Advice
Five steps to scaling your sales team
Grabbing whomever you can for the sake of increasing your sales headcount can lead to disaster, if they’re not the right people.
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Government appoints four regional innovation facilitators
The government has appointed four regional innovation facilitators to help guide the development of incubators in regional areas.
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Austrade Trade Commissioner in Shanghai, Susan Corbisiero on the opportunities for Aussie fintechs in China
“There was no Pearl Tower, and I was the tourist attraction at Yuyuan Garden.” China has changed immeasurably since Susan Corbisiero first made her way to China in 1990, and as Trade Commissioner and Post Manager with Austrade in Shanghai now, Susan’s key piece of advice to Australians looking to do business in China is:… Read more »
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eBay to launch membership program eBay Plus in Australia
As the retail sector waits for Amazon to launch its Prime service down under, eBay has today announced the launch of its own membership program, eBay Plus, in Australia.
Intel
Australian startups paving the way to a digital future
As smartphones and wearable tech become the new norm and we forget life before tech, Australia’s startups are leveraging existing technology to create innovative solutions for both our social and working lives. From hardware to software, new innovations are helping reinvigorate and digitise sectors as diverse as medicine, hospitality, mining, and agriculture. In Victoria, healthtech startup… Read more »
Intel
Keep your data safe from hackers with built-in hardware security
With the Australian Government introducing the Notifiable Data Breach scheme and penalties for businesses who do not disclose breaches earlier this year, cyber security is becoming a major focus for organisations big and small. A hacker was charged after infiltrating Australian car sharing service GoGet earlier this year, and with a special task force and Minister dedicated to cyber… Read more »
Advice
Incites is a data analysis platform providing easy insights for content experts
Incites believes content experts are just that – experts in content – so it has created an insights platform “made for marketers and publishers, not data analysts” to give users automated, easy-to-action insights.
Advice
What startups and corporates should know about working with each other
The pressure on corporates to optimise their current operations while simultaneously building their business for tomorrow is being felt more than ever.
Topic
Bank-backed instant payments app Beem It launches
First announced last October, payments app Beem It has launched this month with backing from Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, and NAB.
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Keep your data safe from hackers with built-in hardware security
With the Australian Government introducing the Notifiable Data Breach scheme and penalties for businesses who do not disclose breaches earlier this year, cyber security is becoming a major focus for organisations big and small.
Topic
Australian agtech OneCrop takes out first prize at the Future Food Asia Awards
Australian agtech startup OneCrop was this week named the winner of the first prize at the Future Food Asia Awards, taking home US$100,000 in prize money.
Advice
Queensland startup Codebots wants to help non-developers build apps with code-writing robots
For those without the tech knowhow, developing an app has traditionally been a costly, time-consuming ordeal, with many falling at the first hurdle: finding the right developer. Cofounded by Dr Eban Escott, Indi Tansey, Matt Francis, and David Burkett, Queensland startup Codebots aims to open up app development to the non-techies among us, creating an… Read more »
Advice
Five lessons learned from Twitter and Square’s Jack Dorsey
While conventional business thinking is to develop a product and launch it when its development is as close to perfect as it can be, Jack just launches a new product as early as he can.
Advice
How developers are solving big challenges for small business
“Small businesses don’t have the revenue to engage a developer, so the solutions have to be generic enough so most small businesses can use them but specific enough to solve a particular problem.”
Topic
Recruitment startup Vervoe raises $4.6 million in round led by Seek
Recruitment platform Vervoe has raised US$3.5 million ($4.64 million) in a funding round led by Seek, which kicked in US$2 million, with participation from investors including former Etsy and Squarespace COO Jesse Hertzberg and Ruslan Kogan.
