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.
Advice
How to prepare your startup for growth
The startup can be filled with moments of fear and excitement, but knowing how to be strategic and plan for the ups and downs of the ride are crucial.
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YBF Ventures launches ‘Lift Off’ program to boost diversity in fintech space
Melbourne coworking community YBF Ventures has launched Lift Off, a program aiming to boost diversity in the fintech space.
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.
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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.
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Budget 2018: $20,000 instant asset tax write-off extended
Australia’s small businesses may see some relief this financial year with Treasurer Scott Morrison announcing the extension of the $20,000 instant asset write-off in the 2018-19 Federal Budget.
Partner Content
How Cisco helped coworking community Fishburners up its tech game
Expanding its community of around 200 to 600 across two fresh floors, the shift to the CBD has allowed Fishburners to up its tech game with Cisco.
Advice
Amazon Web Services is democratising the technologies that are core to business models of the future
It was 5 years ago that Amazon Web Services launched in Australia, set up infrastructure, built a team, and began engaging with local companies.
Topic
Small businesses not doing enough to leverage tech to keep up with consumer expectations, report finds
Only 50 percent of Australian SMBs have a website, while 48 percent of consumers stated they will stop considering a business if it doesn’t have a website.
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Adelaide partners with Cisco to launch Internet of Things traffic project
Adelaide is pushing ahead in developing its smart city credentials, partnering with Cisco to run a $1 million Internet of Things traffic project.
Topic
A straight Chinese billionaire just became the sole owner of Grindr, the world’s largest gay-networking app
It was in 2016 that Chinese gaming company Kunlun Group first purchased a stake in gay dating app Grindr for US$93 million.
Advice
Social media app Sweep connects users for chats within geo-fenced venues
Sweep works through ‘Geochats’, chat rooms which are fenced in to a specific location, such as a bar or a festival, so that only people at the particular venue or event can take part.
Topic
Opportunities remain for further adoption of tech tools among SMB retailers, report finds
38 percent of retailers remain exclusively bricks and mortar, according to a report from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA).
Advice
Sittr is an app connecting parents to qualified babysitters and nannies
Sittr has developed an app that allows busy parents to discover, book, and pay for verified babysitters and nannies at an affordable price.
Advice
Sydney-based adtech Wrappli allows car owners to earn cash for branding their vehicle
Wrappli is an app matching drivers to advertising campaigns based on their driving habits, allowing them to earn cash for wrapping their cars in brand ads.
