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In the fourth episode of the new StartupSmart podcast, Game Changers co-founder Mihir Thaker talks about his journey from Mumbai to Silicon Valley and offers his top tips for getting the most out of startup mentoring.
You can read the full interview and story here.
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Facebook has decided (http://ift.tt/1KartJy) that the Like button is not expressive enough and are going to add 5 new icons, called “Reactions” that Facebook calls “angry, sad, wow, haha, and love”. Reactions have been tested with users in a number of different countries whilst Facebook observed how they were used,
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The non-profit organisation, TED, is dedicated to spreading ideas through
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Researchers from Google DeepMind have developed the first computer able to defeat a human champion at the board game Go. But why has the online giant invested millions of dollars and some of the finest minds in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research to create a computer board
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The board for Victoria’s independent body representing startups is the first in the Australian innovation sector to have women outnumbering men, minister for small business, innovation and trade Philip Dalidakis says.
Announced at the Above All Human conference in Melbourne on Friday, the LaunchVic board will be chaired by Australia Post
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The raft of policies in the $1 billion innovation statement (growth/innovation/malcolm-turnbull-unveils-1-billion-innovation-statement/2015120716085.html) are just the beginning, with the government ready to consult with the startup community to find policies that work, minister for industry, innovation and science Christopher Pyne says.
In an email Q&A with StartupSmart, Pyne says the government has been
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An Australian startup founded by serial entrepreneur and BRW young rich list member Mitchell Harper has shut down after only three months of operations and with $US1 million in seed funding.
PeopleSpark, a tech company focusing on HR, posted an update on its website (http://ift.tt/1SLma5Y) earlier this week notifying users of
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The perfect startup culture doesn’t exist and founders should strive to continually improve internal operations, Culture Amp founder and CEO Didier Elzinga says.
In an AMA hosted by Blackbird Ventures (http://ift.tt/1QtRKBR), Elzinga gave advice on how to achieve good culture within a startup.
“You tell everyone how hard it is, and it
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I started MoneyBrilliant because I had a dream.
The roots of this were formed watching my mum struggle financially after the breakdown of her marriage. I wanted to offer a solution to firstly help women in my mother’s situation, and secondly wanting to influence all women to become financially educated and freer.
I knew
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There is talk of an ‘investor drought’ among my fellow angel investors.
We are worried that the lack of clarity in the innovation statement, which doesn’t come into effect until July, may cause the angel funding pool to dry up for the next few months. As a result, startups might die
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