{"id":33734,"date":"2023-10-20T14:31:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/weekly-digest-all-the-weeks-stories-in-one-place-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:31:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:31:41","slug":"weekly-digest-all-the-weeks-stories-in-one-place-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/weekly-digest-all-the-weeks-stories-in-one-place-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly digest: All the week\u2019s stories in one place – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s been another eventful week for Australia\u2019s start-up sector with a number of acquisitions revealed, events and programs taking off, and plenty of useful advice on offer.<\/p>\n

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This week saw news that Australian entrepreneur Joshua Reich\u2019s US-based online bank Simple sold<\/a> to a Spanish banking giant for $US117 million, coffee pre-ordering app Beat the Q bought<\/a> mobile loyalty app eCoffeeCard, and Australian fitness tracking app Sessions was taken over<\/a> by US firm MyFitnessPal.<\/p>\n

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In news of start-ups on the move, Australian app developer Appster revealed<\/a> its founders are moving to New York to open an office there as part of their plans to grow globally, while Gold Coast incubator Silicon Lakes is taking<\/a> a group of start-ups to connect with networks in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

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Australian start-ups and tech companies are continuing to grow, with freelancer marketplace Freelancer.com reporting its first annual results as a public company and seeing 77% revenue growth<\/a> for the 12 months to December 31 compared to the previous year, while Bigcommerce launched a range of new features<\/a>. The founder of an Australian SEO firm explained how he grew his company from his bedroom<\/a> to having offices around the world, the founder of a physiotherapy franchise chain<\/a> revealed why he chose franchising as a business model, and a developer revealed how he created a beta tester management tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In other start-up news, Australian bitcoin experts explained the fallout of the recent collapse of bitcoin exchange Mt Gox<\/a>, Australia was ranked third in the world for tech investment and acquisitions<\/a> last year, small businesses are feeling positive about their futures according to a new survey index,<\/a> and start-ups are eagerly awaiting the results of the federal government\u2019s equity crowdfunding review.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Inspirational stories this week included the mum who quit her job and re-mortgaged the house with two kids under three to pursue her start-up<\/a> and entrepreneurs are quitting the Fear Of Missing Out for the Joy Of Missing Out<\/a>. We also heard how machines may be smarter<\/a> than humans by 2029, why it\u2019s important to have a coach in business and life<\/a>, and posed the question \u2013 are you an elaborator<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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There was also plenty of advice from people who\u2019ve been there and done that, with Silicon Valley veteran Susan Wu<\/a> explained what matters most for start-ups, an OzApp pitching finalist revealed the lessons he learnt<\/a> from the event, we discovered the top two tax mistakes start-ups make<\/a> and how to avoid them, mentor Amanda Jesnoewski offered the seven key words<\/a> to use to get the most out of your marketing, and Robert Krigsman gave us three things to remember<\/a> when choosing a business advisor.<\/p>\n

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There are lots of events and programs out there for start-ups to get involved with, and this week was no exception. Ernst & Young announced that nominations are open for its annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards<\/a>, Brisbane City Council has renewed its grant program for young entrepreneurs<\/a>, the University of NSW\u2019s Startup Games are open for applications<\/a>, start-ups are being sought to pitch at the upcoming Agile Australia conference<\/a>, an app that manages crowdfunding supporters won the recent Startup Weekend Perth hackathon<\/a>, and a thermal imaging sensor development company was hailed as the most promising start-up at an angel investors\u2019 dinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And in tech news, Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S5<\/a> and a granny flat finder<\/a> has been launched amidst record demand for bedsits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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