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Top three mistakes entrepreneurs make when they first talk to investors – an interview...
Shawn Livermore, CEO of Ziptask, is confident that his companies’ simple mobile product is what will make all the difference.
In this video, Livermore...
A conversation with a younger you [VIDEO]
With more than six million views in less than a week, this is one video that should be shared. As a 12 year old, Jeremiah McDonald wanted to talk to his future self. It was a crazy idea. But a kid with that much crazy found a way to make it happen.
He sold lost golf balls at 11. Now he wants to sell software to...
It is hard to imagine mining to be at the cutting-edge of computing technology. But, it is this frontier that has caught the attention of a smart entrepreneur with a penchant to spot the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Boyd, a co-founder and managing director, has virtually no background in mining. But he has been a savvy serial entrepreneur – starting at the young age of 11 by selling lost golf balls. He established seven businesses before the age of 25.
Say no to handshake deals. Get the fine print instead
When a person enters into a business relationship, particularly with family members, friends and acquaintances, the use of legal contracts is often perceived as a sign of mistrust. It does not have to be that way.
Space, the final frontier. Has the Higgs boson made warp drives a possibility? [VIDEO]
I have to admit, I'm pleased that the Higgs boson is headline news around the world. Who would have thought that everyone would get so excited about science, about physics? So, why is this really so very cool? Not only is this discovery awesome, but it opens up a whole new world of invention.
Are entrepreneurs unemployable?
Having just sold a business and yet to find her next passion, she thought she might give the corporate world a go. After two months of day-after-day job hunting, my friend called me with this insight: "I think I'm unemployable".
Fail + learn = #flearn: Tweet it, post it and most importantly, share it.
The folks at Pollenizer know a thing or two about launching successful businesses – they’ve co-founded more than 25 to date. So, when they advise entrepreneurs to embrace failure in order to learn – or ‘#flearn’ – then it pays to listen.
Seeking intelligence on digital startups, Mi9 joins hands with Pollenizer
Mi9’s Product Innovation team would drive this partnership and has the “remit to grow the group’s ventures portfolio.” Part of this process would involve sifting through Pollenizer’s startups and accelerating those with new digital products. Mi9 also will have the option to invest in these new digital businesses.
First be nimble: How leading companies adapt, innovate and perform in a volatile world
The business world has a new language. Instead of annual plans, three year strategies and sustainable competitive advantage we hear of disruption, uncertainty, speed and ambiguity.
How the founder of Priceline.com got his entrepreneurial groove back [VIDEO]
Upon leaving his corporate job, Jeff Hoffman was told by the person who had been his role model that he would fail in business. Crushed, he went home to watch some sport on TV. What followed was an epiphany that led Hoffman to help found Priceline.com.
Look after your backend
Who doesn’t want to be part of a fast-growing business? Rapid growth, however, can spell the downfall of your company if your backend operations are not in order.
Pizza … mmm … Pizza: the beauty of efficient delivery in motion [VIDEO]
I'm still not completely sure why pizza can be the most awesome thing to eat, but sometimes, it just is. Usually when the pizza arrives, the last thing you think about before you tuck in, is how it got to be there.
Strategic insights – were they behind the couch the whole time?
Most successful business owners are on the hunt for strategic insights or what I call ‘light bulb moments’ - revelations that allow a business to take its next big step.
Microsoft joins the corporate chatter as companies go social
Yammer’s got some great numbers. Its software is used by five million people at 200,000 companies, nearly 85% of the Fortune 500 companies. What's more, reports suggest Yammer reached seven-figure revenues at least two years ago. But will it be the answer to Microsoft's social ambitions?
Mr Tax Refund. The name says it but add a little attitude!
Burns is betting that Australians will dump low-cost, tax preparation software in favour of Mr Tax Refund, which adds human specialist knowledge to the process.
Using Pinterest to engage your audience
Although Pinterest is a relatively new form of social media, it’s rapidly gaining ground. The [other] social network can be used to great effect as a way to engage your brand’s audience. Where Twitter is all about words, with Pinterest piccies matter.
Applications are now open for the 2012 30under30 awards!
30under30 is an Anthill initiative that was launched in early 2008 to encourage and promote entrepreneurship among young Australians.
The program provides...
Can music change your reading habits? A creative solution comes out of Cannes [VIDEO]
Each year at the Cannes Lions, a creativity competition is held, to let up-coming agency creatives to solve a problem with a creative solution. This year, two budding creatives had an idea about how to encourage the reading of books by using Spotify. Creative, fun and it just might work!
From 'Gunna' to Doer: three keys to starting up smart
I left behind a well-paid senior executive role at a financial institution to start a company that takes on the secretive online broker industry. I made that decision to leap, even though I have a young family of four. So what made me do it? In reality it was very subtle – three things called confidence, perspective, and balance.
What's your story? It's time to start telling it now [VIDEO]
So, what's your story? Oh yes, it's hilarious when people ask me that, in an attempt to make a play on my surname. No one has ever done that before. Ever. But really, what is your story? David E. Kelley has some simple, yet profound advice.
