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According to startup advisor and investor Nicole Williamson, 2016 is set to be the year of female entrepreneurs in Australia.
On the back of increased focus from federal and state governments and the emergence of many worthy role models, action is finally being taken to address the gender gap in the
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If I ask a group of non-technical startup founders, easily the most commonly-asked question is “how do I recruit a technical cofounder?”
My usual answer is, “How do you know that now is the right time to recruit a technical co-founder?”
If you aren’t technical, or already know someone who wants to collaborate
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The federal government is set to spend $28 million on an advertising campaign to promote its flagship $1 billion innovation statement and push for a new innovation startup culture in Australia.
As The Age first revealed on Wednesday morning (http://ift.tt/1n20KEz), the taxpayer-funded campaign will include television, digital platform, social media and
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Google and Facebook have open sourced the designs for the computing hardware that powers the artificial intelligence logic used in their products. These intelligent algorithms power Google’s search and recommendation functions (http://ift.tt/1GSNCKU), Facebook’s Messenger digital assistant, M (http://ift.tt/1lS6bFl) – and of course both firms’ use of targeted advertising.
Facebook’s bespoke computer
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This time of year many of us vow to drink less and exercise more, but you should also think about getting your business into better shape. Vowing to do better in 2016 might be the best business decision you make this year.
If work slows down a bit over summer
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A computer science Masters student Tony Beltramelli at the IT University of Copenhagen has demonstrated (http://ift.tt/1IXxfxq) that software running on a smartwatch could be used to record a user’s passwords and PINs. He managed this by using the smartwatch’s motion sensors and analysing the patterns of data from the sensors
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Twitter is set to increase its character limit to 10,000 in another attempt to try to make the platform more accessible for new users.
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Lyft has raised another $US1 billion in funding and gained a powerful ally in General Motors in the fight with Uber to gain a fleet of autonomous vehicles.
“Working with GM, Lyft will continue to unlock new transportation experiences that bring positive change to our daily lives,” Lyft president and
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If you’re a twenty-something with a fantasy of buying your first home some day when market prices become affordable, the thought of living rent-free (in an actual house) for an entire may come as a neat idea.
That’s what digital entrepreneurs Mikaeli Loughrey and Rebecca Nankervis hope to create with their
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Former journalist Jessica Evans started her own PR service (http://ift.tt/1JqIzm3) six months ago after seeing several businesses with interesting stories fail to capture the attention of the media because of their approach.
Evans tells StartupSmart she now works to empower startups and help them effectively promote themselves and the value they
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