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Tech investor Chris Ridd signs on for BoardPro board urging startup founders to focus on governance

Simon Thomsen - November 26, 2021 2 MIN READ

Former Xero executive and serial tech investor, Chris Ridd has joined the BoardPro board. The New Zealand software startup, founded in 2015 by Brett Herkt, helps companies improve their boardroom productivity and create better functioning boards with improved processes, workflows and guidance. Herkt, the startups’ CEO, developed BoardPro in partnership with leading independent directors and… Read more »

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Melbourne-based MedAdvisor chairman Chris Ridd’s breakup letter with 2020

Chris Ridd - December 17, 2020 2 MIN READ

In a year like no other in living memory for most, we asked some leaders in the startup and tech community to send 2020 a breakup letter. It’s time to move on. To kick of the series, MedAdvisor chairman and investor Chris Ridd shares his thoughts on a year where Sunday footy matches were replaced… Read more »

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6 things MedAdvisor chairman Chris Ridd loves about working from home

Simon Thomsen - September 25, 2020 4 MIN READ

Welcome to our new weekly column, where we talk to CEOs, founders and tech leaders about the benefits they’ve discovered from WFH in 2020. We kick off the series with former Xero boss and investor Chris Ridd, who chairs healthtech startup MedAdvisor, and likes to jump on his rowing machine between meetings when he’s not… Read more »

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Fintech startup myprosperity partners with Macquarie on wealth advice platform

Gina Baldassarre - May 8, 2018 2 MIN READ

Fintech myprosperity, which has created an online platform to help financial advisers better work with their clients, has partnered with Macquarie Wealth.

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Small business lending startup Moula adds Chris Ridd to its board

Gina Baldassarre - August 1, 2016 2 MIN READ

Lending startup Moula, which provides small businesses with up to $250,000 in loans based on their data, has today announced the addition of Chris Ridd, former managing director of Xero, to its board as it gears up for growth.

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Xero announces strategic partnership with Dropbox aimed at securing the small business market

Gina Baldassarre - June 30, 2015 3 MIN READ

New Zealand cloud accounting software startup Xero has today announced a strategic partnership with Dropbox aimed at securing a significant share of the small business market.

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Xero continues to show us why it is one of the fastest growing FinTech companies in the APAC region

Mat Beeche - March 24, 2015 3 MIN READ

One of the region’s fastest growing FinTech companies Xero has announced the release of a massive update to the platform.

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US VC ‘unicorn collector’ Lisa Suennen is chairing a new Australian investment committee looking to ramp up digital health startup backing

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Spotify had to choose between Neil Young and Joe Rogan – it chose Rogan

Till Payments buys part of US hospitality tech firm Ziosk

3 reasons why every entrepreneur should understand coding and open source

3 reasons why every entrepreneur should understand coding and open source

10 startup execs share their advice for the next generation of entrepreneurs as they leave school

5 ways to attract top tech talent when you’re a startup without big salaries

Ambitious new podcast examines the history of the Australian startup ecosystem

Here’s why Australia’s EV uptake can’t end up like Turnbull’s Innovation Statement

The funding model for startups selling software-as-a-service is broken

Canva’s co-founders are revealing the secrets behind building $40 billion company at a free two day conference, Canva Create

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Chris Ridd

Tech investor Chris Ridd signs on for BoardPro board urging startup founders to focus on governance

Melbourne-based MedAdvisor chairman Chris Ridd’s breakup letter with 2020

6 things MedAdvisor chairman Chris Ridd loves about working from home

Fintech startup myprosperity partners with Macquarie on wealth advice platform

Small business lending startup Moula adds Chris Ridd to its board

Xero announces strategic partnership with Dropbox aimed at securing the small business market

Xero continues to show us why it is one of the fastest growing FinTech companies in the APAC region

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