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Taxi app goCatch raises $3 million more, eyes global expansion
Is it that time of the year when Aussie startups begin to feel restless and eye international markets?
Last month, it was the taxi booking...
Get that, ‘set that.’ Aussie mums dip their toes in social shopping venture
It’s been a while since shopping – like pretty much everything else – went social. Still, the market has large islands of opportunity because shoppers have unique needs that are note easily met. Set That, a venture by mums Kim Westwood and Liz Tehan, seeks to fill one such gap. It creates sets, or groups of related merchandise, in order to making online shopping for a bunch of products easier.
Bounce this recession by Barry J. Moltz
If you can get over the almost caricatured America accents, this fun presentation on entrepreneurship and innovation by serial business-builder Barry J. Moltz (even...
Tips that will make your own mastermind group super-effective [PODCAST]
PreneurCast is a marketing + business podcast. Author and marketer Pete Williams and digital media producer Dom Goucher discuss entrepreneurship, business, internet marketing and...
Every eCommerce website owner needs to be aware of these five social media statistics
Regardless of age, economic status, and gender, most individuals who shop at eCommerce websites tend to be members of social media and networking sites.
In...
WANTED: Entrepreneurs for Channel 9 game show
Channel nine contacted Anthill's Pitch Club partner in crime, Peter Christo, this week about a television program scheduled for November called The National IQ Test, hosted by Eddie McGuire. One of the teams will be 'entrepreneurs'. Want to hang with Eddie and give entrepreneurs a good name?
How do you see your role in a startup?
I was thinking about the different roles people play at various stages of a startup and how they approach it, and I was reminded of this old story:
Never stop starting. It’s sound advice [VIDEO]
Ok, so this is an ad for a New Zealand telco but, it makes a wicked good point.
The ad makes the point that, as...
Over-the-shoulder-bolder-holder mask gains top prize at Ig Nobels
An experiment that created diamonds from Tequila, research proving that named cows produce more milk and analysis into why pregnant women don't fall over. Yes, it's that time of year again for the significantly insignificant 'ig nobel' wards.
Why Chief Coffee Drinker is my most important entrepreneurial role
An ex-colleague of mine, the least entrepreneurial person I have ever met, gave me the best piece of entrepreneurial advice I have ever received. She told me just as I was starting mag nation that my most important job would be having a coffee with five random people every week. I smiled politely and filed this one in the back pocket. She was right, though. When I have lived by this rule, my business has progressed. When I have ignored it, we have stagnated.
Four time critical actions you need to do before the end of the financial...
‘Failing to plan is planning to fail.’ Alan Lakein
If this is your first financial ‘year end’ in business there are four time critical actions...
The 7 truths about trust in business
You know you need it. You know you can’t grow your business without it. You might even have it, but the question is –...
Two successful startup co-founders share five ways to get your Series A pitch perfect
Attracting big name investor is no easy feat. Airwallex share their advice and learnings when it comes to crafting the perfect Series A pitch.
Is this the next big thing? Scanned snail mail delivered to your inbox and...
Sometimes it's a thrill to receive a real, physical piece of mail. Sometimes it's annoying. The letterbox across the street from my house has a sign that reads "No junk mail.... or bills." Snail mail all seems so very 2005.
These five customers drive business owners crazy! However, there’s a remedy for each one…
The ideal and, most valuable, customers are ones who are loyal to a brand, willing to spend more than the minimum dollar value and...
Airbnb of dinner parties, Gathar, raises $600,000 in seed investment funding
Food-tech startup Gathar, described as the Airbnb of dinner parties, has just closed $600,000 in seed investment funding, at a time when eating at home is surging in popularity.
Curated shopping comes to Australia – to help dudes get dressed like James Bond
The curated shopping model is blowing into Australia to change that for us. The concept of buying products selected for the shopper, based on tastes, has been hugely successful in other parts of globe, and now a new startup called The Gentleman’s Supply Co is bringing personalized, curated style to Australia.
Facebook IPO: To buy or not to buy!
Not too long ago, the existentialist question in the time of Facebook was: To join or not to join. Now, after the social networking site — the third largest grouping in the world, behind only the countries of China and India in population — filed for an initial public offering, the question is, well: To buy or not to buy Facebook stock.
Australia’s first dedicated online portal for social enterprise opportunities has launched
Social Change Central is Australia’s first dedicated online social enterprise opportunities portal, and is the brainchild of social entrepreneur and Myer Foundation Fellow, Jay Boolkin, and corporate lawyer turned social entrepreneur, Anne Lennon.
You’ve got a butler. Now get peace of mind, too
So, Occasional Butler brought you the best, and most competitive, bids to do your garden, or maybe, clean your carpet – tasks that seem horribly challenging in today’s world and one that we simply can’t live without. Now add peace of mind to the smorgasbord of butler services.
