I’ve written about how, in general, I think the Aussie startup investment industry is doing pretty well following the release of the Cut Through Ventures 2023 State of Startup Funding report, despite all the volatility of recent years. I’ve also written about some of the more interesting revelations of the report which really highlighted how investors and… Read more »
Statistically speaking, my daughters are underrepresented. They’re female, regionally located, and one has a disability. Recently, I asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. One wants to work in an office and drink coffee “like Mummy”, and the other wants to be a doctor. I asked them about being a scientist,… Read more »
So far over 10 million patients worldwide have benefited from the diagnostic tests for cancer and infectious diseases created by Cicada Innovations incubatee, SpeeDx. In Australia, over 80% of laboratories are also using at least one SpeeDx test to report patient samples. And when COVID-19 hit, the company also manufactured COVID-19 tests and supplied them… Read more »
ACS has released the 2022 edition of ACS Australia’s Digital Pulse, the leading annual report on the state of the IT workforce and digital economy in Australia. The report this year focuses heavily on the issue of diversity in the IT industry as well as the critical demands for IT skills that are driving up wages… Read more »
Defence SA intern and Aeronautical Engineering student Justyce Manton came across tuition-free coding school 42 Adelaide through her professional mentor, who suggested it would complement her skill set. Little did she know at the time, her world was about to be opened to a new world of education, relationships, and cultural development. “42 Adelaide provides… Read more »
The percentage of women on boards in Australia is often used as evidence that we need to do better when it comes to diversity. For the record, that number is roughly a third. Directors from Non-Anglo-Celtic background? Just 10%. This is clearly too low when you consider that a third of Australia’s population identifies are… Read more »
How do you develop a good relationship with your American inside sales team for growth? Why does your Australian developer have difficulties in managing her Pakistani development team? Is there a better way of negotiating terms with your Taiwanese quality assurance supervisor? A common topic of conversation I’ve had with startup founders recently has been… Read more »
We have much to celebrate in moving the needle for gender diversity at work. However, things are not progressing in the same way for all women. If addressing the imbalance of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women in your workplace is not a priority, you are missing out on a deep pool of untapped talent,… Read more »
To understand why there are differences between Indigenous and Western Entrepreneurship and why it’s important, we need to understand that Indigenous people operate(d) differently from Western societies. Social norms are basically informal rules that govern behavior in societies which includes beliefs, attitudes, and behavior that are considered acceptable in a social group or culture. For… Read more »
Startmate Principal Lauren Capelin kicks off what will become a series of reflections on how her organisaiton can collectively move the needle on diversity. At midnight last night, we officially closed applications for our Summer21 cohort — the first fully-remote, location-agnostic cohort we are running across Australia and New Zealand, which will kick off in… Read more »
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