Annabelle Davidson, CEO and founder of Social Playground I’m the CEO and founder of social media and technology company Social Playground, as well as mum to two gorgeous boys; three-year-old Sawyer and one-year-old Brooks. At Social Playground, we create innovative branded experiences at events like personalised GIF booths to enhance the experience of guests and… Read more »
Impossible Foods, Glossier and local startup Airwallex this year joined the ranks of other unicorn legends and household names such as Uber and Didi. In the wake of successes like these, it’s easy for founders to get carried away with the .01% of stories about how a company took off overnight and everything went to plan.… Read more »
According to the Public Perceptions of Innovation Report from Advance Queensland, 6 out of 10 people want to be involved in innovation, but don’t know where to start. I have been very fortunate; I started my entrepreneurial journey in my first year of uni, which opened so many doors for me. Here are the reasons as to why university… Read more »
Business leaders are ignoring the ethical challenges of emerging technologies according to the latest Trendlines report. In doing so, they risk losing the trust of both their customers and employees. The survey conducted by Avanade canvassed 1,200 C-suite, senior-level IT and business decision makers in 12 countries to reveal that while most respondents (82%) agreed digital… Read more »
Australians go to the ballot box this Saturday to decide who will lead the nation for the next three years, with the polls suggesting the decision between Labor and the Coalition is getting closer. Whoever wins, the country’s growing startup sector will be looking to the new government for direction and support as they build… Read more »
Pitches are difficult to get right. Despite all the blogs and material about how to perfect startup pitches, presenting to investors is still a challenging task. Founders often obsess over their pitch: from fine-tuning the value proposition to religiously following Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 model, cramming as much as possible in their 20-minute pitch to… Read more »
David Burt, Executive Manager at the CSIRO’s ON Accelerator Australians are great innovators. We created Wi-Fi, black box flight recorders, and cochlear implants to name a few. But despite the abundance of revolutionary science technology that has the power to reshape the Australian industry, too often, much of this technology exists in a theoretical phase.… Read more »
Andreas Ehn was the first hire Spotify ever made back in 2006. As the tech juggernaut’s first CTO, he was responsible for hiring the engineering team and leading the development of the systems that form the basis of music platform that most of us now use everyday. Ehn recently made a trip to Sydney as part… Read more »
Bill Gates once said that a company’s most unhappy customers are the greatest source of learning. As the dust settles on the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, many disgruntled and disillusioned Australians will be hoping this proves true, and that after a decade of scandal the banks might finally learn their lesson and play fairly with their customers.
Have you ever wondered why venture capital (VC) firms appear to invest largely in B2B rather than consumer startups? Are they more profitable and quicker to generate revenue? Do they pose less risk, or do they have lower failure rates? The truth is actually none of these. The major reason is simply that the volume… Read more »
It’s easy to look at other people, especially in business, and make the assumption that they’ve achieved their major business success goals. But have they?
NSW Minister for Education Rob Stokes sparked debate about the value of and need for STEM education this week after calling the focus on the field a “fad”.
Companies like Vimeo and Youtube have built their culture around celebrating the creator community on their platforms and the work they create. Telstra and Ooyala didn’t.
Too long have women contributing great ideas remained silent whilst male colleagues have presented them as their own.
The higher the value of Bitcoin the more energy people will use in order to compete for it during the mining process.
‘Have I gone too far?’ How founders can beat their startup demons 
Tassie carbon accounting startup banks $5.3 million Seed round 
Smart hotels get even smarter: 72 Byte to launch in Australia with AI expert backing 
Eucalyptus head of growth Matt Rossi departs to launch his own marketing startup, Oodle 
Daily startup news and insights, delivered to your inbox.
