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Proposed changes to employee share schemes will make Aussie startups more competitive — but don’t hold your breath

The national government has proposed measures to make it easier for startups and small businesses to offer employee share schemes, while als…

Startup News & Analysis| Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Why gamified marketing startup QuizJam threw out 80% of its tech, before emerging from the ashes with an $810,000 raise

Gamified marketing startup QuizJam has raised $810,000 in funding, just over a year after it pivoted its business model and scrapped 80% of …

Startup News & Analysis| Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

Startup Advice, Technology
“Entrepreneurial spirit”: Shopify fosters innovation by encouraging employees to have businesses on the side
Samantha Murphy
Startup Advice
Sales won’t just happen: Ten steps to light your marketing fire
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Startup News & Analysis
Hacking health: Medtech startup Coviu takes top gong for digitising rural healthcare
Samantha Murphy
Startup News & Analysis
Blast off: South Australian space startup Fleet sends nanosatellites into orbit in global IoT mission
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Startup Advice
Startup employee wages ‘unsustainably’ high as government migration policies stymie tech talent
Lincoln Benbow
Startup Advice
A step-by-step guide to nailing your next pitch
Angela Castles
Startup News & Analysis, Transport & Logistics
Fourth time’s a charm: Will Lime be the bike sharing startup that works in Australia?
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Technology, Transport & Logistics
After you or after me? The academics giving driverless vehicles a human touch
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Inspiration

Four top entrepreneurial TED Talks you might have missed over the past decade
Emma Koehn
Everything startup founders need to know about finding and keeping a mentor
Holly Cardew
The seven tweets that inspired Bill Gates in 2017, plus a photo of him kissing a seal
Dominic Powell
Love, history, and tennis: Eight Aussie startup founders suggest their best podcasts and audiobooks
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