StartupSmart is a free news and information website for Australian start-ups and people thinking of starting their own business.
StartupSmart is the brainchild of entrepreneur Amanda Gome, founder of SmartCompany and CEO of Private Media.
“When I was setting up my business, I often felt very alone and isolated. There was no daily publication to read, no site to help and no community to join. I knew from both researching start-ups and fast growing companies for more than 20 years, that the year setting up the business and the first few years of operations are the hardest for most entrepreneurs.”
“During that start-up phase you need specialist assistance, news and advice. The critical decisions you make at that stage affect the life of your business. It really is a question of starting up dumb or starting up smart.”
“I vowed that once SmartCompany, a news site for entrepreneurs, was established, I would return to the start-up space. StartupSmart is the result: a publication that assists people thinking of taking the leap and holding their hands during those first few years of starting up.”
“One more thing. When I started my business, I found mornings the hardest: opening my laptop and often wondering what the hell I was doing. That is why we are also creating a daily email that arrives around 8.30am every day so when you start your day, you start with us, you start with our mentors, our advise, our warnings… you start your day smart!”
Who’s who at StartupSmart
Editor: Oliver Milman previously edited the UK online publication Startups.co.uk.
Reporter: Michelle Hammond
For editorial enquiries, you can email Oliver or Michelle at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Publisher: Amanda Gome
Associate editor: James Thomson was the editor of BRW's Rich List for three years and is now editor of SmartCompany.com.au.
Operations manager: Campbell Corser is also operations manager of SmartCompany.com.au and Crikey.
Sub editor: Emma Krieger.
Production manager: Andrew Sadauskas
Mentors
Adam Ferrier, Amanda Gome, Philip Alexander, Debra Templar, Dean Ramler, Franz Madlener, Fred Schebesta, Gillian Franklin, James Omond, Jane Shelton, Julia Bickerstaff, Marcia Griffin, Martin Nally, Phil Weinman, Reuben Buchanan, William Willems, Tony Faure, Nicole Kersh, Craig Hodges, Steve Torso, Scott Robinson, Michael Halligan and Tom O'Toole.
Contact us
You can get in contact with us here
Media inquiries
StartupSmart publishes the daily newsletter every weekday at 8:30am.
For urgent comment on business issues call publisher Amanda Gome or editor Oliver Milman (03) 8623 9950. To republish StartupSmart RSS feeds or articles, email or call Amelie Mills on (03) 8623 9906. Please note all stories are subject to copyright.
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StartUp Smart is owned by Private Media, which is run by entrepreneurs Amanda Gome, Eric Beecher and Di Gribble.
