What mindset does it take to succeed in the world of start-ups? Well, it’s all about you!
So you’ve come across all the Lean Startup principles and think you have all the tools for start-up success but it is this one thing that will set you apart
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4 ways the Sports Industry (or any business for that matter) can influence 2013 – Lessons from the Sports Business Summit
What becomes apparent as you read this summary is how much this relates to brands of any kind, in any industry. It’s all a matter of knowing who and what influences your real market and how your brand can best leverage this.
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Why every new venture is like a butterfly. (Why startups need the struggle.)
Recently, I was sharing the history of my business, CheckinLine, with Anthill founder James Tuckerman. As we talked about typical startup struggles, I was reminded of the following story on that very topic. James pressed me to share it. So, here goes. Let me know if you think it rings true. “THE STORY OF THE…
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Taming the Big Data beast (Or… “I thought you were into cats. But, it turns out, you like Hitler. How will I spam you now?”)
Big Data. It’s a double-edged sword. For example, what if that website you visited about “Cats that look like Hitler” led us to believe that you really liked Cats, so we used that Behavioural Data to target you with ads about Cats. But, in reality, you might actually be into moustaches. And Hitler.
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Six lessons from six years of product development (featuring six York Butter Factory cameos)
It’s often said in show business that there’s no such thing as an ‘overnight’ success. The same can be said in Startup Land. Even Groupon, often cited as the fastest business in the world to attract a billion dollar valuation, was the result of years of entrepreneurial adventures (and misadventures) by its founder, Andrew Mason….
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Innovation is a noun (and seven other awesome lessons from TEDxMelbourne)
Innovation is a noun. This seems to have been forgotten. Innovation; such a buzz word at the moment, everyone is “doing it.” Trouble is, you don’t “do” innovation; innovation is the result of what you do.
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What will it take to get innovation back on track?
“Open innovation” isn’t a term you associate with Australia. We don’t even fund it anymore. When we used to, it was called Innovation Exchange. But it collapsed. Listening to accomplished speakers highlighting this point at the recent Innovation Series event at Langham Hotel, I asked myself: “Why?”
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Qumpit: online queuing, with benefits
Some things in life need to be spelled out very simply before they have any impact. Like learning how to say the name of new business ‘Qumpit,’ a digital startup that aims to provide a physical queuing experience online.
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Are you trading while insolvent? (Are Australia’s laws too rigid?)
If you are a director when your company is found to be trading while insolvent, then you face penalties of up to $220,000 and/or 5 years’ imprisonment! And that’s even if you didn’t know about it, because Australian law says that as a director, you should have known. Crikey! Fair suck of the sauce bottle! (And insert other intentionally overt Aussie slang tirade here.)
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