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How tech is becoming the new music
3:37AM | Tuesday, 12 MarchLast Friday marked the start of another year at SXSW.
The seven marketing steps that landed us with 30,000 clients
3:10AM | Monday, 11 MarchFrom humble beginnings meeting my co-founder in an online chat room, we've grown Bigcommerce to the fastest growing eCommerce platform in the world that helps SMEs get online and sell more.
Start-ups the Target for new retail-based accelerator
3:49AM | Thursday, 7 MarchUS-based retail giant Target Corporation will launch its Target Retail Accelerator tomorrow to coincide with the 2013 South by Southwest festival, where developers will vie for cash prizes.
Start-up bus concept comes to Oz
2:18AM | Wednesday, 20 FebruaryThe organisers of SeaChange StartUp Camp Merimbula have launched Australia’s first-ever StartUp Bus, inspired by the Startup Bus in the United States, but it will only take in the far south coast of NSW.
Deloitte and Norton Rose to press government on employee share options
2:43PM | Monday, 4 FebruaryDeloitte has partnered with law firm Norton Rose to conduct a survey on employee share option plans in order to present the government with hard-and-fast data on the issues affecting start-ups.
Aussie entrepreneur Leeaps into US start-up documentary
3:32AM | Monday, 11 MarchAustralian entrepreneur Simon Walker has made a documentary called the Leaap Project, which saw him visit 10 US cities in 20 days to gain insight into America’s complex start-up scene.
New Adelaide program Venture Dorm set to bed in new start-ups
3:45AM | Monday, 11 MarchThe commercialisation arm of Flinders University is setting up a new course called Venture Dorm, which will include a trip to Austin, Texas for participants with the best business models.
Twitter investor joins in $20 million funding round for Bigcommerce
9:36AM | Thursday, 6 SeptemberEarly Twitter investor Mike Maples has joined US venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners in backing Sydney-based tech start-up Bigcommerce, which has secured $20 million in funding.
The 2012 Start-up Olympics
8:36AM | Friday, 3 AugustIn the blistering Texas heat, hundreds of representatives from eight Austin-based tech start-ups congregated at the Krieg Softball Complex to compete in the 2012 Summer Start-Up Olympics.
Sydney and Melbourne among world’s top 25 start-up ecosystems
4:44AM | Thursday, 12 AprilSydney and Melbourne are among the world’s top 25 start-up ecosystems, according to new findings, ranked 21st and 22nd respectively, but experts say they should be higher up the list.
10 great lessons to take from SXSW 2012
3:01AM | Thursday, 15 MarchThe South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, is an annual magnet for business innovators and start-ups hoping to strike it big.
US company Cadence launches incubator for Aussie circuit makers
3:27AM | Wednesday, 7 MarchCalifornia-based company Cadence Design Systems has partnered with National ICT Australia to launch a business incubation program for Australian integrated circuit start-ups.
Three reasons for Aussie start-ups to make the trip to SXSW 2012
3:06AM | Friday, 2 MarchThe South by Southwest festival kicks off in Texas next week, aiming to build upon the momentum of last year’s 25th anniversary, with the Startup Bus making its return.
OtherInbox filters email-based idea
9:38AM | Monday, 12 SeptemberFor those who struggle to manage the constant stream of newsletters, store promotions and daily deals to their inbox, OtherInbox can separate the important stuff from the junk.
Facebook scraps Deals group buying platform
8:43AM | Monday, 29 AugustFacebook has scrapped its daily deals group buying strategy only four months after it began the trial, raising questions about the prospects of any substantial competitor that could knock down Groupon from the top of the market.
Top 10 start-up competitions in the world
4:43PM | Sunday, 17 AprilBarring the remote possibility of pouncing upon that rarest of beasts – a government start-up grant – wannabe entrepreneurs have traditionally been reliant on two groups for external funding: investors and banks.
Red Tiki
5:02AM | Sunday, 15 MayRed Tiki, the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Cam and Ella Worth, develops off-the-wall concepts within the competitive world of website design.
Top 10 start-ups to emerge from SXSW
3:46AM | Monday, 21 MarchIf you’re keen to find out the next start-up to emerge from nowhere to threaten global domination, the South by Southwest festival is a good place to start.
