Opinion
Supporting changes to 18C contributes to the biggest issue in our tech ecosystem
Any politician supporting changes to 18C is sending a message that they are comfortable with Australia having a mediocre startup ecosystem.
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Code for Victoria II to place female tech talent in government departments to improve public services
Promising female tech talent will be given the opportunity to effect change within Victoria’s public sector through the Code for Victoria II program.
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Jemma Birrell joins publishing startup Tablo as its new Creative Director
For those of you unfamiliar with the work of Jemma Birrell, she is renowned in publishing circles for being the driving force that turned the Sydney Writers Festival (SWF) into the biggest literary event in the Southern Hemisphere during her last four years as its Artistic Director. This week, publishing startup Tablo announced that Birrell… Read more »
Advice
Melbourne-based Milanote is a UX-focused planning platform for creatives
The idea behind Milanote is simple: it is a cloud-based planner for creatives, helping teams to map out concepts, plan, and deliver world class content.
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CommPow is an ecommerce platform helping schools fundraise with every purchase
Commpow is an ecommerce platform where a small cut of each purchase will go directly to a school to help them finance resources and facilities.
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Job Toolbox is looking to help job seekers through the application process
Startup Job Toolbox provides job seekers with an educational workshop covering the ins and outs of navigating the job application process.
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Con Air: startups won’t get away with fabricating lies about the abilities of products and platforms in 2017
In an open letter that I published on Startup Daily before the start of the new year, I mentioned that in 2016 in particular, startup media really failed to do our jobs properly. We put exclusive headlines and content volume above taking a well-researched approach when it came to profiling new players in the ecosystem. The… Read more »
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Silicon Valley media founders, how about letting 2017 actually begin before getting out the hangman’s noose?
Dear Readers, With all our editors currently enjoying a well earned break until Monday read this knowing that my love for a random comma, writing sentences the length of paragraphs and my overall lack of grammatical finesse are why you should all adore Gina and James from our editorial team and thank the universe I… Read more »
Advice
ZenNow joins the growing list of local on-demand massage services
Joining the growing list of massage on-demand services recently is Sydney-based ZenNow, founded by Matthew Doyle and Melissa Rohlfs.
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Buzzy.buzz lets organisations create custom apps hosted on its central platform
Providing businesses the ability to design their own platform with a strong focus on enabling communication, is Sydney startup Buzzy.buzz.
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Microsoft Australia appoints Steven Worrall new Managing Director as Pip Marlow heads to Suncorp
Microsoft has announced today that Steven Worrall will step into the role of Australian Managing Director for the company.
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GoDaddy acquires WPCurve, second Aussie startup to be used to strengthen its GoDaddy Pro portal
If any Australian-founded company embodies the lean startup mentality it would be WPCurve, launched in June 2013 after two other failed startup attempts.
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The 2016 Crossroads Report from StartupAUS
One of Australia’s most in-depth studies on the technology startup ecosystem. Download the report here and watch out for our analysis on the findings early tomorrow morning. Produced annually by StartupAUS.
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R.M. Williams embraces tech to blend its trademark craftsmanship with the customer’s personal style
Founded in 1932 by Reginald Murray Williams, the brand R.M. Williams is one of our country’s most recognised lifestyle brands, sitting comfortably next to the likes of other iconic brand names like Akubra, Driza-Bone, and Hard Yakka on the world stage.
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Startup Week Sydney renamed Spark Festival as it launches 2016 program to grow city’s startup ecosystem
Spark Festival, the startup event previously known as Startup Week Sydney, has today announced the program for its 2016 event, running October 22-30.
