We’ve been working from home with kids for about two years now. But in the last three weeks, it seems like all of a sudden everyone has become an expert on working remotely. And yep, Google would confirm there’s been a slight uptick in interest in the topic. As a freelance SaaS PR and… Read more »
Ever heard of that psychological experiment where they get volunteers to count basketball passes, on a recorded video, and almost everybody gets the number of passes right, only to miss the guy dressed head to toe as a gorilla casually stroll by the background? I spoke with 38 leaders and here’s the thing: almost… Read more »
There are plenty of inspirational founder soundbites out there, but “you’ve got this” will only take you so far. So if you want to get the nitty-gritty behind growing a startup or nurturing the seed of an idea, heed the hard-won lessons from SproutX. Founders get a 10 out of 10 for passion, optimism and… Read more »
A new digital jobs networking app targeting Gen Z, migrants and older job hunters is hoping to boost employment for blue- and grey-collared workers. ApplyKart is the brainchild of Melbourne-based entrepreneur Bharati Babbar. She set out to match job seekers with new employers within 48 hours, through an end-to-end hiring system. “Younger and older people,… Read more »
The 2023 Startup Muster report reveals how central artificial intelligence (AI) and impact principles are important to founders and central to the Australian ecosystem. The startup “census”, last released in 2018, saw more than 1100 people, including nearly 600 founders, answer a range of questions – delivering 165,000 responses – about the state of play… Read more »
Most of us look forward to a rare long weekend. But some Australians now enjoy a four-day week every week. They’re lucky enough to work for the small number of organisations that are trialling or have permanently adopted what is known as the 100:80:100 model, in which employees keep 100% of what they were paid… Read more »
Elon Musk doesn’t like people working from home. A year ago he declared the end of remote work for employees at car maker Tesla. Now he has called the desire of the “laptop classes” to work from home “immoral”. “You’re gonna work from home and you’re gonna make everyone else who made your car come… Read more »
From fintech to edtech, web3 to AI, some of Australia’s most exciting and diverse startups and scaleups have chalked up major success since joining Stone & Chalk. It takes a village to build a startup and a unique community of bright sparks to scale one. That’s the raison d’etre behind innovation hubs like Stone & Chalk, which… Read more »
ASX-listed Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech Openpay has been placed in the hands of receivers after it failed to bank working capital from its key funder. The payments platform has been shut down, effectively sealing the company’s fate. The collapse comes a week after the company’s quarterly results on January 31, which flagged delays in receiving the… Read more »
Women-led ecommerce app Sortd has raised $1.26 million in pre-seed funding to help shoppers keep track of their wish lists. Sydney founders Jodine Wolman, 27 and Alexis Aaron, 26 have emerged from the Antler Australia accelerator program with backing from the VC firm and several private investors, including ELMO Software’s chief commercial officer Darryl Garber.… Read more »
Remote tech workers are paid nearly twice as much as their full-time office counterparts, a global survey from Landing.Jobs has found. Technology professionals in every region reported higher salaries if they were fully remote or had flexible working arrangements compared with people working full office jobs, according to the Global Tech Talent Trends 2022 survey. On average,… Read more »
In Australia, the number one driver of wealth inequality is real estate and, in particular, not owning real estate. As house prices around Australia continue to rise, purchasing a home feels further and further out of reach for most Australians. To combat this, former mortgage broker and investment banker, Michael Ragavan is creating a new… Read more »
OwnHome, a fintech startup that wants to turn renters into property owners, has raised $31 million in a Series A. The round was led by VC firm Square Peg with existing backers including the Commonwealth Bank’s VC arm X15, GFC, Entrée Capital, AfterWork, and Possible Ventures doubling down on the startup. The cash injection is… Read more »
For many men and women, becoming a parent isn’t an easy journey. And while the focus on reproductive health is mostly on women, up to half (40–50%) of all infertility cases actually relate to men When Ashwin Ramachandran’s uncle spent more than $80,000 to have his first child, he saw there was a huge gap… Read more »
UK-based Asian food delivery platform HungryPanda, has snapped up two local rivals, acquiring Melbourne-based startup Easi and New Zealand’s Buy@Home. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisitions mean HungryPanda, founded in 2017, now operates in 10 countries, including the UK, France, Italy, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, across 60 cities.… Read more »
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