Is there anything more stirring than an inspirational sports movie? Even non-sportsball people can’t resist an underdog story, especially when coupled with a three-minute training montage. (And for the record, I do believe in miracles. Thanks for asking. ) The best sports-flavoured TV and movies always weave in a good lesson or two. Today I thought it’d… Read more »
It’s a year since multi-currency payments startup Paytron raised a $4.35 million seed round as it launches it product for the SMB market. Co-founders Jaco Veldsman and Francois Henrion set out to address the pain point of small businesspeople dealing too much paperwork to manage their international payments, and they’ve spent the past 12 months… Read more »
Wow, 20 years! We can hardly believe it. To say it’s been a wild ride would be a massive understatement. We want to take a moment to thank all of our customers, partners, vendors, investors, and of course, all Atlassians, past and present. We’re so proud of what this team has achieved together. While Atlassian… Read more »
Sydney is rapidly transforming into the world’s innovation engine as the city’s Tech Central becomes the home of our thriving technology sector and the place for bold businesses to invest. This Tuesday (June 14), I’ll be joined by some of the brightest, boldest minds in business at Investment NSW’s 2022 Tech Central Summit to discuss… Read more »
If you want to poach-proof your business, start by creating the kind of culture people thrive in. Poaching staff is one of the harsh realities of the tech world. Competitors are looking to grow their business fast and your employees are talented experts who are already fully trained up. Poaching is basically a super-irritating form… Read more »
In a startup’s earliest days, founders wear many hats. Establishing company culture might seem a luxury or you may think it will come naturally, but the sooner this is a focus, the better. The later you leave cultivating a culture, defining and integrating your values into your company operations and creating equitable experiences and processes,… Read more »
Sometimes when you present the opportunity as “we just need you to build what we specify” you’re taking away the biggest motivation there is. If you’ve been working in startups for a while, you’ll be familiar with this kind of request: Seeking: Technical Cofounder I am looking for someone to join us as a technical… Read more »
OMG, the pressure of being the founding CEO of a startup. Most people come into the role with limited experience and start the daily process of building something from nothing. The job is to learn what to do faster than the wheels can fall off. Every startup CEO feels like this. A quiet voice tells… Read more »
This month Airtasker turns 10. It hasn’t been an ‘overnight success’. Rather, one that has had so many ups, downs and ‘are we going to make it?’ moments. All of which have culminated in the community we have built today. I’m writing this from a WeWork office in San Francisco – the first time I’ve… Read more »
Melanie Perkins is an ambition-driven creative, making transformative impacts on the world of graphic design. She is CEO and co-founder of Canva, which launched in 2014. Kochie’s Business Builders editor Cec Busby untangles the truth behind Canva’s ‘overnight success’ in this interview with Perkins. Starting from scratch Melanie Perkins’ passion for design has been present… Read more »
Victorian startup agency LaunchVic has developed an ambitious program to help 30 local startup companies hit $1 billion valuations in the next eight years. The 30X30 program is a fully subsidised bespoke leadership program, designed by LaunchVic, and tailored to support scaleup founders and their executive teams taking their startups to the next level. The state… Read more »
Does every entrepreneur know the ins and outs of coding and open source? Probably not. But should entrepreneurs build an awareness of the technologies that form the core of digital transformation? Without a doubt – and here’s why. No matter what field you are in – it’s highly likely your business relies, or will soon rely, on… Read more »
With the long-awaited results of the NSW HSC out this week, many young Australians, after 12 years of schooling, are facing big decisions about their future during one of the most turbulent times in history. So we asked 10 startup founders and tech CEOs to weigh in with the advice and insights that they wish… Read more »
2021 didn’t quite turn out way we’d hoped after the initial pandemic chaos on 2020. With the past 12 months throwing up even more curve balls than the year before, testing the resilience of many, we asked several startup founders what they learnt during the past year and how it will shape their thinking in… Read more »
Many entrepreneurs are super eager to be unconventional about everything. Keen to disrupt, they’ve left the comfort of a 9 to 5 and a steady paycheck to build an empire. However, when you’re accountable for a team of people; being unconventional about HR matters is a huge risk. After consulting with hundreds of startups, I’ve… Read more »
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