Tag: Startups

Muster time for Australian startups

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Startup Muster has begun its third annual survey of Australia’s startup community. Chief executive Monica Wullf says the idea of Startup Muster is to “measure the progress, challenges and...

Industry politics just got weirder

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Things just got significantly weirder for the new economy. And whatever perceived good that had been extended to the startup end of the innovation sector has now been reigned...

Time to stop demonising Greens

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
The election is upon us and both major parties have been demonising The Greens. The level of vitriol directed towards them is most likely counter-productive – it is simply...

School of hard knocks is in session

Posted on   |  by Margaret Lim
Bolstering the startup ecosystem through practical mentoring is more critical than setting up a school dedicated to creating entrepreneurs, says venture capitalist and entrepreneur Anthony Glenning from Starfish Ventures....

Pete Cooper on unlocking potential

Posted on   |  by Pete Cooper
It’s time to open the gate, and let our innovative tech startups be free to grab this huge global opportunity. There has been lots of good news and optimism...

AVCAL calls for scale-up support

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
The Turnbull Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda was all very well, but it concentrates on startups. What is needed is support for ‘scale-ups’, says the Australian Private Equity...

Did someone say where’s Wyatt?

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The theme of this column was going to be ‘Where’s Wyatt?’ Since his somewhat disappointing performance on the Innovation Special of ABC TV’s Q&A program on March 28 he...

Election debate was a glass half full

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Far from going backwards in the global stakes, Australia’s tech and innovation sectors are at a tipping point toward improved commercial success on world markets, according to Angus Taylor,...

Debate a question of philosophy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Labor Party doesn’t understand innovation because it is not in their DNA. The Coalition doesn’t understand innovation because they don’t understand people. That, in a nutshell, is how...