Rose Powell
Abbott government confirms commitment to completing startup policy reviews
The federal government has confirmed it is committed to completing reviews of key regulation hurdles for startups, such as the employee sha…
Why we avoided big customers and growth for three years
Real estate CRM provider Rex Software launched in 2010, but didn’t hit their marketing stride for three years, putting product above prof…
Canva to get the Kawasaki treatment: How a Sydney startup snared Apple’s former chief evangelist
Communications powerhouse Guy Kawasaki is joining the team at fledgling design software startup Canva, under the “chief evangelist” tit…
SMEs could trump startups in boosting innovation
Microsoft has released a report calling for an urgent review of how the Australian innovation ecosystem works, in order to make the most of …
The Australian government asked a fair bit of censoring and information from Facebook last year
Facebook has published its annual Government Requests report, which broadly details what governments have asked from the tech giant that hol…
Australia at risk of falling irrevocably behind on tech startup economic boom
The Australian tech startup scene is ready to take off, but Australia might become globally irrelevant if our political leaders fail to gras…
Why I stepped aside as CEO of my 10-year-old tech business after we took investment
It took 10 years of running his email startup as a lifestyle business before Ben Duncan decided he was ready take his business to the next …
Australia’s first solar electric hybrid sports car released by Swinburne University
An environmentally friendly sports car for the road has been launched by an alliance of Swinburne University, electric vehicle association …
30,000 extra businesses could benefit from private equity and VC with a few changes to the system
Australia needs to reform the venture capital system to enable more companies to access local private equity, according to a submission by c…
Commercialisation Australia grants on hold: Where the $200 million+ has gone
The federal government’s venture capital organisation is on hold, with the Department of Industry announcing applications will not be acc…
