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Solo-operable seesaw
Inventors are lone wolf types, too often misunderstood and under-appreciated. So is it any wonder that their inventions sometimes reflect their sense of isolation and defiant self-reliance? It speaks to the credo: ingenuity conquers all (love is overrated).
Finding your inner Jerry Maguire
Publishing a blog on a regular basis teaches you many things. You experience the highs, and you also often become the victim of people...
Good idea
Have you ever stopped to think about how many ideas you have each day? Probably thousands. Ideas like 'I'll take the dog for a...
Do the right thing
Fancy the idea of changing the world? Alleviating poverty, facilitating social change, empowering communities and saving the planet may sound like daunting concepts but...
It’s all in the timing
One of the most difficult parts of product development is the requirement to take bets ahead of time.
Take the car industry for example....
It's all in the timing
One of the most difficult parts of product development is the requirement to take bets ahead of time.
Take the car industry for example....
Balancing act – MYOB's Craig Winkler
Craig Winkler started his first business from the spare bedroom of a rented house in Melbourne. The entrepreneur, now CEO of one of Australia's...
Balancing act – MYOB’s Craig Winkler
Craig Winkler started his first business from the spare bedroom of a rented house in Melbourne. The entrepreneur, now CEO of one of Australia's...
Victorian Technology Profiles Feb/Mar 07
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...
Who needs an audit?
While keeping a close eye on the activities of your competitors is advantageous, it's important to keep your own affairs in order.
STAY ON THE...
Counterfeiting – a global problem
Counterfeiting is rife in Australia and many people who would consider themselves law-abiding are involved.
We're not talking counterfeit currency here, but the manufacturing, importation...
Planning: Creating a sustainable business
You've come up with a fantastic business idea, pinpointed your target market and want to get everything up and running. Or maybe your existing...
Leadership: Converting strategy into action
A friend of ours was recently poached from one boutique software company by another. We ran into him about four weeks after he had...
Marketing: Customer satisfaction
Customer satisfaction can help your business to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. It's about understanding the way a customer feels after purchasing a product...
Strategy: The importance of focus
The number one cause of start-up failure is running out of cash before a sustainable (and sustaining) income stream can be secured. The root...
Hey, it's me, Delilah… from last night!
Have you noticed an increase in the amount of email spam you've been receiving lately? Well, you're not alone. Despite (or perhaps in spite...
Hey, it’s me, Delilah… from last night!
Have you noticed an increase in the amount of email spam you've been receiving lately? Well, you're not alone. Despite (or perhaps in spite...
Sun towel mask
Illustration: Sam Griffin
BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come...