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“I’m not here to back lemonade stands”: Steve Baxter on the best age to become an entrepreneur

When is the best time in your life to start a business or become an entrepreneur? It’s a long-running debate, with some thinking you should…

Startup Advice| Dominic Powell
Don’t get caught up in the crypto bubble, Freelancer’s Matt Barrie warns startups

Matt Barrie, founder and chief executive of freelancing marketplace Freelancer, has warned startups not to get “enamoured” with the cryp…

Startup Advice| Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

Startup News & Analysis
Learning startup GO1 raises $10 million in Series A funding, backed by Seek
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Startup News & Analysis
Convenience giant 7-Eleven takes majority stake in alcohol delivery startup Tipple
Dominic Powell
Startup News & Analysis
Ed-tech startup Intersective secures $90,000 grant from SA government to give international students a foot in the door
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Startup Advice
How to launch a startup pre-funding — Chapter 1
James Alexander
People & Human Resources, Startup News & Analysis
Why Ben Pfisterer wants to keep a “scrappy” startup culture in Square’s Aussie offices
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Startup News & Analysis
How this digital designer turned car-sharing startup founder went from launch to exit in just three years
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
People & Human Resources, Startup Advice
Video games on the job: Advice on how to fire a bad employee from three founders who’ve done it
Dominic Powell
Leadership, Startup Advice
Google’s chief innovation evangelist explains why leaders should be asking questions (and think about how they answer them)
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

Advice

When the disruptor becomes the disrupted: Seek co-founder Andrew Bassat on what happens when you get complacent
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Does the Australian startup ecosystem have a problem with armchair ‘experts’?
Dominic Powell
Why an idea doesn’t make a business
Vaibhav Namburi
To attract top talent, look no further than your own backyard
Jo Stewart-Rattray

Productivity

Why Atlassian is using a rubber chicken called Helmut to run more effective meetings
Angela Castles
How to use your time effectively, according to science
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Naomi Simson: Are smartphones in the office a productivity gain or drain?
Naomi Simson
It’s time to stop procrastinating: How the “two-minute rule” can help
Martin Kovacs

Columnists

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