While seeking inspiration and advice for her brand new startup, founder Megan Avard was told in no uncertain terms she would not succeed unless she found a male co-founder with tech experience. The pr…
How Barack Obama inspired Holly Ransom’s bold, new business idea
Facing the prospect of interviewing much-loved former United States president Barack Obama, Aussie startup founder Holly Ransom was a bit proud, a bit excited, and more than a bit scared. “He is an ex…
How to put rescue diver, festival organiser, gallery curator & business coach on the one CV
After being a gallery curator, search-and-rescue wreck diver, music festival organiser and operating nightclubs, settling on a career as a holistic business coach might seem unusual for someone like B…
Stop trying to ‘kill it’ and other tips for founders to consider in 2019
In 2018, the Australian startup scene saw millions of dollars raised, new unicorns made, and some promising startups crumble. But while all that was going on, thousands of founders across the country …
How these founders made kids coding a $6 million business in four years
After being named the third-fastest-growing SME in Australia, the founding trio of Code Camp didn’t get together and throw a party or take a day off. In fact, all that was involved was a few celebrato…
Why Phuong Uyen Tran’s family business turned down a $2.5 billion offer from Coca-Cola
Would you turn down a $2.5 billion deal from one of the world’s biggest companies? For most businesses, the answer would probably be ‘no’, but for the deputy chief executive of one of Vietnam’s bigges…
Samantha Wills is closing down her $10 million jewellery brand: Here’s why
For Samantha Wills, the decision to close her nearly 15-year-old eponymous jewellery brand was in part inspired by the “Seinfeld model”, with the young founder saying she wanted to “go out on a high”.…
New scholarship for women in tech aims to level the industry playing field
Our friends at Smart Company take a look at a new scholarship that’s helping to level the playing field for women in tech. A timely initiative given just over 25 percent of tech start-up founder…
Australia to get first all-women games creation hackathon
In an effort to increase female representation in Australia’s video game industry, Melbourne-based education and events startup Girl Geek Academy has launched Australia’s first all-women games creatio…
Bro-centric language: Why it’s time to stop saying we’re ‘crushing’ and ‘killing’ it
“We’ve been smashing all our milestones for the last 12 months, and now we’re hoping to keep killing it over 2018.” How many times have you heard that sentence, or something similar? Or how many times…
