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Ant Bytes — AA09
“Genghis Khan started with a tribe of seventeen people, including his mother. He conquered everything. It seems to me you don’t need much in...
Nanotechnology: Brave goo world?
Everybody is talking about the world-changing potential of nanotechnology. We're fast discovering how to manipulate the building blocks of life. But in our rush...
Just blog off!
There is an old saying that puts a twist on an even older saying: Everyone has a novel in them… and for the vast...
Ant Bytes — AA08
“Traditionally, most of Australia’s imports come from overseas.”
Former Australian Cabinet Minister, Keppel Enderbery
Bulls, Bears, Beers and Cheers
Watermark, a bar located in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct,...
Green Tech: innovations that won’t cost the earth
As Mother Earth groans under the weight of human progress, smart and efficient environmental technologies are gaining currency. Global warming, dwindling power supplies, toxic...
Green Tech: innovations that won't cost the earth
As Mother Earth groans under the weight of human progress, smart and efficient environmental technologies are gaining currency. Global warming, dwindling power supplies, toxic...
Going global: Get lost in Hong Kong
LOST IN HONG KONG
business | culture | travel
For many Australian entrepreneurs looking to do business in China, the most logical place to start is...
Anti-eating mouth cage
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way. ...
Fantastic Voyage: Robert Mehalso
Like the intrepid surgeons submarining through a human body in the movie Fantastic Voyage, American Dr Robert Mehalso is fascinated with the power of...
Legal: Talking term sheets
Venture capital financing is a complex transaction and involves significant commercial risks for all parties. Many founders simply sign the term sheet presented to...
Frontier Thinking: WA
Western Australia might be the nation's western frontier, but there is nothing uncivilised about its world-class innovation and commercialisation pedigree. WA is a state...
Marketing: Writing a winning media release
Writing a winning media release
So, your media release didn’t get published. The first question you should ask yourself is – is it newsworthy?
Publicity is...
The brave new world of network convergence
The word ‘convergence’ has been thrown around the IT sector for a few years but often those outside the industry, and at times those...
The secret of success… it’s no secret
One of the most disappointing aspects of writing about start-up companies is that in most cases there is no secret to their success. Having...
The secret of success… it's no secret
One of the most disappointing aspects of writing about start-up companies is that in most cases there is no secret to their success. Having...
Victorian Technology Profiles Feb/Mar 05
The path from start-up to success story can be a challenging journey. These two Victorian innovators are taking the path less travelled, turning good...
Strategy: Is your idea really an opportunity?
All new business ventures start with an idea. However, not all ideas can (nor should) become business ventures. Being able to efficiently differentiate between...
‘A-Ha’ moments
Simplicity is the common thread that links all great ideas. and sometimes they arrive like a lightning bolt. We asked three innovators about their...
'A-Ha' moments
Simplicity is the common thread that links all great ideas. and sometimes they arrive like a lightning bolt. We asked three innovators about their...
Making a killing
Are you ready to rumble? These six young entrepreneurs have a net worth exceeding $100 million... and their average age is only 32!
There is...