. Sometimes it’s by an investor and potential partner, as many startups claim about Amazon. Or by an employee, like the Apple engineer accused of stealing the source code for Apple’s self-driving car and on selling it to a… Read more »
Content marketing feels as if it’s going through a transformation; ebooks are outdated, webinar and Zoom fatigue have set in, and no one wants to put their details in to access content anymore. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. New specialisations such as content design are emerging, and a mixture of consumer behaviour, new… Read more »
Should you, or should you not take investor money? There are two schools of thought, and both have merit; it just depends on what you want and how quickly you want to achieve it. For example, if you are a 21-year-old tech grad building a software company out of your garage, and you want to… Read more »
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