Future of work

Burnout isn’t the enemy – it’s the message, but are you ready to listen?

- March 12, 2025 2 MIN READ

Everywhere I turn I hear another story about how burnt out everyone currently is. How everyone is overworked. That they’re at their breaking point. In fact, Deloitte did a survey on professionals in the workplace, stating “77% of respondents say they have experienced employee burnout at their current job”. Now before we start pointing fingers and… Read more »

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Advice

CapXcentric founder Warwick Donaldson on slowing down, staying small and when to avoid VC funding

- January 20, 2025 5 MIN READ

In April 2024, I started my eighth business, CapXcentric, a pre-seed to Series A capital raising coaching business. And I made a deliberate decision: I’m not scaling it.  I know, it sounds ironic. CapXcentric exists to guide founders through the capital raise process, often for high-growth, hyper-scale startups. But despite working in a space that’s… Read more »

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Business

New research looking into mental health in startups and how founders and investors interact needs your views

- December 4, 2024 2 MIN READ

A new Australian research initiative aiming to shed light on the often-overlooked mental health challenges facing founders and their relationship with investors, to address a critical knowledge gap in the startup community wants to know what you think. Recent international studies have revealed a significant disconnect between founders’ mental health struggles and their willingness to… Read more »

Global tech

Australia’s plan to ban under 16s from social media is yet another messy global fight over science

- November 8, 2024 4 MIN READ

As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm young people’s mental health. The controversy, sparked by an influential recent book blaming phones for rising youth anxiety, has exposed deep uncertainties in the research evidence – even as… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Why we need a mindshift on AI and emotional data – and how startups will build a future of self-awareness

- October 31, 2024 3 MIN READ

Recently, Channel 10’s ‘The Project’ aired a segment on inTruth Technologies, the company I founded in 2021 to tackle one of the most significant challenges of our world today; self awareness and mental health. inTruth is the first of its kind; a technology that can track emotion with clinical grade accuracy through consumer grade wearables.… Read more »

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Future of work

WTF are psychosocial hazards and why you need to care about them in a startup 

- August 7, 2024 3 MIN READ

Psychosocial health and safety is a hot topic right now, but what does is actually mean for startups and small businesses? If you’re scratching your head wondering “WTF are psychosocial hazards?” you’re not alone. Let’s break it down. What is a psychosocial hazard? Psychosocial hazards are elements within the workplace that can negatively impact an… Read more »