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Lessons for fintech startups from the banking royal commission
As the finance sector deals with the fallout, fintech startups are taking note of both the lessons to be learned and the opportunities that have emerged.
Advice
“Creating a company out of thin air is exhausting”: Vamp cofounder Aaron Brooks on his startup journey
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.
Advice
What I learned starting an ecommerce company from scratch
Companion Couch cofounder Joe Greathead shares his insights and lessons learned from coming up with and running an ecommerce company.
Advice
We blew $100k, our tech was a disaster, and we had to start again
Two months further on we still didn’t have any product to speak of – let alone demonstrate to potential customers. Alarm bells started ringing.
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Phil Tran learned building the right team is critical on the path from BidzDirect to Tayble
“It was so obvious the team was so much more excited about tackling this new problem that’s now Tayble than keep beating down the path of Deal Tap.”
Advice
What the Australian startup landscape can learn from Y Combinator
Scaling the startup ecosystem requires two necessary ingredients; 1) enough raw founder talent and 2) the resources, both venture capital and experienced individuals, to nurture growth. Scaling without enough of either creates a quality vs quantity dilemma.
