It’s the end the line for coal in Victoria, after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews this week announced plans for 95% renewables within 13 years. Until now, the industrialised state has been aiming for 50% by 2030. But it’s also the end of the line for our ailing, mostly privatised, energy market. Public ownership is back… Read more »
Amazon, Apple, and Google may have all started out of a garage, feeding the myth that all you need to start a successful tech company is a desk and a Wi-Fi connection. But it’s not as simple as this for deep technology companies. These companies produce IP-intensive, science-based innovations as they seek to solve some… Read more »
Australian employers could resolve ICT skills shortages by winding back their expectations that candidates have university degrees, according to an extensive ACS analysis that found there are more jobs posted in ICT than any other profession except healthcare. ICT job postings increased by 14% between 2016 and 2021 and have outpaced the overall employment market… Read more »
Have you ever searched for an airfare only to find that the price for a particular flight has significantly increased compared with when you searched a few days later? Or have you noticed that some people are paying less to receive access to the same subscription service that you pay for? What about that time… Read more »
Given the current economic conditions, it’s gotten a lot harder for startups to raise the kind of funding rounds that were once the norm a few years ago. Either by choice or because they haven’t been able to close a round, this has led many startups to consider whether the VC path is actually the… Read more »
If you ask startups about their key objectives, they will tell you one thing — growth. One of the best ways to achieve their growth goals is by incorporating growth marketing strategies as part of their overall strategy. While many startups have the growth marketing talent and resources, they often fall short or limit their… Read more »
Welcome to Ignition Lane’s Tech Wrap, where they cut through the noise to bring you their favourite insights from the technology and startup world. Ignition Lane works with ambitious business leaders to apply the Startup Mindset to their technology, product and commercialisation problems. This wrap goes out free to subscribers. Don’t forget you can catch Gavin Appel every… Read more »
By all means, move quickly. Just know that taking time away from careful research and development will ultimately slow you down. This won’t be new news: startups and scaleups need to move quickly. The faster you can get a new product up and running, the faster you’ll be able to monetise it. What might be… Read more »
You can’t build a great team if you can’t recruit a team. Think about what you have to offer a potential cofounder or team member, and what that must look like to them vs not working in a startup. No wonder persuading people to join a startup is hard: Working for a startup Working… Read more »
Many leaders and employers might still consider Generation Z (or ‘Gen Z’ as they’re colloquially known) as the youth of Australia. But with a birth range generally set at 1996 to 2010, many are now entering the workforce. In fact, recent McCrindle data shows that Gen Z will make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. With… Read more »
Since 2017, Victoria has commemorated AFL Grand Final Friday as a public holiday, with a parade of the two competing teams through a festive Melbourne (apart from interruptions in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19). Saturday’s match between Geelong and Sydney is especially anticipated because it welcomes back the grand final to the MCG after… Read more »
Startup lexicon can be confusing, with so many acronyms and buzzwords. But there is one word everyone should know: unicorns. It’s the crowning title for magical companies that are valued at more than $1 billion dollars. While unicorns are rare, Victoria has 20 that have created more than $100 billion of value between them. You… Read more »
At the age of 14, during World War 2, the then Princess Elizabeth broadcast, “I can truthfully say to you all that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage. We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen, and we are trying, too, to bear… Read more »
Say you are looking for a new job. You head to LinkedIn to spruce up your profile and look around your social network. But who should you reach out to for an introduction to a potential new employer? A new study of more than 20 million people, published in Science, shows that your close friends… Read more »
Industry dinosaurs like me can still remember when there was no such thing as a startup pitch competition. But times have changed: the glaciers have retreated, bipedal mammals have become the dominant life form, and there are now more startup pitch competitions each year than coffee shops near Wynyard Station. Good for startups, right? Yes… Read more »
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