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David Eedle and Fiona Boyd in 2015
Business strategy

EdSmart’s founder on the lessons from their first 10 years of startup life

David Eedle - May 23, 2024 3 MIN READ

There are days when I wake up and wonder what we’ve done. Let’s start with our origin story. Fiona Boyd and I were staring at a pile of consent forms for our three children on the kitchen counter. I was finishing up nearly five years of contracting for a SasS (Software-as-a-service) firm in San Francisco… Read more »

Sally Metelerkamp
Leadership

AirTree and Antler-backed addiction app Lived shuts down as founder battles health concerns

Startup Daily - November 24, 2023 2 MIN READ

Lived, an app designed to help people with addiction has closed down as its founder deals with her own health issues. Founder Sally Metelerkamp announced the business had shut down on X (formerly Twitter) last week. “With a mix of gratitude and reflection, I share that the company I led, Lived, has gracefully wound down,”… Read more »

Advice

Mr Yum founder Kim Teo on why you shouldn’t take culture for granted – especially during a pandemic

Kim Teo - October 25, 2021 4 MIN READ

It’s been quite a year for us at Mr Yum. Some would call it crazy, but in the vein of our company mantra “think 10x”, we launched into the US and UK simultaneously earlier this year.  I remember getting on what was essentially a one-way plane from Australia to Los Angeles in late February. I… Read more »

People

Shirts of Startups is the Australian tech version of Humans of New York

Simon Thomsen - August 27, 2021 3 MIN READ

The stories we cover on Startup Daily about founders follow a bit of a pattern: millions raised, new products released, awards won. Occasionally, you get a glimpse into the influences that have shaped the person they are today. That’s a story Shirts of Startups is keen to tell. Inspired by the famed series Humans of… Read more »

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Funding

Adventus founder Ryan Trainor shares what he learnt raising $22 million via Zoom

Ryan Trainor - June 21, 2021 4 MIN READ

When the pandemic hit early last year, like many business owners, I had two immediate questions. One: are our people safe and how can we support them? Two: how is this going to impact our business in the short and long term? Adventus.io connects students with recruiters and universities around the world. The international education… Read more »

Vamp
Advice

“Creating a company out of thin air is exhausting”: Vamp cofounder Aaron Brooks on his startup journey

Aaron Brooks - November 26, 2018 4 MIN READ

Vamp now has 70 staff in 6 offices around the world, and was earlier this month named the 4th fastest growing tech company in Australia by Deloitte.

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