Anthill Magazine

It’s often said that entrepreneurs see the world differently. It has been observed that entrepreneurs have a higher tolerance for risk. They are also able to see opportunity where others might only see peril. Or, at least, that’s the common wisdom. They are said to be creative, right-brain thinkers, big-picture people. This is an assumption [...]

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Around this time last year, I dedicated my editor’s note (in the print edition of Anthill Magazine) to the re-telling of one of Anthill’s many business blunders. It was the sort of forehead-slapping, groan-inducing error that you think (at the time) you’ll laugh about later. It was such a simple mistake that you could almost [...]

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If you haven’t guessed already, we love to write about cheeky and provocative companies. But we rarely get the opportunity to talk about our own corporate shenanigans, successful or otherwise. Today is one of those rare, self-indulgent occasions. In early February, with news that Australia’s oldest circulating business magazine would be closing after 127 years, [...]

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Like many growing businesses, technology is our greatest friend. But it can also be the cause of enormous frustration. You may have already noticed that parts of our website disappeared over the weekend when our host upgraded its infrastructure. One of those parts was our 30under30 application form, only days before our application deadline. We [...]

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We like to think that we know a thing or two about business magazines. (We read a lot!) I recently entered a heated debate about magazine advertising – What to look for, what works, what doesn’t. Of course, you’ve got to get the fundamentals right – target audience, frequency and reach – but effective print [...]

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If this sounds like you, we may have just furthered your ambitions. When asked to create a cover about the power of crowds, Anthill designer Lydia Sumner took our request quite literally, dragging together over 300 head shots to create the words Funky, Sexy, Cool. Not so coincidentally, this is the name of the Aussie [...]

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Lisa Gorman has been designing and running her own clothing label since 1999. She was so dedicated to the concept of simplicity that she refused to hire any employees for five years. Now, with 32 staff and five stores along the eastern seaboard, Gorman is an established presence in the Australian fashion industry. But she never forgot those early lessons.

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James Tutton, founder of the hugely successful Moonlight Cinema, knows a thing or two about simplicity. After all, there aren’t too many things simpler than watching movies with friends and family under the stars. After taking the business national and finally selling to an ASX-listed corporate group in 2005, Tutton has now turned his sights to simplifying the medium-density property development sector, as director of Neometro.

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In the cover story of Anthill’s launch Edition, way back in 2003, we posed the question, “Who’s carrying Australian Innovation.” Five year’s later, we have a new Government, a new Minister (for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) and a newly launched series of stakeholder consultations to kick-start a Federal ‘Review of Australia’s National Innovation System.’ [...]

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Anthill helped put together Pitch Club’s third event, held in Melbourne late last month. I had a great time, watching nine eager business builders pitch their cunning concepts to an audience of supportive fellow entrepreneurs and investors. But one aspect of the night stood out as memorable above all else. The most ill-prepared, disorganised, unpracticed [...]

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