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It looks kind of awesome but, are we ready for Google Glass? [VIDEO]

I'm not sure how many people are going to embrace Google Glass. While it looks awesome in some ways, having something on your face is, well, very in your face.

Why you need to sweat the small stuff to be truly memorable [VIDEO]

On Twitter, Rory Sutherland describes himself as the 'fat bloke at Ogilvy'. In fact, he is one of the foremost, original marketing thinkers of our...

Heads up! Startupbootcamp Australia launches World Tour to scout for 2020

In the past two years, Startupbootcamp Australia has supported 21 startups from all over the world. Alumni from the last two programs have achieved massive success by leveraging the mentorship from the FastTracks and Programs.

What venture capitalists look for when investing in start-up companies [VIDEO]

Richard Webb from StartMesh, a high-profile entrepreneur, mentor, investor and disruptor shares what VCs look for when investing in start-up companies.

Flipping websites a con?

A post last week from Flippa.com marketing manager Luke Moulton prompted a fierce response from some of our readers. To look at the post, titled 7 things you must do before attempting to sell your website, with its six comments, you wouldn't initially think this to be the case. This is largely because the most passionate responses bypassed our formal comments section.

Too busy to read the papers? Press play to listen instead.

It's been a heavy news week. Talking Business is a podcast review of the Australian economy, presented by seasoned business journalists Leon Gettler and Garry Barker, produced in association with the RMIT College of Business. Just press play to listen.

Have computers, will wear! Aussies wear ’em on their hearts and…

Technology is all-pervasive and ubiquitous. It touches nearly every aspect of our lives and follows us just about everywhere. Technology has created a virtuous...

Young Entrepreneurs' Night Out. It's baaaaaack! (But slightly different.)

Two months ago, we trialled an event in Sydney called our Young Entrepreneurs' Night Out. The premise was simple; Create a networking event for young entrepreneurs to mingle, learn from peers, drink some booze, make new friends and get inspired. It’s baaaaaack! (But slightly different.)

Your boss must NOT read this or, you will have a lot of explaining...

Are you an employee? Well, we are about to snitch you to your boss. A major survey recently released by the Australian Institute of...

Australia’s vanishing clean coal opportunity

If we are to defend and improve our competitive standing as a first-tier global economy, Australia needs to invest heavily in the development of...

This peer-to-peer lender is offering Shark Tank rejects an alternative path to funding

Peer-to-peer business lending platform for SMBs, ThinCats Australia, is offering hope to those who did not make the cut on the Ten Network's Shark Tank

Pitch Club Melbourne This Month!

Promotion: On the back of Hobert Pitch Club last month, we are back in Melbourne (14th April 2011). Pitch Club assists aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their new business ideas. We provide a forum to Pitch ideas; tools to manage and syndicate ideas and match you up with quality advisors and business angels. Pitch Club chapters are in most major cities in Australia.

Another way to measure recovery: look at underemployment

RMIT economist Alberto Posso presents his findings on unemployment trends based on numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. He says that a significant challenge for a recovering economy is reducing the number of underemployed workers who have been unable to find full-time work.

Is this the most inspirational video for entrepreneurs ever? [VIDEO]

I'm not going to say much about this video. It will hit a nerve with everyone who watches it. I'm already gearing myself up for the...

Cameron Tanner, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Winner

It was a golden moment when all of the bars lit up in Cameron Tanner's head: how can mobile phone users on the go stay connected when their batteries die? Thus, Chargebar was born. The company is responsible for over a hundred mobile charging stations popping up throughout the Sydney area (and soon to expand to Melbourne).

Fruit Box Group is set to deliver 25,000 boxes of fresh food to 1,000...

Under the initiative, The Fruit Box Group will donate 25,000 boxes of fresh fruit, vegetables, milk and bread over the course of 2017. The group is investing up to $400,000 in the pilot program in Melbourne.

An inappropriate Christmas ad: 2012 Galaxy ad will make you cringe! [VIDEO]

In 2012, Samsung ran video #1 for its Galaxy S. Now, I'm pretty sure it's not me but, this ad seems so very wrong. Interestingly,...

This software has gained more than one million users in Australia before officially launching...

After several years of organic growth, driven primarily by the good old word of mouth, the cloud-based presentation software Prezi has finally officially launched...

Entrepreneurship: Do you have what it takes? (A warts-and-all checklist)

Anything can be taught and learnt in our information-rich world, whether you want to become a mortician, an acrobat or an entrepreneur. The real question should not be, “Can it be taught?” but rather, “Do people have the stomach to do it?” Could you embalm a dead body? Could you be flung through the air? Could you fire your best friend?

Fertility pioneer Genea has secured $30 million in an oversubscribed capital raising

Australian fertility pioneer, Genea has raised $30m from sophisticated investors including its first institutional investor, in an oversubscribed round
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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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