The New York-based cofounder of New Zealand subletting startup Kiki, Toby Thomas-Smith, is blunt in his own performance assessment. “When we launched Kiki.nyc last year I fucked up,” he’s written on LinkedIn, after the business shuttered its New York launch after 3 months, only to revive it late last month amid controversy over plans to… Read more »
For better or for worse, some small things can make you look like a beginner when pitching to VCs. During my time at Square Peg as a senior associate, I’ve seen plenty of things founders and startups do well, but also don’t, during their pitches. So here are my top five things to avoid –… Read more »
‘Reformed’ founder turned academic, Chris Edwards, analyses the most prevalent startup failure factor. In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s more important than ever to put customers first. But how do you find the time to do that when you’re running a startup or small business, where seemingly everyone and everything is vying for your time and… Read more »
By nature, startups are used to being the disruptors; the ‘fast movers’ that challenge the inertia of bigger organisations, finding ways to embed themselves and helping others to innovate, adapt and progress faster. But what happens when even faster tech threatens to disrupt even the disruptors? Leaders today face a velocity of change that exceeds… Read more »
Plenty of entrepreneurs have grand plans for the launch of their business, but too few think about an exit strategy before they begin. This is a fatal mistake. With 90% of startups doomed to failure, founders can’t afford to overlook this most important element to their business’ long-term viability. An exit strategy will not only… Read more »
Kirstin Hunter, the managing director of Techstars Tech Central Sydney, knows how it feels to navigate the chaos and ambiguity of running a startup. As co-founder and former CEO of Future Super, former Chief People, Risk and Legal Officer at Brighte, and former Chief of Staff at Human, she has lived it from the inside, several times over.… Read more »
ASX-listed buy now play later fintech Zip has struck deals to offload Twisto, the European BNPL it acquired two years ago, as well as its South African business, Payflex. The business is also winding down its Middle Eastern operations, as previously flagged, as it looks to stem losses and quarterise its cash burn. Zip (ASX:… Read more »
Around this time of year, almost all of the startup founders who pitch me or ask for advice will start saying, “…and we’re [hoping/planning/must be ready to] launch by the end of the year. Here’s the thing: “end of the year” is an artefact of the calendar system we use in the West, unchanged since… Read more »
Don’t let all this talk of a looming global recession put the brakes on your new venture. On the contrary, now is the time to get busy building. Make sure you’re doing it right though with these “how to” style Spark Festival events in the final week of the festival. Future-proofing Your Startup Through… Read more »
While much digital ink has been spilt in recent months discussing the state of the global economy, its impact on the valuations of listed tech companies and the funding environment for startups, a chunk of companies continues to receive new investment. Investors have become more circumspect about the growth plans put forward by founders, spending… 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 »
One of the biggest challenges founders face as they get their idea off the ground is what to do next to make it happen. That’s what we explored recently in the series Idea to Unicorn, presented by Startup Daily in partnership with Microsoft. Over two days at Tank Stream Labs at the Sydney Startup Hub,… Read more »
Sydney startup Cascade has raised $40 million in a Series A on a promise to get strategy out of boardrooms. The round was led by former Sequoia investor Mickey Arabelovic’s Telescope Partners, alongside Five V and local VC Carthona Capital. The cash is earmarked for product evolution as well as expansion in North America and… Read more »
A management strategy startup its founder says will help executives “fight fires before they happen” has raised $637,000 in a seed round several months before it launches. Empiraa was founded by Ash Brown after he worked as a senior manager in three businesses and realised that the teams never had an effective platform to manage… Read more »
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