Leadership
Australia’s VC power couple: Why Ian Gardiner walked away from Amazon to join his wife’s investment venture
Just last month Ian Gardiner — stalwart of the Australian startup scene — sent shockwaves across the ecosystem as he announced he was …
What are you worth? Startup salary guide sheds light on how much startup founders are paying their staff — and themselves
There may be no market rate for a founder’s salary, but it’s not all noodles and couchsurfing. Once there’s a bit of cash coming in, jobs at…
Google’s chief innovation evangelist explains why leaders should be asking questions (and think about how they answer them)
For companies to be true disruptors, their leaders must disrupt their ways of thinking to overcome “negative bias”, according to Google…
Bossing it: How to manage management when you’re growing a business
To get their business off the ground and even secure the funding they need, entrepreneurs need to be focused, creative, and just a little bi…
When a woman’s ambition appears to become the story
I’m as disgusted as the next person about the details coming out of the banking royal commission — particularly those which implicate AM…
How to influence others when you’re not in the room
“What happens when I’m not there? How do I influence through others?”
These are two questions I often get when training people in b…
Prospa founders: Why building a successful business goes far beyond the facts and figures
SME lender Prospa recently won a number of awards at the inaugural FinTech Australia Finnie awards, including for the “best fintech place …
L&A Social founder Gina Lednyak on the business approach that could change your entire life
Every startup wants to build a team that gels, but one founder says the ability to persist through hard times is about more than having sk…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma: Robots will replace chief executives in 30 years
Startup founders may have thought their leadership positions were safe from the rise of the machines, but Alibaba founder Jack Ma believes c…
Three tips from Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht on how to manage a rapidly growing team
Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht says there are times when he still can’t believe how much the design startup he founded in 2012 with Melani…
