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Sydney startup Sherpa allows anyone to earn extra income by becoming a personal courier

Tasnuva Bindi - November 4, 2014 3 MIN READ

In ancient times, foot messengers ran miles to deliver messages. And then there were homing pigeons and horseback riders. Today, not only is a short drive inconvenient, we’re also impatient about delivery timeframes – especially when compared to the instant nature of information exchange. This is the basis of a recently launched Sydney-based startup Sherpa, founded by Frenchmen Mathieu Cornillon and Bastien Vetault who migrated to Australia four and six years ago, respectively.

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Arresting Uber vs. The $17 Billion Giant. It really is a transport war now.

Mat Beeche - October 21, 2014 12 MIN READ

The list of Uber’s enemies is a long one. It includes everyone from politicians to taxi lobbyists and the general public to its own drivers. I have been saying on quite a regular basis in the last couple of months that a war is brewing in the transport market.

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Melbourne entrepreneurs unveil their latest startup Pop! after selling 1Form to REA Group for $15M

Startup Daily - October 14, 2014 2 MIN READ

Ten months after selling 1Form to REA Group for $15 million, Melbourne-based tech entrepreneurs Chris Koch and Chad Stephens are ready to unveil their latest venture Pop!. Their new mobile app, available on iTunes and Google Play, allows users to store, manage and control the personal details they give to companies online. The app was inspired… Read more »

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Zova aims to change the way women work out, but not all investors are buying it

Mat Beeche - October 13, 2014 3 MIN READ

Zova, an app targeted at women in the fitness industry is starting to gain some pretty significant traction. It recently become one of just over a dozen apps selected by Apple to be featured as part of the Apple Health Kit with iOS6.

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Rewardle is now an ASX listed company, but what’s the bigger picture?

Tasnuva Bindi - October 8, 2014 6 MIN READ

Rewardle raised $4 million through an oversubscribed Initial Public Offering; and at closing price, trades with a market capitalisation of more than $30 million.

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83,000 people booed Prime Minister Tony Abbott at last night’s NRL Grand Final

Mat Beeche - October 6, 2014 < 1 MIN READ

Even with at least half the crowd being elated and excited, it couldn’t save Australia’s top public official from being on the receiving end of the very obvious, very unanimous, boo’s from the crowd

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This porn site uses facial recognition technology and it’s a tad creepy

Tasnuva Bindi - October 2, 2014 2 MIN READ

GreatFap, the porn site that caters to heterosexual males, has an interesting little section called ‘Face Match’, which utilises one of Rekognition’s most widely adopted API functions FaceDetect.

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Damn Girl, why you always flirting to get my business for?

Mat Beeche - October 1, 2014 2 MIN READ

Flirt to Convert. The newest sales tactic used by Australian Women in Business?

The Village Coworking space in North Sydney supporting an event that uses blatant sexism in its promotional copy.

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Venture tech firm BlueChilli accused of not delivering on its promise to startups; BlueChilli responds

Tasnuva Bindi - October 1, 2014 13 MIN READ

A number of sources have told Startup Daily that Sydney-headquartered venture technology firm and startup incubator BlueChilli has not delivered on its promise to numerous startups in its portfolio, with one source saying it is “doing more damage to the Australian startup scene than good.”

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Moko Social signs term sheet to acquire 80% of Tagroom.com

Mat Beeche - September 30, 2014 2 MIN READ

Last night from New York, Moko Social Media Limited, one of the two companies we reported had previously approached Tagroom about an acquisition offer, announced that they had just signed a binding term sheet to acquire 80% of Tagroom.com.

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Well shit, that was a dumb thing to do at a startup conference

Mat Beeche - September 19, 2014 2 MIN READ

There are times when you just should keep your mouth closed about certain things, even when you don’t mean any malice by it – which I don’t think was the intention of Evan Thornley, cofounder of LookSmart and speaker at today’s Sunrise conference.

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Pinterest to control PinSex.com and PinGay.com following trademark dispute

Lachlan McKnight - September 17, 2014 3 MIN READ

Social media giant, Pinterest, recently won a court battle against a Spanish company called Pin Digital about their controversial use of the domain names PinSex.com, and PinGay.com.

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‘Anti-marketing is the new marketing’: Black Milk Clothing’s hipster philosophy pivotal to its growth

Mike Huynh - September 11, 2014 6 MIN READ

Black Milk Clothing is the name of a label synonymous with women’s tights and leggings that are as loud as you can get. What started as as an attempt to sew out of boredom and a lack of life direction from Lillis soon became an online success story that would ride the hipster movement.

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Contractors and Tax: What is the 80/20 Rule?

Emma Petroulas - September 11, 2014 2 MIN READ

So you’ve decided to go out on your own. You may be a marketing / IT / Events / PR / Human Resources consultant. You’ve just landed your first client – check! It’s a big client too – even better. This means that most of your company income will come from the one customer. Makes no difference for tax, right? Wrong.

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Melbourne-based startup Liven strives to be ‘the sexiest discount app’ in a highly competitive marketplace

Tasnuva Bindi - September 2, 2014 7 MIN READ

We’ve seen a number of startups emerge in our ecosystem that focus on coupons, discount deals, rewards and vouchers – examples include Aston Club, BigDeal, Buzzingaa, Coupay, OzSale, Rewardle and Swoop. Each has its unique point-of-differentiation, but not all have maintained strong momentum. The latest to enter this highly competitive space is Melbourne-based startup Liven.