Advice
A lesson about self awareness from PagerDuty cofounder Alex Solomon
Before launching IT operations management platform PagerDuty in 2009, Alex Solomon had earned his street cred as a software engineer for Amazon.
Topic
Mark Zuckerberg announces changes to Facebook newsfeed affecting brand, media, and business pages
Changes to the platform’s newsfeed algorithm that will result in a drastic decline in content from business, brand, and media pages being seen by users.
Other
Fantasy gaming and media are the most popular vertical for Australian startups in the wider sportstech space
The Australian e-sports industry, already worth around $1.2 billion, is going to experience unprecedented growth in 2018.
Other
NSW is leading the sportstech scene when it comes to funded ventures
Looking at sportstech startups that have received funding since 2015 and where they have come from, NSW ranks highest for the most activity.
Other
News, capital raising, and growth-focused content is what the local startup ecosystem wanted in 2017
The Australian startup ecosystem want to be informed, educated, and inspired.
Opinion
Congratulations, your Bitcoin obsession is killing the planet
The higher the value of Bitcoin the more energy people will use in order to compete for it during the mining process.
Advice
Airwallex raises follow-on US$6 million in Series A funding from Square Peg Capital
Airwallex has secured a further US$6 million ($8.73 million) in follow-on Series A funding from local VC firm Square Peg Capital.
Advice
Australian startup ecosystem launches #AussiesWithoutBorders movement
Fintech startup Transferwise has launched the Aussies without Borders initiative to highlight the importance of migration to the Australian economy.
Advice
Ticketbooth founders reject multimillion dollar acquisition offer, launch complementary new startup
Startup Daily understands Ticketbooth this week turned down an acquisition offer of around $22 million from a large player in the ticketing industry.
Advice
Why is there a belief in Australia that SaaS-model startups shouldn’t hire sales staff?
In AirTree’s portfolio, over 70 percent of our portfolio companies are B2B and very few rely solely on self-service sales to grow their customer base.
Smarter Business
How remote work is increasing productivity and levelling the playing field
For decades, professionals around the world were resigned to joining the rat race and commuting to the office each day, with managers believing in their employees’ productivity only if they saw them chained to their desks from 9 to 5. As technology has developed, however, employers have come to accept that the nature of work… Read more »
Topic
US-founded fintech Credible raises $67 million in ASX listing
US fintech Credible, founded by Australian Stephen Dash, is raising $67 million (US$50 million) as it lists on the Australian Securities Exchange today.
Advice
Auckland-based startup Thematic raises US$1.2 million round led by Airtree Ventures
Auckland-based SaaS platform Thematic today announced it has raised US$1.22 million in seed funding to continue its international growth.
Other
Mental health and the Australian startup ecosystem
Recent studies show that 49% of startup founders suffer from mental health issues.
Topic
University of Queensland launches Hype Spin Lab Accelerator for sportstech startups
At the moment Amir Raveh, CEO of HYPE Foundation, is in Australia to launch HYPE Spin Lab in partnership with the University of Queensland.
