Google, now perhaps the most ubiquitous brand in the world, didn’t start out with that name. Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched their search engine on the Stanford University servers as BackRub – play on the fact that their nascent project was scouring back links on websites to index their importance. But within 12 months,… Read more »
The natural flow of time in venture is towards the ‘transactional’. Without a deliberate other process, days become 30-minute zoom window slices. These become a terrible blow to big thinking because they gobble up the available time but also because: The default is ‘out’ rather than ‘in’. ‘No’ is easier than ‘yes’. Assessing/judging someone else… Read more »
It’s very early in your startup’s journey. You and your cofounders have a good mutual understanding of what you think your startup should be, but you can’t agree on what to call it. You don’t have time for this right now, but you know you need a brand name. Here’s how to just get it… Read more »
I like Ed Sheeran a lot – his music and as a bloke. He’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. But I went to his stadium show in Sydney the other week because I was intrigued. Intrigued how one single entertainer with just a guitar, on a stage all by himself, could hold… Read more »
Tech Wreck, Crypto Winter… the new phrases that were coined in 2022’s difficult year for fintech startups don’t inspire a lot of confidence in the market. But while valuations have dropped and easy money has dried up, there is a lot to be positive about in 2023. Quality over quantity The tougher conditions we… Read more »
When we tell the community our mandate is to support B2B tech companies scaling up into the UK and US, we know this is a mouthful and sounds like an oddly specific mandate. The comment we hear most from founders is, “we reached out to you because you help founders expand into the UK and… Read more »
Square Peg has ditched anonymous feedback during its reviews, with cofounder Paul Bassat to saying it creates an “all care and no responsibility”mindset. Bassat took to LinkedIn to post about the company’s revised review process, a few days before a new ranking list of Australian and New Zealand VCs based on anonymous feedback from founders… Read more »
Compared to a decade ago, there’s never been more support for emerging founders in the Australian startup ecosystem. But where once scarcity was an issue, now a new problem has emerged: too much choice. There are hundreds of startup support programs and accelerators out there — all of which are aimed at growing businesses and… Read more »
Have you come back from your break still feeling burnt out? If you’re a couple of weeks into work and feeling equally exhausted as when you wrapped up last year, then you may still be experiencing the full effects of burnout, writes naturopath, coach and wellbeing expert Vesna Hrsto. According to the World Health Organisation… Read more »
Tech salaries have bucked the global headwinds and continued to grow around the world, with pay for the most in-demand roles jumping by 20% in just a year. According to recruiter Talent’s More Than Money Salary Guide 2023, salaries for tech and digital jobs around the world have remained strong and in some cases continued… Read more »
Whether you just closed your rings on your Apple Watch, got an alert saying someone liked your tweet, or stepped out to buy yourself a hot chocolate because you’ve worked hard on a spreadsheet model all day, we all rely on rewards (big and small) to motivate us to engage with technology products. Personally, my… Read more »
As we embark on another year in the world of startups, it’s important to acknowledge the challenges that tech founders will face in 2023. This year, top performing startups will have an easier time raising capital than average performing ones. Startups that have extended their runway by making cuts must ensure that they have strong… Read more »
Australian businesses are on notice. The gender pay gap within large Australian companies will be made public under legislation introduced this week by the federal government. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 was introduced to the Senate by Minister for Women Katy Gallagher on Wednesday afternoon. Under the legislation,… Read more »
ESG plans and action are increasingly expected from earlier-stage startups and are a non-negotiable requirement for later-stage companies gearing up to IPO. I’m a big believer that implementing ESG early can have a powerful positive effect on your company build.As an investor at Main Sequence, we have seen countless times companies who have a purposeful… Read more »
The success of your year-end financial audit depends on the steps scaleups take many months before. Whatever actions your finance team takes throughout the year, always ask this critical question: “Is my business audit ready?” Audit readiness does more than make your auditors happy. It simplifies the entire audit process, speeds up turnaround time, and decreases… Read more »
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