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STARTUP CAST | The future of Hacking – with Bugcrowd co-founder Casey Ellis
This morning I sat down with Bugcrowd co-founder and CEO Casey Ellis. We spoke about a number of things including where the business is heading, the importance of IT education and looked at the future...
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Startups and Scalability: Things to consider before launching your new venture
The “digital nomad” is such a popular concept these days,. And it’s no wonder — who, after all, doesn’t dream of working anywhere from sandy beaches to the side of a volcano before sneaking out for...
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Muru-D announces its second intake for 2014 / 2015
With a successful class now under its belt the Telstra backed startup accelerator muru-D is getting ready for another round, this time with 11 promising startups selected for the program. Powered by...
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Arresting Uber vs. The $17 Billion Giant. It really is a transport war now.
The list of Uber's enemies is a long one. It includes everyone from politicians to taxi lobbyists and the general public to its own drivers. I have been saying on quite a regular basis in the last...
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Indonesia has blocked foreign investment in ecommerce startups, and it...
In August this year, rumours spread across the Asia Pacific that the Indonesian Government was planning on adding ecommerce stores onto the country's 'Negative Investment List'. The list, well known by...
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Startup Victoria to present co-founders of Reddit, Twitch, Scribd and partner...
On December 9th, Startup Victoria will play host to some of the most influential minds in the world of startups and innovation as part of the Above All Human Conference. Startup Conferences and Events...
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Glamsquad closes USD$7 million funding round; an opportunity for the...
Yesterday it was announced that Glamsquad, a New York based on-demand beauty startup has closed USD$7 million in funding, adding to the $2 million raised last year. Glamsquad is headed up by Alexandra...
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Beanhunter is on a quest to own the Australian speciality coffee space
Last week, Beanhunter, a startup based in Melbourne announced that it had acquired the industry job board CoffeeJobs.com ahead of its plans to raise $3 million. The terms of the acquisition have not...
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With a UX similar to Tinder, is KickOn the answer to Sydney’s ‘nanny state’...
Sydney-based investment banker Charles Stewart is the founder behind the newest talk of the town, party app KickOn. Described as the 'Tinder' for parties, it is a free application that allows users to...
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Should Kim Kardashian even be onstage at a tech conference?
The short answer to my question above, 'should Kim Kardashian even be onstage at a tech conference?' is yes. Kardashian was interviewed by journalist Kara Swisher onstage this week at Re/Code's annual...
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Catcha Group is about to invest up to $100 million into high growth stage...
Yesterday, Catcha Group announced the launch of Catcha Ventures, its investment arm which will focus on funding high growth new media, technology and mobile companies in the South East Asian region. In...
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Why Tablo founder Ash Davies could soon be receiving a call from Amazon
I have been on record many times saying that Ash Davies, founder of publishing startup Tablo is upping the ante in his market. Earlier this year, he closed a funding round of $400,000 which had a list...
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How a gay themed web series is an early warning sign that online TV is the...
This week CNBC reported that very soon, across the United States, online television plays would become a very real rival to cable companies. According to journalist Christina Medici Scolaro, the US...
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Vinomofo teams up with Uber to deliver random acts of kindness
Melbourne startup and online-focused wine retailer Vinomofo today announced the launch of its new 'random acts of kindness' project called Vinobomb, which it kicked off under the radar in September....
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In less than 9 months, enterprise startup Slack is now worth more than USD$1...
The latest startup to join the billion dollar club (which feels like is something happening every other month these days) is Slack, the enterprise focused collaboration platform founded by entrepreneur...
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Black Socks: The perfect business model for the new world of work
A pair of unmatching black socks seems insignificant. But it was the beginning of an impeccable business model for Samy Liechti. The Black Socks story begins in the 1990s when Liechti was working as a...
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Pete Cooper appointed regional director of Freelancer as part of SydStart...
On Monday, Freelancer announced in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that it had appointed Pete Cooper to the position of Regional Director, heading up media, communications and...
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Nitro joins Battery Ventures stable, a firm with over 100 acquisitions and...
Yesterday Nitro, perhaps Australia's leading document productivity company announced it has raised USD$15 million dollars in funding from US based venture capital firm, Battery Ventures. This brings...
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The Pub Crawl Pages: A mobile global directory for pub crawls
Launched recently on the Android and iOS app stores, The Pub Crawl Pages is rapidly gaining traction from young, tech savvy adventurers looking to spend a great night out. The app is the only...
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Pozible launches crowdfunding ‘match program’ in unprecedented collaboration...
Pozible, global crowdfunding platform based out of Melbourne, announced this morning that it had formed a partnership with IDG Capital Partners and the Shanghai-Nanxiang Government. The partnership...
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