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Always On, Episode One with Nicole Kersh
In this episode of ‘Always On’ we take a look at the eBay opportunity. We talk with Gary Elphick from Disrupt Sports and Meg English from eBay.
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Paddock Chat with Di Somerville, founder of Regional Pitchfest
In this episode of Paddock Chat we sit down with Di Somerville, founder of Regional Pitchfest and former member of the Australian navy.
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Bringing the traditional Startup Weekend back to Sydney
Fintech investment firm H2 Ventures has announced that it will be running its second Sydney Startup Weekend next week at WeWork’s space in Pyrmont.
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Introducing Paddock Chat, a new podcast focusing on regional startups and business owners
As part of our initiative focused on building a stronger connection between metro and regional-based startups and business owners the team at Startup Daily will be launching a new podcast this Friday called Paddock Chat via our Silicon Paddock initiative.
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Albury-founded startup 36Tee.com secures contract with United States PGA
It was at the first Regional Pitchfest in Wagga Wagga last year that we first came across the Albury-based sports technology startup 36Tee.com. At the time, founding team members Andy Shuttleworth and Will Hood told Silicon Paddock that the opportunity to build a global business while still being based in regional Australia is open to… Read more »
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How Australia can support regional innovation
The startup world is by nature, collaborative. An ecosystem filled with people offering to mentor, advise and fund even when there is initially nothing in it for them. This ‘pay it forward’ mentality is what’s driving the growth of Australia’s startup ecosystem and was instrumental in enabling my co-founder and I to get JESI off the… Read more »
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Tyro partners with Afterpay to roll out buy now, pay later service to merchants
Tyro and AfterPay have announced a partnership that will see the AfterPay’s buy now, pay later solution rolled out to retailers using Tyro’s terminals.
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We need to talk about startup lust
It seems like, to be a founder in 2017, you not only need a unicorn-worthy idea, but a personal brand that heralds you as something of an entrepreneurial demigod.
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MYOB wraps up first run of DevelopHER program by giving the three participants permanent roles
The first run of DevelopHER is done and dusted and a veritable success: the three participants have each been offered a permanent role at MYOB.
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Western Downs Regional Council approves development of Australia’s largest solar farm
One of Australia’s largest clean energy projects to date, a 300 megawatt solar farm is set to be developed in Queensland Western Downs region.
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MyMobTracker aims to replace the sheep farmer’s notebook and aid with traceability requirements
Thinking it was ridiculous he was still using pen and paper to track his flock, Katanning sheep farmer Allan Wilson began looking into building an app to replace his notebook in 2013. The result, released late last year, is MyMobTracker.
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Silicon Valley media founders, how about letting 2017 actually begin before getting out the hangman’s noose?
Dear Readers, With all our editors currently enjoying a well earned break until Monday read this knowing that my love for a random comma, writing sentences the length of paragraphs and my overall lack of grammatical finesse are why you should all adore Gina and James from our editorial team and thank the universe I… Read more »
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End of year letter from Shoe String Media Founder, Mat Beeche. #2016
Trigger Warning. This end of year letter by our Founder, Mat Beeche discusses mental health, suicide and debt. These are topics that may be considered a trigger for some readers. If you ever feel like you need to talk to someone you should reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 the Heads Up initiative by… Read more »
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Indigenous program Barayamal finishes first pre-accelerator ahead of full launch in 2017
The idea for the program, which just finished up its first pre-accelerator earlier this month, came to Foley following the first Indigenous Startup Weekend he organised earlier this year.
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Government extends Teach for Australia program with $20.5 million grant to focus on regional areas
The government has today announced it will be providing a $20.5 million grant to the Teach for Australia program to fund an additional 300 teachers in regional schools across the country.
