Aussie in the Big Apple

Aussie in the Big Apple
Michael Giles is the founder/CEO of Roboinvest, a tech start-up.  Michael, an Australian, is based in New York. He tweets @harland.

  • Don’t spend it before you get it

    Friday, 09 September 2011 16:19

    For the past two months I have been actively working on obtaining funding for Roboinvest from investors in New York.  We have almost closed the round, but it’s not officially closed until the documents have been signed and the money is in the bank.

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  • Improving your funding chances

    Friday, 12 August 2011 16:29

    Raising funds for your start-up is probably the most distracting, time consuming and hardest things you will do as an entrepreneur.

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  • Networking, New York-style

    Friday, 15 July 2011 15:06

    Having spent the better part of six months of this year as a study abroad student completing part of my MEI (Swinburne Master of Entrepreneurship & Innovation) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York I’ve been able to fully experience American culture, particularly entrepreneurship.
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  • Lessons from the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC conference

    Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:16

    It's funny how things have their way of working out. Even though I really wanted to go, I hadn't planned on attending the conference.

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Don’t swap a business model for hype

When the tech media hypes the “next big thing”, it can be incredibly tempting to uncritically jump on the bandwagon. However, there is a something you must consider before you do. BY MICHAEL GILES.

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