More Australians are embracing micro-entrepreneurship, social media and digital pathways to success
One in four Aussies are now self-employed in their own business, and many more have indicated their intentions to launch a start-up in the future.
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This company raised AU$1 million in pre-order sales for its hi-tech earbuds
The start that this smart Aussie tech company had was far from good. It was awesome! On crowd-funding platform Indiegogo, they hit their goal in two hours, reached the $100,000 mark within one day and had reached over $300,000 by the end of that first week.
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The Fibonacci Clock that everyone needs! [VIDEO]
This is a cracking product currently raising funds on Kickstarter. And, it’s one of the geekiest clock imaginable. Rather than numbers, it uses the Fibonacci sequence to display time in a new way. And, until you get used to it, it’s a kin to being able to read Gallifreyan or Klingon without a translation kit! What…
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Never buy another notebook, other than this one [VIDEO]
Despite using technology all day, everyday, sometimes you just have to write something down. Or draw. Or just sketch out that idea that’s in your head. But, who wants to have a bunch of paper notebooks and no electronic version of your notes? Well, Rocketbook changes all that. It’s a physical notebook that’s also connected…
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Go one step further than having a standing desk [VIDEO]
We’ve all heard that sitting is the new smoking; in terms of what it is doing to our health. We all sit too much, often because that is what is required to do our jobs, build our business and, even for recreation. The move to standing desks, stand-up meetings and walking meetings are all a…
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Solar freakin’ roadways: an epic idea with an epic promo video [VIDEO]
Where do I start with this one? Quite simply, this innovation is awesome. Solar panels that can be used to pave roads. Our night time landscape is going to look like the world of Tron! And, it’s not just that. These environmental and economic logic behind this invention is awesome. As in, this could quite…
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There’s way more to ‘the crowd’ than just finding funds and resources: The NeoLucida Project
The NeoLucida Project began an idea of two art professors, Pablo Garcia and Golan Levin. They wanted to recreate an antique drawing device to see if it was used by of some of the Old Masters. The NeoLucdia is an optical drawing device that uses a prism to reflect what you see onto paper. Then,…
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Support Australian kidpreneurs this festive season and torture their mentors, just for fun!
At thirteen years old serial entrepreneur Creel Price started his first business and years on he is helping develop Australia’s next generation of entrepreneurs. Club Kidpreneur is a social enterprise that provides entrepreneurial training and business coaching to 8 – 12 year olds who want to launch their first business. After piloting the idea and…
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If you love Transformers, then you definitely have to see this boat! [VIDEO]
Imagine this: a flat-packed boat which easily fits on any car’s roof racks. There’s no need for a costly and space-consuming trailer. It can be assembled within 60 seconds and be launched from anywhere with water. And when not in use, it can simply be hung up on a wall or, placed on a shelf….
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Wanna help local entrepreneurs represent at G20YEA Moscow? They need a little push from the crowd!
In case you haven’t heard, 20 lucky young entrepreneurs will be representing Australia at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit Moscow in June. But they need your help. Ten of those invited teams are early stage startups with extremely tight budgets, and desperately they need some help getting to the upcoming G20YEA Moscow.
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Stand out of the crowd with crowd funding. Ironic huh?
So what the heck is crowd funding? Basically, this is how crowd funding goes. People come together, usually via the internet, pool their cash and inject it all together into an initiative by another person or organisation.
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Crowd funding – easy capital or legal nightmare?
Crowd funding has come a long way from its origins backing struggling rock bands. It has proven to be a highly successful vehicle to raise funds for disaster relief, philanthropic activities, supporting bloggers and website operators, political campaigns,software development, and scientific research. The next frontier is capital for start up companies.
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What is crowd-funding? And why can’t we get the legislation to support it in Australia?
How cool (and efficient) would it be if you could tap Facebook not just to network with your friends but to also raise capital for your startup? Or perhaps LinkedIn? Or even Twitter. In November, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Bill that will enable startups to raise capital in novel, and informal, ways. So, how why can we get the legislation to support crowd-funding in Australia?
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New Aussie brand has it in the bag, crowdsourcing luxury on Kickstarter
Fancy building a global brand from scratch? What if we threw language barriers, different work cultures and new tax regulations into the mix? Sydneysiders Alex Herlihy and Chloe Vandervord have done just that. The intrepid duo recently launched luxury leather bag line ECEL – from Buenos Aires, no less.
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Arts crowd-funding platform Pozible hits $1 million pledges, and shares 11 tips to crowd-funding success
Way back in June, we introduced you to Pozible, a newish online platform sharing the crowd-funding love with Australia’s arts industry. Just five wee months later, founders Rick Chen and Alan Crabbe have reached a cool $1 million in pledges. Here are Pozible’s 11 tips to crowd-funding success.
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Ryan Wardell, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer
Crowd-funding has been spun as a viable alternative to traditional modes of finance and sponsorship in Australia, particularly for cash-strapped artists and independent filmmakers. But what if the crowd-funding model can be applied to startups as well? It’s a question that has been floated recently, and Ryan Wardell thinks he has the answer. He’s just launched Project PowerUp, and if it catches on, it will do for small businesses what Kickstarter has done for the arts.
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Will crowd-funding save the Australian arts industry? Anything’s Pozible…
Crowd-funding, while nothing new globally, is still in its infancy in Oz. Provided it can remain on the good side of Australia’s consumer protection laws, it has the potential to go gangbusters in traditionally underfunded segments, like the arts.
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