Anthill Magazine

Hitler launches Australia’s Innovation Policy

We’ve all seen the “Hitler loses it” mashups, where aspiring Spielbergs have taken the now famous bunker scene from Downfall and replaced the sub-titles. In fact, it’s fast becoming a new benchmark for popular culture. If your ‘issue’ hasn’t been expropriated by Hitler yet, it can’t ...

Create a marketing campaign in 60 seconds

Stuck for an idea for your next marketing campaign? Short on the cash to fund it? Pick a card. Elaborate professional marketing is mostly out of bounds for startups and SMEs. While many resources are available to the small business owner, it often come down a ...

The proposed Australian R&D tax reforms… Do they walk the talk?

This article is the third in our Australia Day series. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a close look at Commercialisation Australia, our track record as a nation of innovators and whether our legislation is aligned with the needs of the private sector. ...

How to supercharge employees: Just ask them to buy the company, like Bam Creative did

Late last year, Miles Burke, the founder of Perth-based Bam Creative, engineered a coup d’état within his own business. He invited all the company’s employees to become shareholders. Bam started the new year with everyone buzzing around the office, genuinely working for the collective good ...

Nike’s ‘No excuses’ ad will get you moving

This compelling ‘No Excuses’ Nike promo — featuring Wheelchair Basketball Player Matt Scott — is about dodging exercise workouts, but the spirit is just as relevant for business. As Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin’s recent series Build a startup in seven days and under $500 reveals, the best ...

NSW launches scheme to help SMEs with funding and research access

Of note to NSW SMEs and public sector research organisations (PSRO) is the launch last week of the NSW government’s TechVouchers scheme, a pilot program to encourage collaboration between SMEs and PSROs based in NSW. The program will be jointly implemented through Industry and Investment ...

Can Australia really claim to be a nation of innovators?

This article is the second in our Australia Day series. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a close look at Commercialisation Australia, the proposed R&D tax incentive reforms and how these reforms match (or conflict) with the political language used to promote them. ...

Switched-on innovation converts pedestrian footsteps into energy

There’s an interesting post over on Springwise about Pavegen slabs, an eco innovation by UK-based Pavegen Systems, which harvest the kinetic energy from pedestrian footsteps and converts it into electricity. They look a little bit like floodlights embedded in an astroturf tennis court, but they are ...

Entrepreneur’s Challenge: Build a startup in seven days and under $500. Day 7 — The Launch

So you want to start a business but time and money are holding you back? Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin set himself the challenge of launching a startup in seven days for less than $500. He’s posted daily summaries for seven days. This is his seventh and final ...

How Eugene became a porn king in Japan

This fast and furious clip is provided courtesy of ignite – a series of super speedy presentations where the speaker is given five minutes and 20 slides that auto advance every 15 seconds. The following presentation is a ‘must see’ for any entrepreneur or technology ...