Writing the story of our journey wasn’t something I ever imagined doing, until recently. While overseas on a work trip – with a bit of R&R at the end – I met a woman who was genuinely curious about MyTrucking. She asked me, “Have you ever thought about writing some of this down? Your learnings,… Read more »
As a Bondi resident for almost 10 years, the past few days have been hard to process. The terrorist attack that rocked Bondi last Sunday has left many of us struggling, still processing the horror and the impact on our community. My heart goes out to the victims, their families, the survivors, the Jewish community,… Read more »
Melbourne-based women founders community One Roof, has appointed Frances Goh as CEO, replacing her cofounder Sheree Rubinstein. Rubinstein said the transition, after nearly a decade at the helm, follows months of deliberation on the company’s future after it evolved from a women-focused co-working space into a national digital membership community for women entrepreneurs and business… Read more »
In a week when Victoria’s startup community is reeling, it would be easy to believe the story is only about loss. The Victorian Government has confirmed it will wind down LaunchVic as an independent agency and consolidate its functions with Breakthrough Victoria and Invest Victoria, as part of a public sector overhaul. On paper, this… Read more »
Venture capital firm Blackbird’s annual startup Coachella, Sunrise Australia, will be held on Thursday, April 30, next year. That shaves a day off the annual “love letter to Aussie startups”, with the VC promising “one massive day + one huge night” instead. Announcing the changes to the 2026 event, Blackbird said the revamping the event… Read more »
If you’ve been in the workforce for more than about five minutes, you’ve met them: The boss who thought the title automatically made them brilliant – and would like you to know about it – the same one who called “urgent” meetings that could have been an email, or could have waited until next week. The… Read more »
Alex Miller was having rapid success with his subscription management platform Hudled when he spotted a nugget of insight in that startup and launched a second, Rechargly. Like a Marvel movie spinoff, he’s now enjoying even more success, as Alex explains on episode 39 of Startup 360. Listen here Cohosts Simon Thomsen and Majella Campbell… Read more »
A Sydney startup founder’s post about “fully adopting” a Silicon Valley-style work culture has sparked a debate about long hours in tech and whether work-life balance clashes with ambition. After arriving in San Francisco two weeks ago, Lyra co-founder and COO Anh Dao posted that he had experienced a “wake-up call” on work culture, and… Read more »
When I began reading Elaine Castillo’s Moderation, a new American novel about the psychological damage of online moderation, I had to pause. I’d read novels that confronted difficult material before, but this one blurred the line between bearing witness and re-enacting pain. The book follows Girlie, a content moderator for a social media giant whose… Read more »
A decade ago, Ronen Heine tossed in his career as a corporate lawyer at a top tier law firm for life as a startup founder and adviser. “I was doing lots of fancy work on the outside, but dead on the inside,” the founder of Luna tells Startup 360. “It was funny because no one… Read more »
This is part two of Christie Jenkins’ 5-part series on bravery. It is inspired by her chat with Crista Samaras, the founder of Brave Enterprises. We want to be fearless. We want to feel confident. Instead, what we should seek is more bravery. Courage comes before confidence, and is the greater virtue. “You’re so brave,”
The CEO of industry lobby group the Tech Council of Australia, Damian Kassabgi, is tossing in his job after less than two years in the role to focus on his young family, based in Northern NSW. Kassagbi, a former Afterpay, Google and Uber executive who took over from inaugural CEO Kate Pounder, now at OpenAI,… Read more » As I scan the headlines, I’m struck by a familiar refrain: large employers demanding a mass return to the office, cutting back hybrid flexibility, and reasserting FaceTime as a key indicator of productivity. Yet, as someone leading a fully-remote, globally-distributed team, I believe many are overlooking what remote work can truly unlock when done right.… Read more » Air conditioning is doesn’t sound like a sexy startup problem, but Conry Tech cofounder Sam Ringwaldt knows more than most how profound its impact on us and the planet will be as climate change takes hold. “It’s a really vicious irony that the main solution that we’re relying on to mitigate the change is also… Read more » A French-born baker who developed a world-first way to supply frozen artisanal sourdough products to supermarkets has been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ for Australia at the prestigious business awards. Professional services firm EY Australia’s annual entrepreneurship awards celebrated their 25th anniversary in Sydney on October 15, also recognising 22 national finalists who represent the… Read more » Daily startup news and insights, delivered to your inbox.
Business
Lobby group the Tech Council of Australia’s Byron Bay-based CEO is stepping down
Business strategy
The FaceTime fallacy: how to run a fully-remote and engaged global team
Climate Tech
Startup 360: Why air conditioning is more power hungry than chilled and filled with industrial espionage
Events
Sourdough pioneer Laurent Boillon named Australia’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, as Employment Hero’s founder wins tech award
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