Have you noticed an increase in the amount of email spam you’ve been receiving lately? Well, you’re not alone. Despite (or perhaps in spite of) Bill Gates’s breezy prediction at the World Economic Forum in January 2004 that: “Two years from now, spam will be solvedâ€?, the war is far from over. In fact, at…
Have you noticed an increase in the amount of email spam you’ve been receiving lately? Well, you’re not alone. Despite (or perhaps in spite of) Bill Gates’s breezy prediction at the World Economic Forum in January 2004 that: “Two years from now, spam will be solvedâ€?, the war is far from over. In fact, at…
Illustration: Jonathan Towers, Omnific Design Strategy and brand positioning is something that Coles has been struggling with for as long as I can remember. Why? Because their nemesis, "The Fresh Food People", have done a terrific job. Firstly, by adopting this great position and, secondly, by sticking to it. After all, great brands understand that…
Illustration: Sam Griffin BI-GOODNESS is a bi-monthly column dedicated to the quirky, generally funny and often dangerously impractical inventions and business concepts that occasionally come our way. It is a tribute to the one-eyed entrepreneur, the nutty professor and dotcom jockey in each of us. US Patent 7,051,371, filed in August 2003 Beachwear has come…
INTRODUCING THE LATEST CRIME-FIGHTING SUPERHERO: ONLINE VIDEO The rise of YouTube and other online video sites has provided police and crime victims with a powerful tool in an effort to capture criminals. In December, a Brazilian man on business in Germany received a mobile phone alert from the security firm that monitors his Sao Paulo…
Like most people, Amanda Stevens, 32, knows men and women are different. Her big idea, however, was to use this knowledge for competitive advantage. As founder and Managing Director of Splash Consulting Group, Stevens studies gender differences in the brain and conducts ongoing research to find out what women want. The 2001 launch of her…
2007 is shaping up to be the year of ‘on demand’ entertainment. Apple will consolidate its media pedigree by adding more video to iTunes as well as bridging the gap between the computer and the home television with its ITV device. Peer-to-peer technologies like Bittorrent and The Venice Project (recently renamed "Joost") will go legit,…
It’s a warm Tuesday night in December, and in the inner-Sydney suburb of Ultimo around 120 of Australia‘s most prominent new internet entrepreneurs and investors have gathered to share ideas and hopefully stimulate business development. But this isn’t any ordinary mixer. This is STIRR Sydney, an Australian take on the successful US-based mixer event. Within…
A MESSAGE TO GENERATION Y: OLD MENTAL SOFTWARE CAN KILL YOUR CAREER On the 18th of November, the world’s leading finance ministers and central bank governors, representing around two-thirds of the world’s population and 85 percent of world gross domestic product, arrived in Melbourne for the G-20 forum. They were met by thousands of young…
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already had that world-changing idea, but never acted on it. If your company is like most others, you’ve almost definitely developed a handful of business processes and technologies, but they now sit in the bottom draw of a filing cabinet gathering dust. Why is this so often the…
Move over Baby Boomer and Generation X entrepreneurs. Gen Y is on the scene. They’re children of the internet age – savvy, connected and profoundly global in outlook. So what new advantages and curses do they bring to the table? What’s it like being a young entrepreneur in Australia today? We asked three Gen Yers…
Peng Choo has a dream. He dreams that one day soon, almost anyone (even school children) will be able to program microchips. But this is not an idle fantasy. Choo’s Adelaide-based company, eLabtronics, has the technology to make it a reality. And the IT industry is nervous. Peng Choo’s energy is infectious. It’s the…
BIOTECH BULLANTS: BORN GLOBAL? If ever a local industry was defined by its fortunes overseas, it is biotechnology. Things have not been all rosy for Australia’s biotech sector, with sober reflection supplanting the heady excitement prevalent just a few short years ago. With Australian biotech companies holding less than one percent of the global market,…
Let’s face it, whether you’re a first-mover pioneering a new space or simply an also-ran joining an established market, you will always have competitors. A new solution will compete with an existing solution, just as surely as an old solution must evolve to meet progress or die. So what can you do to ensure you…
With much of Australia in the grip of the most serious drought in modern memory, technology promoting the efficient consumption of our most essential resource is most welcome. A key part of any water management strategy includes a precise and consistent method of monitoring water consumption.
Pointers for maximising value when selling your business Getting the best price when selling your company is a little like selling a property or vehicle – you should groom your business before you exit and consider who will make the best potential buyer. With forethought and planning you can attract more purchasers and maximise the…
A thorough legal clean up of the company several months in advance of going to market removes the risk of having your dirty laundry open for public inspection. Management often underestimates the time required to ensure all key supply contracts are bedded down and any litigation is settled well ahead of listing. If your business…
“Innovation” is a woolly beast. It has many disguises and aliases. To get face-to-face and down and dirty with innovation is no mean feat.
Being the first mover can offer some advantages but does it determine a company’s success?
Every organisation has a culture. Spend time observing the day-to-day goings on within, say, a medical practice, a law firm, an airline and a fast food franchise, and you will notice some stark differences. While each business might have common objectives – serving clients, generating profits – it is very likely they go about these objectives in vastly different ways.
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