Next week, changes to the Australian Fair Work Act will give workers the formal right to disconnect from all work communication outside their usual work hours. The main driver for introducing “right to disconnect” laws has been to protect the health and wellbeing of workers in an increasingly hyper-connected world. But what exactly will the… Read more »
Our main focus at M8 Ventures right now is growing our new angel syndicate on the Aussie Angels platform. Although I’ve been a member of a few angel syndicates for a while now, it’s a whole other thing to manage one, and I’ve learned a lot about how most syndicates work, how and when you… Read more »
Announcing the directive to work “primarily in an approved office”, NSW Premier Chris Minns said overseas studies showed people were less productive when working from home. “There is a drop in mentorship. There is less of a sense of joint mission,” he said. “This is about building up a culture in the public service.” Having… Read more »
“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.” This insightful quote from the famous 1960s American baseball player Vernon Law perfectly encapsulates the entrepreneurial journey. While experience may be a hard teacher, the spirit of winning and losing is governed by lady luck. Entrepreneurs must navigate continual learning, with… Read more »
Australia stands at a crossroads. As one of the world’s richest nations, we have the resources and talent to lead in deep tech innovation. The Federal Government’s ‘Future Made in Australia’ policy is also a welcome starting commitment to fostering local innovation, supporting emerging technologies, and building a resilient economy. But to shift our economy… Read more »
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 »
AgriFutures is on the hunt for the next generation of agrifood innovators with applications opening for the evokeAG. Groundbreakers program. The annual leadership mentoring event has rebranded from Future Young Leaders to the 2025 evokeAG. Groundbreakers Program. It will give five innovators the chance to present their ideas or research to an international audience at… Read more »
I am lucky enough to attend a forum of chairs and directors from deep tech startup companies. Each month we extract from our collective som new ideas to improve our practice. Here are some recent ideas on board pack refinement. #1 – Consider a written narrative instead of slides. Like Amazon’s now-famous six page memos,… Read more »
Spring has come early for Australia’s startup industry. Signs of life are now starting to return to the industry, with funding levels starting to show signs of normalising. According to the latest Cut Through Venture data, funding is up 30% from the previous year, albeit with fewer, larger deals. It has us, as well as… Read more »
The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions. He was also known for his political activism, notably as one of the original organisers… Read more »
Mark my words: the first 1-person unicorn company is launching soon. This unprecedented feat will only be made possible by the transformative power of AI. For startups and small businesses, every dollar and every hour counts. You have limited resources compared to larger competitors, making any productivity or efficiency gain all the more significant. This… Read more »
The discourse is awash with advice for founders, from lifestyle (getting up at 4am/cold plunging/meditating/one meal a day) to the musts of making an enterprise viable (study your customers; focus on problems, not solutions; build a great team; mission beats ego). In my experience, having been a founder, an early leader at Canva, and a… Read more »
In 1949, a wildfire broke out in a place called Mann Gulch, a remote area of Montana. A team of 15 smokejumpers, highly-trained wildfire fighters, were flown into the area, and parachuted onto an otherwise inaccessible mountainside to begin hemming in the flames. Almost as soon as the team hit the ground, the wind changed,… Read more »
Donald Trump is not the problem. Sure, I cant believe I wrote that either. But here we are. Oh how I long to live in uninteresting times… I mean, not really. As a middle-aged, single woman, we have never had a more privileged position than we do today. Previous centuries can get in the trash.… Read more »
The second annual Australian Startup to Scaleup Summit (S2S Summit), presented by Tank Stream Labs, will be held at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday, September 26. The day-long S2S Summit has a bigger, more ambitious program, designed to empower entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders. Tank Stream Labs CEO Bradley Delamare said S2S 2024… Read more »
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