G’day Anthillians! Is it really possible to be a successful business person and a paragon of moral virtue? Resident Antagonist Ray Beatty looks back on one woman’s life dedicated to the pursuit of both goals; a life that today’s entrepreneurs would do well to emulate. THE ANTAGONIST (anonymous ant esquire) “Greed is good,” said…
CREATIVE ESPRESSO By Stephen Sammartino Click to image enlarge ************* ANT BYTES Scouta hits the tube Richard Giles, CEO, Scouta Remember Scouta, the Perth-based intuitive online video and podcast recommendation service we covered in back in Issue 21 (“Scout’s Honour”)? Well founders Richard Giles and Graeme Sutherland and the team have been pushing along nicely…
Study after study reveals that innovative companies are successful companies. So why do so many Australian companies tip-toe warily around risk, rather than embracing it as an elemental force driving commercial renewal? People often ask me what’s the one thing they can do to help their company grow over the long term. The…
Online social networks are rapidly replacing mainstream media networks as the hub of entertainment consumption and discovery. But, with emerging signs of collective Facebook fatigue, Mike Walsh asks the question: has there ever been a social network that we didn’t tire of? Please, no more friend requests. If you are like most people, in…
With the advent of email and blogs, the power of good, clear, persuasive (yes, even humorous) writing has never been more evident. Bury the corporate double-speak. Crisp penmanship can slice through obstacles to commercial success, writes Valerie Khoo. Have we lost our ability to communicate? Did the gene that enables good writing get squashed…
The commodities boom, fuelled largely by Chinese demand, is driving Australia’s white hot export economy. But, as Tim Harcourt argues, opportunities abound for knowledge-economy companies seeking to service unprecedented demand at home and abroad. We all know that Australia is benefiting from another resources boom – the latest in a long history of export-orientated,…
Attending the recent ANZA Technology Network Showcase in Silicon Valley, Brad Howarth observed just how inadequate many Australian technology entrepreneurs are at communicating the opportunity of their ventures to Americans. Part of my job is to listen to the stories people who have built technologies and companies, and then translate those to be understood…
CREATIVE ESPRESSO By Stephen Sammartino Click image to enlarge. ************* ANT BYTES Facebook costing Australia $5b There was a time when, if someone was huddled over a computer at work, they were, in all probability, hard at work. But recent research suggests that sweat could be being shed in the cause of tracking down ex-partners…
Surely the commercialisation of our world-class R&D is in the public interest. So why do we circle warily around the intellectual property that is created? Rowan Gilmore explores this faux siege. I enjoy telling the story about one of our first Commercialisation Bootcamps, a two-day professional development program run by the Australian Institute for Commercialisation…
Surely the commercialisation of our world-class R&D is in the public interest. So why do we circle warily around the intellectual property that is created? Rowan Gilmore explores this faux siege. I enjoy telling the story about one of our first Commercialisation Bootcamps, a two-day professional development program run by the Australian Institute for Commercialisation…
More than ever before, our success as individuals and as a society is defined by our capacity for dynamic thinking. Anders Sorman-Nilsson wants to know how you are coping. Things ain’t what they used to be. The world has changed and the pace of change is accelerating by the second. Back in 1999…
The art of a good story isn’t confined to water-cooler gossip. It’s emerging as a point of difference for leaders in successful organisations of all sizes. Gabrielle Dolan explains why. Organisational storytelling, corporate storytelling, business storytelling. Call it what you like, but even a few years ago, any of these variations were often…
Know what your customers are thinking. In this hyper-connected world, it’s not difficult. So what’s the problem? If there is a statement that is beginning to irk me beyond tolerance this year it is that ‘Australian companies fail to innovate’, or derivatives thereof. OK – by various global measures there may be some truth to…
G’day Anthillians! Crafting a compelling advertising message is hard enough without the bleeding-heart regulators tut-tutting over your shoulder. But as Antagoniser extraordinaire Ray Beatty reveals, it’s just another day under dem Golden Arches. THE ANTAGONIST (anonymous ant esquire) Advertising felt the crack of the big whip last month, particularly where children’s appetites are concerned. But…
QUOTE "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." — Napoleon Bonaparte ************* CREATIVE ESPRESSO By Stephen Sammartino Click image enlarge. ************* MY BIG IDEA Tania de Jong In this Year of the Idea, we are asking a series of successful…
When it comes to collaborative commercialisation in Australia, researchers have a vital role to play outside the laboratory, says Rowan Gilmore. Work with researchers? “Why would we want to?” I hear many of my friends in business ask. Perhaps it’s a response in jest, but there is a sensible answer. It is…
When will large corporations understand that stinging customers for every cent through gotcha technicalities is commercial idiocy? Ray Beatty wants to know. Now. Last week my FlyBuys statement arrived. Casually browsing it, earned 613 points – wait a minute – expired 1540 points?! I lost twice as many points as I earned? In…
In the hyper-competitive global village, each advantage local entrepreneurs wrangle is another brick in the road to prosperity. Rohini Kapur shares some useful cultural lessons drawn from the Indian entrepreneurial experience. In this flat, wired world, it has become imperative for countries to ‘be as nimble as thy neighbour’. Australian entrepreneurs today need to…
Do you find the soaring Aussie dollar depressing? Don’t despair. Austrade’s chief economist Tim Harcourt reveals some silver lining for Australian exporters. The Australian dollar is now in the high 80 US cent territory – a level not seen since the 1980s when Bob Hawke was Prime Minister and Warwick Capper was flying…
So what is your business doing to prepare for the recession? Seems like an odd question, given the current buoyancy that is permeating almost every nook and cranny of the Australian business environment. We are awash with private equity, unemployment is low, inflation is (for now) contained, and a resources-driven boom is propelling us…
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