#Australia This Sydney startup is very much at home with the on-demand market

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A Sydney startup has booked more than 30,000 hours of contracted work within three months after a funding round, and co-founder Noga Edelstein credits the “Uber effect” with driving this rapid growth.
 
Edelstein, the co-founder of UrbanOutsource, (http://ift.tt/1IsBRHx) says that the “Uberisation” of industries has influenced a strong uptake in the
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#Australia Four Melbourne startups introduced to US investors with $1 trillion in capital

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For MoneyPlace (http://ift.tt/1W6sFzw) co-founder Stuart Stoyan, pitching to big-name US investors was less an opportunity for funding and more about the local startup ecosystem gaining international recognition.
 
As part of a Victorian government initiative, four Melbourne startups were given the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions with heavy-weight investors boasting $1
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#Australia Why Uber’s complete design overhaul was two and a half years in the making

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Uber has had a “haircut” that was two and a half years in the making.
 
The now iconic ‘U’ logo is no more, with the startup giant launching a complete redesign which centres on a new logo and different backgrounds and colour palletes for each of the 65 countries it now
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#Australia LISTEN: Kate Morris on the lessons she learnt while building a $14 million startup: “It’s important to do things that are scary”

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In the fifth episode of the StartupSmart podcast, we go behind the scenes at the Above All Human conference in Melbourne to talk to AdoreBeauty founder Kate Morris.
 
Morris discusses how she dealt with rejection to build her startup that’s now making $14 million, the lessons she learnt along the way
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#Australia Five things startup founders and entrepreneurs need to always remember

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Being an entrepreneur can be an incredibly rewarding and challenging journey. While we can have a great idea, set goals, plan ahead, research our market and promote until the cash cows come home, what we don’t always think about is our own development and frame of mind.
 
 
To keep you in
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#Australia Sand, surf and startups: Beach business lessons

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Dragging surf boards, towels, beach bags, cricket bats and three kids across the scorching sand at Noosa Heads the last thing on my mind was business.
 
We were taking our annual summer break with the kids and were really excited about the perfect beach day before us. We worked our
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#Australia Why Netflix’s VPN ban won’t cure TV studio’s chronic headaches

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In mid-January, Netflix announced a ban (http://ift.tt/1RQYGLa) on the use of proxies, unblockers and virtual private networks (VPNs) – all technical work-arounds to view movies and TV programs unavailable in the subscriber’s country. This announcement coincided with the company’s global service launch (http://ift.tt/1RsAuyt) into more than 130 new markets.
 
With the
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#Australia ACMI to open co-working space to bring the startup and art worlds together

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The Australian Centre for the Moving Image has announced plans to open a large co-working space for 60 creative professionals and entrepreneurs.
 
Located in Melbourne, ACMI X will be one of the first co-working spaces to be provided by a major cultural institution in Australia, CEO Katrina Sedgwick says.
 
“We want to
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#Australia Global fintech giant Spotcap secures $50 million investment as it looks to expand presence in Australia

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Global online lending platform Spotcap has closed a $50 million funding round and will be using some of the capital injection to grow its operations in Australia.
 
Spotcap’s third funding round was led by international private equity firm Finstar Financial Group and brings the fintech startup’s total funds raised to more
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#Australia An award-winning Silicon Valley CFO on when your startup should go public and why it’s a stepping stone not a finish line

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Going public is part of a startup’s journey rather than the finish line, an award-winning Silicon Valley CFO says.
 
Nitro CFO Peter Bardwick, who has taken three companies public, says it should be viewed as like getting a qualification from college after years of hard work and development.
 
“IPO is one step
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