Startup Advice

OneVentures is growing its healthcare and biotech portfolio, with a focus on women-led startups

Bianca Healey

29 April 2022

OneVentures has built out its senior leadership team with women as it eyes $1 billion in funds under management by 2023.

Women of colour still face discrimination at work. Here’s what business owners can do about it

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

5 July 2021

Last week, damning statistics revealed pervasive racism in Aussie workplaces. For small businesses and startups, here's how to make change.

Volt boosts Banking-as-a-Service capability with $15 million investment and strategic partnership with AFG

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

4 June 2021

Neobank Volt has secured $15 million in funding through a partnership with mortgage origination company the Australian Finance Group.

“You get your time in the sun”: AirTree founder Daniel Petre to step back from day-to-day operations at the firm

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

13 April 2021

AirTree founding partner and godfather of the Aussie tech scene Daniel Petre is stepping back from the day-to-day operations at the VC firm.

What a successful leader looks like during a global pandemic, and beyond

Adam Brimo

1 October 2020

This year has irreversibly accelerated the trend towards a fully remote workforce, and with it, the shift to remote leadership.

This CEO took a $1 million pay cut to establish a $100,000 minimum wage for his employees. Five years later, here’s what happened

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

4 September 2020

In 2015, CEO Dan Price took a pay cut and established a US$70,000 minimum wage. Five years later, his business has tripled in size.

What do Steve Jobs and Barack Obama have in common? They are influential, and you can be too

Amy Green

10 August 2020

Did you know, 55% of influence comes from presence, including body language, visual image and movement, while 38% is vocal.

Purposeful innovation: Five lessons from Silicon Valley

Zoe Aitken

12 February 2020

Organisations in Silicon Valley are extremely purposeful in how they approach growth and innovation — and it shows in their results.

“Louder than words”: Six ways startups can build a truly inclusive business, from Hassl founder Lauren Crystal

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

17 September 2019

Fostering an inclusive and diverse culture can lead to positive business outcomes, and startups have a rare opportunity to get it right from day one.

Attitude over ability: Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey reveals how he hires for success

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

5 September 2019

Having founded social media leviathan Twitter and then $26 billion payments fintech Square, Jack Dorsey knows a thing or two about building a business.