The Australian startup ecosystem has all the ingredients for success: hardworking founders, world-class talent, and abundant capital. We have enormous amounts of potential, so how do we make sure we realise it? Most people think we are held back by our inherent tall-poppy syndrome. I think this has historically been true, but this is certainly… Read more »
It’s that time of year again … and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and mathematics to literature and politics, to share their best books of of 2024. Of course, best books lists are subjective, relying on what people have read and remembered. But we always love finding… Read more »
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital has won the 2024 Booker prize. What it so skilfully and ambitiously exposes is the human cost of space flight set against the urgency of the climate crisis. While a typhoon of life-threatening proportions gathers across south-east Asia, six astronauts and cosmonauts hurtle around Earth on the International Space Station. Their everyday… Read more »
A new book offering a comprehensive go-to guide on product marketing has been written by expert Kayla Medica. The Mehdeeka Method aims at demystify product marketing for companies of all stages of growth, providing a bridge between traditional brand marketing and emerging product marketing schools of thought, to build a brand from scratch. Kayla Medica… Read more »
Burn Book is that rare thing: a book about tech that can be enjoyed by readers who are not that into tech. It is a witty and engaging account of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally well-connected outsider. Kara Swisher is somehow… Read more »
Toby Walsh is one of Australia’s most well-known experts on artificial intelligence and his latest book Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World aims to dispel the common illusion that machine intelligence is comparable to human intelligence. It’s an illusion deeply embedded in the history of AI that could have disastrous consequences, Walsh believes, unless… Read more »
The test cricket season is over, and you’ve tried to catch up on sleep with an afternoon nap on the lounge, but the holiday break is also a great chance to catch up on reading. As part of our summer series, Startup Daily asked founders and others in the startup sector about the three books… Read more »
Audible is a streaming platform allowing users to purchase and listen to audiobooks narrated by a book’s author or a voice professional.
There was a time when the local library was part of the social fabric of every Australian community, however over the years budget constraints and decreased government funding have seen many shut down – particularly across regional Australia.
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