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We should ask students what they want to create when they grow up not what they want to be this was the mantra of Lemonade Stand, the two day business building program for kids run by Collective Campus (http://ift.tt/1ZuPgWb).
Lemonade Stand brought together 13 10-year-olds from different backgrounds and parts of Melbourne
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Despite being one of the most successful and well-known entrepreneurs in the world, Richard Branson says the most important things he has learned have come from his own failings.
In a revealing blog post, (http://ift.tt/1ZzPa4Y) Branson details three keys things that he took away from failed attempt and how they can
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It’s no surprise that customer-centric disruption has led to a new era of unprecedented transparency in business.
Thanks to flourishing startups and forward-thinking global players, the veil has been lifted in favour of a more empowered customer base and it’s easy to see why.
Studies have proven that a more informed
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Netflix has sent the world into a frenzy of anxiety (http://ift.tt/1RRAQPh) by announcing through their blog (http://ift.tt/1RPCH7i) that they will be trying to restrict users to only viewing content licensed to the country where they are physically located. This effectively means stopping customers from using a variety of techniques to
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The sad passing of David Bowie last week has brought a huge wave of emotional outpouring from many parts of the world including myself. I grew up with David Bowie.
He has been in my life as long as I can remember. He was, I admit, my favourite music star.
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If ISIS and its supporters use Twitter to facilitate terrorist action or merely spread propaganda, is the social network liable?
A lawsuit (http://ift.tt/1TZiHhE) against Twitter in the United States in which a family is seeking compensation for the death of family member in an ISIS terrorist attack, may test this. The
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Uber has had a very good weekend, with the ride-sharing startup no longer facing any limits on its controversial surge pricing in New York and a new study finding it is giant not responsible for increased traffic in the city.
Instead, the report places the blame mainly on “freight movement, construction
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It was grief and a moment of tragedy that sparked Sydney entrepreneur Matt Catling’s journey to success and a multi-million dollar startup.
Now a powerful motivational speaker and founding director of Your Future Now with the tenacity to start and grow new businesses that have been listed in BRW’s Fast 100,
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A new study has shone a spotlight on women in tech’s stories of sexual harassment, discrimination and exclusion in the startup world.
For the study the authors surveyed over 200 women (http://ift.tt/1ZfUp4w) working in or around Silicon Valley with at least 10 years of experience and found that 60% had experienced
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Three lessons into a computer programming course, Jordan Thomas had a eureka moment.
Three years later, the Sydney entrepreneur has launched Beehaviour, a startup offering consumer insight technology that allows businesses to track target-market browsing activity.
Thomas says the technology that Beehaviour offers is “world-first”.
“We are the only company in the world
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