Profiles
Perth startup Squaddle is a on-demand job marketplace for hospitality workers
Squaddle is an app which connects hospitality contractors to businesses that need to fill gaps in their roster on-demand.
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Konnective is a broadcast messaging app facilitating communication within businesses
Konnective is a mobile app which acts as a “one-stop shop” for employees to communicate and access their existing internal systems.
Profiles
Aglo is crowdsourcing shoppers to provide brands with data about their products in stores
Using a crowdsourcing model, Aglo’s app allows shoppers to earn cash for completing gamified “missions” while they’re browsing a store.
Profiles
Western Australian startup Cribber is a cloud-based communication stream for tradies
Cribber is an app facilitating communication and compliance between tradies and site manager through a daily content “bulletin board”.
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Paddl is a job search platform matching students and graduates to roles based on their course of study
Paddl is an online job search platform that connects its users directly to relevant job postings based on their course of study.
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Air Events Global wants to connect event professionals to freelance jobs
Air Events Global is an online job marketplace looking to bridge the gap for freelancers looking for casual work in the events industry.
News & Analysis
Employment Hero’s HR platform to be rolled out to ANZ small business customers
Employment Hero has announced a partnership with ANZ that will see its HR technology rolled out to ANZ’s small business customers.
Profiles
Lighthouse.io is using location technology to track employee movement and generate management data
Lighthouse.io uses Bluetooth beacons to detect an employees location and track their whereabouts via an online cloud management platform.
Brains Trust
Where to find talent for your startup
One factor working against startups is their typically lean nature. Most startups simply don’t have the cash reserves nor the reputations that could attract the attention of the type of talent that they need to survive.
Brains Trust
Four things you should know before you apply to work for a startup
Working for a startup can be a fantastic opportunity to be part of something special; however, it is certainly not for everyone. Be sure you know what you are getting yourself into before signing up.
Brains Trust
The Quantified Employee: Revealing the hidden metrics tied to employee value
The Quantified Employee could be the ultimate in employee personalisation. By understanding our strengths, our weaknesses, our context, our productivity cycles and everything else in between, I’d argue that we should be able to optimise ourselves to deliver the most value in the time that we’re given.
Other
This is why employees leave startups
Carly Guthrie has been watching employees take and leave jobs for over 15 years. Turns out, the reasons people love and hate their work are largely the same across sectors. [Source: First Round]
Profiles
Employees from the biggest tech companies in the world are using BrightCaller to stay productive
BrightCaller, a startup based out of Stanford, California has come up with a solution to help people stay committed to their goals – whether it’s related to their personal lives or their work. In fact, employees from the world’s biggest tech companies – including Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Slack, Uber and Pinterest – are using BrightCaller to stay productive.
Profiles
Should startup founders look for employees who have no dreams of their own?
Many founders lament the struggles of finding and retaining staff that are just as passionate and committed to the startup as they are. In fact, losing a foundational employee is often perceived as betrayal.
Profiles
Sydney startup PlanDo wants to shape a new work landscape and empower a new generation of workers
Anne Moore believes her startup PlanDo will address the changing mindset of tech-savvy employees, their job satisfaction and the impacts of technology.
