Growth
Aussie startups want to be a part of it: New York, New York
The US remains one of our most compelling offshore opportunities.
With limited resources, focus is incredibly important when expanding of…
How to recruit a technical co-founder, according to Alan Jones
When I speak with a group of non-technical startup founders, the most commonly-asked question is: ‘How do I recruit a technical co-founder?’…
Building a great team: Six tips for recruiting talent into your startup
People, let’s talk about people!
If there’s one thing I’m passionate about more than anything else, it’s building great teams. An…
Meteoric rise to spectacular crash: 10 years on, ousted Groupon founder Andrew Mason opens up about where it went wrong
Remember Groupon? Called the fastest-growing company of all time, it was a humble startup that shot to billion-dollar revenues and global re…
Why Aussie startups fail to scale and how the local ecosystem can help
Founders often start companies after creating a new product or finding a gap in the market.
Of course, getting your product right is import…
How do you attract good talent when you have shallow pockets?
In an environment of increasing competition, high risk and skills shortages — particularly for IT roles — hiring is a significant challe…
Why startups risk missing out on tech’s next great talent pool
By Arvind Gupta, University of Toronto and AJ Tibando, Ryerson University
In the movie The Intern, a 70-year-old Robert De Niro decides t…
“We definitely dodged a bullet”: Why these businesses that didn’t get Shark Tank deals think they’re better off
Though it’s a far cry from the realities of business, Network Ten’s Australian version of Shark Tank is one of the few representations of…
As AI-enabled fintech Gobbill readies to go global, co-founder Shendon Ewans shares his tips on making partnerships work
Artificial intelligence-enabled bill payment platform Gobbill is partnering up with two other fintechs to realise its international goals, b…
“No bullshit”: Atlassian’s Dom Price shares four key ingredients for scaling a startup
Over 15 years, Atlassian has grown from fledgling startup to employing 2500 people across nine countries, and the company’s head of R&D …
