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An increasing number of high-profile corporate workers are making the great leap and joining smaller startups, and this will only increase in 2016, new LiveHire (http://ift.tt/1Ix7jZv) recruit Sean Hall says.
Hall left a lofty job at Telstra to join the HR startup and says there are a number of factors contributing
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In 1952 one man created history when he claimed the world’s largest iron ore deposit in Western Australia, driving a stake into the ground to secure what was worth up to $20 billion.
It took the next 50 years to realise the value of those deposits, for China’s booming cities to
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The startup space is filled with advice giving advice to a starting entrepreneur is so popular that there’s an entire market built around it.
Bloggers, commentators, business gurus, social media experts and wantpreneurs seem to be obsessed with providing the top 10 tips on pretty much anything.
Sadly, many of the
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This year will see Startup Victoria expand its offering to encourage and help Victorians embark on a startup journey and ensure there are tangible results from the large amount of money that is being poured into the community.
The non-profit organisation’s board recently expanded to five, with Bellabox co-founder and CEO
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In late 2015 a Cambridge-based nonprofit released the Raspberry Pi Zero (http://ift.tt/1R7HMrD), a tiny £4 computer that was a whole £26 cheaper than the original 2012 model. The Zero is not only remarkable for its own sake – a computer so cheap it comes free with a £5.99 magazine –
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Facebook has begun testing multiple, interest-based news feeds (http://ift.tt/1HXbPxF) for mobile users that segments posts into categories such as travel, style and “headlines”.
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The newly launched coding academy is set to drive digital literacy across Australia with coursework and teachers direct from Silicon Valley.
Coder Factory Academy (http://ift.tt/22HoHBA), a joint venture between Sydney’s Coder Factory and the Academy of Information Technology, is open to people from all walks of life, from school-leavers to corporate
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Applying for a government grant is a gruelling and time-consuming process and startups need to be prepared to do the hard yards, ScribblePost founder and CEO (http://ift.tt/1UpGojc) Alon Novy says.
The Sydney-based tech startup, which aims to become the world’s first productivity network, recently received $350,000 in funding through AusIndustry and
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A new startup wants to help travellers experience some of the best music festivals around the world.
Milky Beats Travel (http://ift.tt/1ZJEaP5) founder Elizabett Akerlund, an avid traveller and music enthusiast herself, says music festival holiday tours are well established in the UK but are essentially untapped in Australia.
“Some of my greatest
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It’s set to be a flagship year for Australian fintechs, as the local ecosystem strives to become the “top dog” in Asia. (growth/growth-strategy/australia-poised-to-take-rightful-standing-as-the-fintech-hub-of-asia/2015111115911.html)
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