Stuart Richardson
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Start-ups highlight lessons learnt at Advance Innovation pitch-fest
2:01AM | Monday, 18 FebruaryEntrepreneurs have spoken of their experiences at the “start-up pitch-fests” held for the Advance Innovation Program, highlighting the importance of preparation and the structure of your pitch.
Sensis brings out the big guns for third hackathon
3:41AM | Monday, 11 MarchSensis is to roll out a fresh ‘hackathon’ in Melbourne this weekend, including an impressive list of mentors such as Lonely Planet’s Gus Balbontin and Scott Rogers from Seek.
Start-ups urged to not overlook social media policies
9:57AM | Wednesday, 19 SeptemberStart-ups shouldn’t underestimate the value of social media policies, new research suggests, as employees are often unclear about how to represent their organisation on social media.
IT Invention Test returns with $50,000 prize pot
9:36AM | Friday, 14 SeptemberAn impressive lineup of speakers will take to the stage at the 2012 Technology Entrepreneurship Forum, including Jerry Engel and Leni Mayo, while start-ups will vie for $50,000 in prizes.
Victorian start-up Axiflux motors on to win national iAward
8:47AM | Friday, 10 AugustA Victorian start-up is among the winners of the 2012 national iAwards, after creating the world’s first modular, real-time, software-reconfigurable electric motor and generator.
Smirnoff controversy prompts Facebook comments warning
8:55AM | Monday, 6 AugustStart-ups are being urged to monitor comments left on their Facebook pages, after the parent company of Smirnoff failed to monitor distasteful comments made by its Facebook “fans”.
Startup Weekend Melbourne includes female judge following outcry
6:32PM | Tuesday, 5 JuneStartup Weekend Melbourne has hastily added a female judge and speaker to its upcoming event following an embarrassing online backlash against its lack of representation of women.
Is Australia’s tech start-up scene a self-satisfied boys’ club?
5:24AM | Wednesday, 2 MayIt is a rather grim irony that the York Butter Factory – a venture designed to unearth the most innovative, modern tech businesses in Australia – could fall foul to the kind of needless Twitter gaffe that other, less web-savvy, companies have blundered into.
York Butter Factory slammed over “sexist” tweet
4:27AM | Wednesday, 18 AprilStart-up incubator The York Butter Factory has apologised for a tweet that has been widely condemned as sexist, with a female industry expert claiming the incident highlights the “bro fest” culture within the tech sector.
Collaborate to innovate
5:58AM | Wednesday, 2 MayThe age-old notion of artists collaborating in a central space has been given life in the 21st century as start-up businesses champion the practise of co-working with each other.
