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One of “Australia’s great entrepreneurs” Dr Alan Finkel has taken over as the country’s Chief Scientist with the mission of driving innovation and commercialisation.
 
Replacing Professor Ian Chubb (leadership/listen-australias-outgoing-chief-scientist-says-were-good-but-we-can-be-better/2016012216325.html), who was in the role for five years, Finkel’s three-year term started on Monday.
 
Finkel will be “heavily involved” with the implementation of
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You don’t have to search far and wide to learn that Australia is home to a wide range of inventions that have saved lives or simply made our existence a little more comfortable.
 
While government bodies such as the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) are responsible for some
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Some of the biggest carriers in Australia, Vodafone (http://ift.tt/22Xlk9N), Telstra (http://ift.tt/1PzWaV1) and even Chinese manufacturer Huawei (http://ift.tt/1RNZLFa) are preparing for the next generation of mobile phone network, 5G, even though 4G has only just been rolled out. (http://ift.tt/18LpzLV)
 
New mobile generations come around roughly every ten years and with every new
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Small business owners all over Australia are heading back to work and gearing up for a big year ahead, and while their spirits might be refreshed many of the challenges they faced last year are still obstacles for them to overcome this year.
 
The Chamber for Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ)
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I’m a strong advocate of focusing your spend on product development, particularly in the initial stages of your business, but there must also be a focus on gaining and retaining customers in the most engaging way to convert.
 
When Gary Vaynerchuck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXfpssSlmg) singled out Snapchat on his YouTube Channel I sat
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Melbourne startup Gooroo had Microsoft in its sights from day one when it was designing its product.

“Most people wouldn’t be aware but the name we initially put out into market as our brand was MS Gooroo (https://gooroo.io/),” founder Greg Muller tells StartupSmart.

 
Though they removed the Microsoft reference from
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Startup founders should brace for an “investor strike” in the next six months before the innovation statement taxation changes come into effect, with this transition period creating uncertainty and distortion in the market, AVCAL CEO Yassar El-Ansary says.
 
The federal government’s $1 billion set of policies (growth/innovation/malcolm-turnbull-unveils-1-billion-innovation-statement/2015120716085.html) including a 10% tax
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This year is set to be a flagship one for virtual reality, mobile payments and artificial intelligence according to new study on 2016 tech trends from Deloitte.
 
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Angus Hervey wants to change the way the general public thinks of hacking.
 
“Every single picture of a hacker is someone in a hoodie hunched over a computer in a dark room, taking down corporations or the government,” Hervey says.
 
“But the original meaning of the word ‘hack’ is to use things
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Your company brand is one of the most valuable assets you can build.
 
As Peter Thiel points out, a strong brand can be a monopoly on its own, and personal branding of a startup CEO can be just as valuable.
 
Building a unique brand around yourself as an individual can be an
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