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This video from the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminars features Kevin Systrom and Michael Krieger Co-founders of mega-popular photo sharing app Instagram sharing lessons from their early days as startup founders.

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Melbourne’s first startup accelerator AngelCube has just announced the names of the four companies that will take part in their inaugural program. RentWant.com, Lexim.com.au, TestPilot.me and Goodfil.ms have been selected to receive $20,000 seed capital, marketing support, travel opportunities, office space and mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs.

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AngelCube Startup Accelerator wants to help your startup company get on its feet. Anthill introduced AngelCube and its mission a couple of weeks ago. Now, applications to join the program are open, and startup companies are invited to apply before 30 August 2011.

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Today, 99designs, the world’s largest online marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design services, announced a $35 million first-round investment led by Accel Partners. In this exclusive podcast for Anthill, 99designs co-founder Mark Harbottle speaks with James Tuckerman about the deal and what it means for the 26-person company based in Collingwood, Victoria.

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The youth beverage market is filled with energy drinks designed to ward off sleep, promote bloodshot eyeballs and make your leg bounce uncontrollably. Young Australian entrepreneur Chad Yesilova had no intention of going there. He turned the idea on its head with Esc, the anti-energy drink. (Apparently, it includes ‘weed’ of some kind?)

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One of Anthill’s own — two-time 30under30 winner Jack Delosa — gives us a preview of a video interview with Jordan Belfort, the infamous Wolf of Wall Street. Just a few minutes of listening to Belfort provides a taste of the manic passion, drive and intelligence it required to soar so high and sink so low. He talks about making the big score, serial entrepreneurship, and schmoozing with Richard Branson. He talks about keeping it all about ambition instead of greed.

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RetailMeNot co-founder Guy King has much to be thankful for this holiday season. In early December, he and co-founder Bevan Clark sold the online coupon directory to WhaleShark Media for a reported US$90 million. The business was launched four years ago with only $30.00 in startup funding. Anthill’s James Tuckerman caught up with King in the studios of Media Saints shortly before the 2010 Christmas break.

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When his employer closed down the Australian operations of its advertising agency, Chieftain founder Steve Fontanot was given the hard task of breaking the news to clients. The dilemma quickly turned into an opportunity leading to Fontanot’s first client. In a world where advertising has traditionally been omni-directional, Chieftain specialises in creating brand experiences and communication strategies that target the Australian youth market. Chieftain is this year’s Commercial Creativity Award winner in the Anthill Cool Company Awards.

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Siimon Reynolds grew The Photon Group from a two-person shop to an ASX-listed enterprise, employing over 6,000 staff, with a value of $500m at its peak, making it the 15th largest marketing group in the world. He speaks with Jack Delosa about how to achieve marketing success, the subject of his recent book, Why People Fail.

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I’m often asked, ‘What’s the most important piece of advice you can give new business owners?’ After much thought, factoring in seven years of interviews and coffee meetings with hundreds of entrepreneurs, from single person operations to international masters of the game, such as Bill Gates and James Dyson, and having built my own business over this time, there is one piece of advice that trumps all others.

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