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Open Agent: The “Trip Advisor” of the real estate industry

- November 19, 2013 5 MIN READ

Selecting the right real estate is critical in the process of selling your property. But many property owners make that choice blindly, often pulling a name out of the hat due to the overwhelming number of agents to choose from. Australian startup OpenAgent.com.au makes that process easier. Clients visit the site, provide basic details about the property they’d like to sell, and the platform provides real-time real estate agent rankings and recommendations for them.

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Why wait in line when you can Beat The Q?

- October 9, 2013 4 MIN READ

There’s nothing like a Jack Johnson concert to jump-start your career as an entrepreneur. Well … there is, but that’s where Adam Theobald and Scott Player came up with the idea for an app that eliminates the need for waiting in line. Beat the Q is a mobile and web-based application for time-poor and chronically impatient café-goers, who can make orders and payments in just 10 seconds through the app and pick up their cappuccinos and croissants when ready.

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Keeping it real: 35 unmotivational startup quotes

- August 23, 2013 3 MIN READ

When you’re running a startup, the more tasks you accomplish throughout the week, the longer your weekend to-do list gets. Apparently, it’s something David Copperfield did the other day. I’ll enquire. In the meantime, here are quotes from entrepreneurs and prominent thinkers who know your pain all too well.

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Bargain Botox BIG in the Burbs

- November 23, 2011 3 MIN READ

A suburban hairdresser who teamed up with a doctor to make Botox affordable and safe for regular people, has the likes of teachers, truck-drivers and tradesmen lining up to rejuvenate their looks.

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Wholesale Baby: Startup Success Story!

- June 26, 2011 2 MIN READ

Wholesale Baby is Australia’s largest wholesale agency specialising in baby goods. Many of the brands we represent are owned by stay-at-home or working mums, some are hand-made, some are Australian designed, and all are top quality. We sell our brands into a wide range of online and traditional stores.