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New South Wales minister for innovation Victor Dominello has called for maturity and an end to “schoolyard games” in the national innovation debate following a war of words on Twitter with his Victorian counterpart.
The debate began with a series of tweets from Victorian minister for innovation and trade Philip Dalidakis
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At Above All Human (http://ift.tt/10qytfW) we’re quietly obsessed with how technology will address the biggest challenges that we face as humans.
So we asked a number of Australians who are knee deep in tech one simple question: How will technology change our lives by 2025?
Travelling will be different – BlueChilli CEO
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No matter how you and your co-founder say you feel about each other, the reality can only be found when words come to actions.
Many things can happen: one of you may leave while keeping the equity, the skills and the motivation for work may not be what you thought or
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While many would consider running a $3 million company with offices across Australia and in New York a full-time gig, one entrepreneur has decided to get a new business off the ground while juggling both roles at the same time.
Taryn Williams founded her talent agency WINK Models back in 2007
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In Australia, there is a lingering belief that bankruptcy should not be “too easy”.
The federal government’s plan to reduce the period of bankruptcy from a minimum of three years to one year, announced in December’s Innovation Statement (http://ift.tt/1NUcO6S), has been criticised
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The internet erupted in outrage last week at reports (http://ift.tt/1SAGxlo) that Twitter is poised to increase the limit for tweets from 140 to 10,000 characters.
The first rumours of such a move emerged in the tech news website Re/code back in September (http://ift.tt/1iIuTXg) then again last week (http://ift.tt/1Z5JijG). The response on
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A Melbourne startup founder wants networking to be less like speed dating and more rewarding for entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneur Social Club (ESC) founder Jessica Williams is planning to host over 100 startup events in Melbourne this year.
After attending several networking events in Melbourne and interstate, Williams tells Startupsmart she found there
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Fintech founders need to ensure they have strong knowledge of the various laws and regulations in the sector before launching, InvoiceX co-founder Dermot Crean says.
The Hobart-based fintech enables SMEs to overcome financing barriers by giving access to Australia’s multi-million dollar private equity pool.
From his own experience in jumping the regulatory
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Australian startups will have the chance to share in $US100 million in funding as part of an international search for the world’s best tech entrepreneurs, innovators and founders.
Following regional contests in major startup hubs including Sydney, Tokyo and Silicon Valley, the Innovation Competition for International Talents (http://ift.tt/1JGRFLF) will be held
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At age 21 Brandon Reynolds is surveying the Sydney harbour from on-board a $15 million cruise liner.
In a few hours he’ll be meeting with a room of “wealthy” private investors who are looking to back his startup that was born in his Adelaide bedroom when he was only 19.
The idea
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