Spending power, business efficiency and rewards points – do those sound like things your startup could use? You might want to look deeper into what your business card (which could be a charge or credit card) can do. No business owner wants to miss out on a good opportunity, especially if the outcome might help… Read more »
You may have seen ads by Apple promoting its new Clean Up feature that can be used to remove elements in a photo. When one of these ads caught my eye last weekend, I was intrigued and updated my software to try it out. The feature has been available in Australia since December for Apple… Read more »
Last year at SXSW Sydney, Startup Daily editor Simon Thomsen collaborated on a panel about parenting as a founder. Those who were there said it was powerful and one of the best sessions of the week. With both kids now adults and at uni, Thomsen can assure anyone in the thick of it there is… Read more »
This hilarious take on managing a museum will hook you with its initial ease, and keep you playing with its drip-fed complexity. My chief science specialist has quit on me. Without realising, I’d been working them to the bone, and for several years they had been begging for a pay rise. I’m not a heartless… Read more »
To understand a little bit of what women founders deal with in the hunt for investment, consider the comments from a VC that got back to Camille Goldstone-Henry, cofounder of biodiversity startup Xylo Systems, on episode 9 of Startup 360. Xylo helps companies address environmental protection alongside development, and landed a major international client. The… Read more »
After years of rumours, we have just about everything we need to know about the long-awaited Switch 2. Thursday at midnight — Australian time — Nintendo revealed the console’s launch date, features and, crucially, its launch price. As predicted by analysts, Nintendo has used the Switch 2 launch as an opportunity to push the ceiling of… Read more »
For young people in the early stages of their career, the idea of waiting 40 years or more to retire might feel like a marathon. For those already feeling burnt out, it can be an excruciating thought. So – why not take a break or two somewhere along the way? The concept of “micro-retirement” is… Read more »
Final Fantasy XIV Online’s latest patch (7.20) is out today, so I figured this is a good a time to repost this review from July last year. For those not in the know: Live service games like Final Fantasy XIV Online tend to update every few months with new content. This keeps players coming back.… Read more »
A title with the biggest gaming cliffhanger of the decade has me reflecting on what ‘well spent’ gaming time should look like. This is a republished version of an article published 12 months ago with some new context. I’m on a break until April. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II was perhaps the first open-world game I’ve… Read more »
Roblox is one of the world’s most popular online platforms for children, offering a variety of “experiences” including games and virtual spaces. Most of the experiences are free, but offer upgrades, bonuses and random items in exchange for cash. What do kids make of it? In new research, we interviewed 22 children aged seven to… Read more »
I’m calling it early, but as hype fades and competition mounts, this tough open-world game truly pushes the genre to new heights. There I was, being mauled to death by wolves. Within the first few hours of playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, I had been ambushed by a trio of them and without any armour… Read more »
While Canva investors will probably tuck into hot cross buns from Baker Bleu (6 for $30), Bourke Street Bakery (6 for $20) or the Sonoma Not cross buns (6 for $20) this Easter, you don’t have to have bagged a 50x exit to enjoy some tasty baking over the long weekend. Consumer advocacy group Choice… Read more »
Assassin’s Creed is a series known for stealth, subterfuge and of course, assassinations. But in a bizarre twist of fate, the launch of a game known for justifiable murder, could end up unintentionally killing its creator. One of Europe’s largest gaming companies, Ubisoft, has a lot riding on the launch of its next game, Assassin’s… Read more »
When do you know you’re CEO material? It’s the question Startup 360 host Simon Thomsen put to Majella Campbell, the newly appointed CEO of Fishburners, Australia’s pioneering startup coworking space. Majella talked about her mentor, Myles Baron-Hay, the former Sydney Swans CEO, saying “why not?” when she had her doubts. “When I was unsure about… Read more »
Nobody really understands the torment of being a billionaire, especially those very mean people at the AFR. After luxury jet-shaming Mike Cannon-Brookes and outing him as the owner of a Bombardier 7500 – you can pick one up for around $100 million on Facebook marketplace – the Atlassian CEO felt compelled to defend himself on… Read more »
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