Startups

In a world where many companies are shifting to allow remote work, Australia must join the race to attract global remote workers to live here.

Behind the big names of the fintech sector are myriad smaller players, and they are hurting, writes FinTech Australia boss Rebecca Schot-Guppy.

Yes, COVID-19 presents us with unique and perhaps once-in-a-generation challenges, but there's never been a better time to go all-in on fintech.

As businesses ride the COVID rollercoaster, Australia is likely to see more opportunities for freelancers and older people in the gig economy. Here's why.

She knows why we started it. She knows why we loved it. But the co-working model is dead and buried, says Joan Westenberg.

People who establish businesses later in life have more resilience and a better perspective on market changes.

"Now that I’ve chosen to slingshot myself into the unknown, it’s painfully obvious I need a degree of predictability to feel like I know what I’m doing."

Artificial intelligence has clearly emerged as one of the most transformational technologies of our age, with AI already prevalent in our everyday lives.

In the Australian startup ecosystem, meritocracy does not exist. We lack diversity at the angel, fund, founder, senior leadership and engineering levels. 

During the capital raising process, I was told: "You don’t fit the typical founder persona.” It was a comment that left me a little confused.