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Three years is an eternity for startups, but we need one more year
7:31PM | Wednesday, 30 July 2014 | Alan Jones
Before you chuck in your full-time job and begin the startup journey, how do you know for sure an accelerator or incubator is going to improve your chances of success?
How to start a...Startmate opens applications for 2015 intake
7:32PM | Friday, 25 July 2014 | Andrew Sadauskas
Sydney-based mentor-driven seed funding program Startmate has opened applications for its 2015 intake, with the iconic program now entering into its fifth year.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | WorkspaceFRIDAY TIDBITS: Guess the news source, #startupproblems, startup guy fashion
7:00PM | Friday, 25 July 2014 | Bronwen CluneFollowers of startup news (and yes, we assume that is you), this is one to have some fun with.
| PlanningTin Alley beta winter internships set to begin for 2014
7:40PM | Friday, 25 July 2014 | Andrew Sadauskas
The Tin Alley beta program has finished the selection process for its winter internship program, with benefits anticipated both for students and the startups they’ll work for.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Managing people | How to hire staffThe top four e-commerce platforms: which one is right for you?
7:29PM | Friday, 25 July 2014 | Adam Arbolino
Having a quality e-commerce platform behind your brand is critical in maximising your sales and turning your ‘bricks’ into ‘clicks’.
| PlanningWhy the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless: Best of the Web
7:59AM | Friday, 25 July 2014 | Cara Waters
You shouldn’t waste your time taking a Myers-Briggs personality test according to Joseph Stromberg who explains in Vox why it's totally meaningless.
| PlanningNEWS WRAP: Sales are up but shares are down for Amazon
7:16AM | Friday, 25 July 2014 | Kye White
Amazon shares have fallen after it announced strong sales and a big loss.
| PlanningMelbourne’s indie game scene gets a funding boost
7:11PM | Wednesday, 23 July 2014 | Kye White
When friends Jake Strasser, Stuart Gillespie-Cook, Michael McMaster and Nico Disseldorp decided to develop a game to kill time over summer, they never thought it would lead them to San Francisco.
| Planning | Business ideasYoung entrepreneur to launch a startup that helps you get tasks done in less than four hours
7:01PM | Wednesday, 23 July 2014 | Broede Carmody
Speedlancer is a new platform that will allow users to outsource miscellaneous tasks to experienced freelancers. But there’s a catch – projects will be finished within four hours.
| Planning | Business ideasFrom ‘GigaCat’ to ‘L1m3Monk3y’: Simple tips for naming your startup
7:28PM | Monday, 21 July 2014 | Taskmaster
The great news is that even if you are lazy or creatively bankrupt, you can still choose a great startup name. The Taskmaster shows you how.
| Planning | Business planning | Marketing | Sales and marketing | Advertising | Leadership | ManagementAttention tech startups! DVI wants to hear from you
7:18PM | Monday, 21 July 2014 | Kye White
Disruptive Investment Group (DVI) has almost $2 million in the bank and is actively looking for startups to invest in.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture CapitalFRIDAY TIDBITS: The fox in the fish house, #ubericecream and Baillieu’s bungle
7:07PM | Friday, 18 July 2014 | Bronwen Clune
Just as there was speculation that Rupert Murdoch had fallen out of love with Twitter, he has resurfaced at Sydney incubation hub, Fishburners.
| PlanningGetting to $1 million: Naomi Simson
7:19PM | Friday, 18 July 2014 | StartupSmart
In the second of this Friday series we talk to Entrepreneurs' Organization member Naomi Simson, RedBalloon founder, about cracking the $1 million revenue mark.
| PlanningBEST OF THE WEB: Computers are broken, why the GDP is useless, the economics of Transformers 4, and the ‘nice internet’
7:48PM | Friday, 18 July 2014 | Bronwen Clune
At the annual KV CEO Summit, both Larry Page and Sergey Brin sat down to discuss a wide range of topics including the acquisition that never was, why computers today are still pretty bad, their partnership over the last 16 years, and much more.
| PlanningNEWS WRAP: Microsoft confirms up to 18,000 jobs will go in ‘realignment’ of workforce
7:16AM | Friday, 18 July 2014 | Kye White
Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella has confirmed the company will shed up to 18,000 jobs in the next year.
| PlanningApp monetisation: How Australian developers are turning apps into cash
7:30PM | Thursday, 17 July 2014 | Kye White
Apps with no upfront cost and a solid marketing plan have the best chance of being successful and making money, while games are the most lucrative, according to three Australian mobile app developers.
| Planning | Business planningCould Melbourne virtually be the startup capital of the world?
7:13PM | Thursday, 17 July 2014 | Kye White
Creating a culture of excellence in virtual reality startups could be the key to making Melbourne the startup capital of the world, according to a team of virtual reality enthusiasts.
| Planning | Business planningThe great smartphone internet shift
7:49PM | Thursday, 17 July 2014 | Andrew Sadauskas
During the ‘90s and most of the 2000s, the PC was the device people primarily used to access the internet. But it's no longer necessarily the case.
| Planning | Business planning | TechnologyMeet the startup behind The Australian’s 50th birthday celebrations
7:21PM | Wednesday, 16 July 2014 | Broede Carmody
A Sydney-based startup was behind a website that formed part of The Australian’s 50th birthday celebrations.
| Planning | Business ideasLessons learnt at the Founder Institute in Melbourne
7:59PM | Wednesday, 16 July 2014 | Jo Sayer
Jo Sayer shares her story of what she learnt at the Founder Institute and why she landed up leaving.
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