Startup Analysis
How to deliver a viral video campaign: An analysis of Fyre Festival
Have you always wondered how marketing geniuses create content that hits viral status and explodes all over social media?
Let’s analys…
Shoes of Prey’s collapse reveals the difficulty of understanding customers, and why startups need the right fundraising strategy
Your startup is like a small fire (it feels that way too). Initially, it’s just embers, and you slowly add more wood to it over time so that…
Sacré bleu! What the French energy sector can teach us about the future of blockchain
By Fakher Omezzine, Grenoble École de Management and Joachim Schleich, Grenoble École de Management
Blockchain technology is a decentr…
Shebah cracks $1 million: Record-breaking numbers of women invest in two startups’ equity crowdfunding campaigns
Women-only ridesharing startup Shebah has passed the $1 million mark in its equity crowdfunding campaign, making it the biggest raise on the…
Trumped: How China is surpassing the USA on artificial intelligence research
By Thomas Davenport, Babson College
Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore — and exploit — the p…
Hipsters, hustlers and hackers: Three instances of everyday bias in startupland
Yes, I’m glad that corporate diversity and inclusion is a hot topic. But recently, research has shown that while more than 70% of companie…
“Smart but coddled”: This VC thinks Aussie startup founders pay themselves too much — is she right?
A US venture capital investor has suggested Australian startups pay themselves inflated salaries, and that this is likely to turn potential …
As Xinja scores record-breaking $2.6 million, let’s look at the biggest equity crowdfunding raises so far
Back in 2017, challenger bank Xinja was the first startup to take advantage of Australia’s shiny new equity crowdfunding laws.
Now, it…
Thanks Elon: How SpaceX has lowered launch costs and made space more accessible
By Wendy Whitman Cobb, Cameron University
On March 2, SpaceX plans to launch its first test of an unmanned Dragon vehicle, which is desig…
Seven ways the government can make Australians safer — without compromising online privacy
By Damien Manuel, Deakin University
When it comes to data security, there is an inherent tension between safety and privacy. The governme…
