Life hacks

Startup 360: Know thy podcast, where there’s a Will there’s a media way & the Vegemite space race

- August 1, 2025 2 MIN READ

Happy horse’s birthday! The way the cofounders of podcasting community engagement startup Dome met is positively old-school in an era of swiping left and right. Sophie Greiner and Bella Filacuridi met at an International Women’s Day event in Sydney, and the mutual love for the pop culture podcast Shameless launched their friendship. Six months later,… Read more »

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Startup 360: Pedestrian founder’s big raise, Startup Daily and SmartCompany joined at the hip, and Australia’s most in-the-know investor

- July 25, 2025 < 1 MIN READ

Usually the one doing the reporting, Startup Daily and its parent company Pinstripe Media is in the spotlight this week, having been acquired by SmartCompany’s Private Media. AJ Koch fills in for Simon to share how it came together. We also keep the celebratory theme going with two phenomenal guests behind some significant raises from… Read more »

Leadership

Startup 360: Why inclusion matters in the Trump era, asking founders hard questions & small change for women

- July 11, 2025 2 MIN READ

Aubrey Blanche has been part of building culture at two great Australian tech companies, Atlassian and Culture Amp. The self-confessed “proudly woke” data nerd, who believes that bringing empathy to the numbers is vital, sat down with Startup 360 cohosts Simon Thomsen and Majella Campbell to talk about workplace inclusion, how business is dealing with… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Startup 360: How to use AI to go from idea to $1m revenue in 4 months, run a listed tech company & what makes great design

- July 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

Black Pearl Group founder Nick Lissette had an idea for a AI-driven sales agent for small business about five months ago. It took 90 days to develop and launch Bebop, the latest product from his New Zealand listed tech company, and within 45 days, it hit $1.2 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Black Pearl’s… Read more »

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Startup 360: Shutting down, then starting again, why science discoveries matter, CSIRO’s startup triumph

- June 27, 2025 2 MIN READ

Ammonia is the second most-produced chemical on the planet and without it, we wouldn’t be able to feed the world. But making it has been energy intense – until an accidental scientific discovery at the University of Newcastle created the potential for a more environmentally friendly way to produce it. That discovery is a new… Read more »

People

Startup 360: The election’s tech vacuum, idiolects, a 1st time & the end of Zuck’s luck?

- April 24, 2025 2 MIN READ

Amid debates about housing, migration, the cost of living pressures and energy during the federal election campaign, there’s been a deafening silence from both the government and opposition when it comes to tech, startups and innovation policy. It’s something ACS, the voice of Australia’s technology sector, is hoping to change.  ACS CEO Josh Griggs joined… Read more »

Life hacks

Startup 360: Female founders fluke it, bringing back biodiversity, New Zealand bachs and the law

- April 11, 2025 2 MIN READ

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 »

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Business

Startup 360: StrongRoom AI latest and lessons, the teen suspended from school for being a viral founder and what makes a good cofounder

- April 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

Teenage entrepreneur Liam Fuller thought it would be funny to take a photo of him taking a client call and working on his laptop sitting in a toilet cubicle at school. The world did too, with more than 1.5 million viewed his posts on LinkedIn six months ago. The school principal was less impressed and… Read more »