Many people assume that porn is some kind of last resort for pretty people that can’t make it in the big leagues, when in fact for many of today’s Gen Y performers, it could not be further from the truth. They are deliberate, calculated and fiercely ambitious people, who know they can build massive engaged fan bases fast.
Entering an established industry is a bold move for any start-up business, one that requires a compelling value proposition and a key differentiating factor to set itself apart from existing players. Whether it be price, quality, service or strong partnerships, such start-ups need an angle.
If I had a dollar for every time I heard the words “growth hacking” last week, I would have about $35.00
After over 100 nominations, some seriously tough voting and an almost sold out awards night for the 26th of September for the Grand Announcement. The Top 10 Finalists for the Startup of the Year 2013 are being revealed. Congrats to those that made the list, you are in the running for the grand prize of the title, return flights to Silicon Valley, a tour of the Valley courtesy of 99 designs and hosting by ninefold.
When you’re running a startup, the more tasks you accomplish throughout the week, the longer your weekend to-do list gets. Apparently, it’s something David Copperfield did the other day. I’ll enquire. In the meantime, here are quotes from entrepreneurs and prominent thinkers who know your pain all too well.
In the heart of NSW’s Northern Beaches, a snazzy new co-working space is being launched for fast-growing technology and web companies to get their creativity flowing.
Slango founders AJ Koch and Jake Cunningham saw a couple of major errors in them and as avid travellers who enjoy partying in Mexico they decided to create a product that solved them.
Puzzles and Dragons is currently the number one top grossing free to download application in Japan for iOS and Android. Reports suggest the app is currently making around USD$3.8 million a day or around USD$54 million per month.
Today we look at 50 influential people across the Australian startup space that you should know by name.
Success and profitability within the first 8 weeks is a huge priority for the agency, Subservice’s investment of team and process eliminates a lot of the variables that make starting a successful company on your own a near-impossible feat.
I have to admit, when it comes to setting up the legal side of things within your business, I am hesitant to use the basic template based offerings that currently exist in the market.
Having recently moved up to Sydney from Melbourne to take on a new opportunity, one of the first ports of call on my list was visiting arguably Australia’s largest start-up conference
Productify was Co-Founded by Doron Ostrin and Dean Steingold in June 2012. It was born out of the frustration of trying to share images and descriptions between wholesalers and retailers online.
It was a tough call, and that is why we totally outsourced the judgement on this one (and will do so in all future comps, because it totally gives me a scapegoat and I don’t have to think objectively) but the results are in and the Winner of the Top Technologist sponsored by Buffalo Storage Competition is…
In general around 80% of sales people I have met, are pretty average, because they really don’t understand the science around sales and the difference between that and account management. There is a HUGE difference. When you are starting up a business, before you have accounts to manage, this is when your truly see what sales and business development is all about.
‘Have I gone too far?’ How founders can beat their startup demons 
Tassie carbon accounting startup banks $5.3 million Seed round 
Smart hotels get even smarter: 72 Byte to launch in Australia with AI expert backing 
Eucalyptus head of growth Matt Rossi departs to launch his own marketing startup, Oodle 
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