How storytelling can replace sales figures When your investors don’t have revenue stats to buy into, you need to give them a story. That story should have a beginning, a... byMaxine LeeJune 17, 2022
Blockchain: an unlikely balm for the music industry’s broken heart? Spotify drama has been in the news for almost a decade, ever since 23-year-old Taylor Swift’s rebellion against the meagre... byTom SmalleyJune 7, 2022
AR, VR, and TTRPGs: are these acronyms the future of fantasy? If you've ever dreamed of communicating by holograms, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. AR is taking on a whole new life... bySam HendersonJune 27, 2022
Is growth hacking bullshit? There's a kind of irony to the term hacking. It tends to be used by hacks of a different kind. Business gurus with questionable... bySam HendersonMay 30, 2022
Frontier “Class, meet your new artificial teacher” AI: the technology is here. It works. It has done for a while. So why is its rollout so slow in education, a sector in which… 5 minute read
What can AI do for AU? Maxus AI, robots, and indigenous art We’re all familiar with Alexa and Face ID. Some of us have experienced self-driving cars. But few have a true grasp of the… 6 minute read
AR, VR, and TTRPGs: are these acronyms the future of fantasy? If you've ever dreamed of communicating by holograms, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. AR is taking on a whole new life… 5 minute read
Can tech ever take on the local real estate agent? We need a new way to sell houses. Almost every other sector has seen huge paradigm shifts. There have been some challengers and… 6 minute read
Blockchain: an unlikely balm for the music industry’s broken heart? Spotify drama has been in the news for almost a decade, ever since 23-year-old Taylor Swift’s rebellion against the meagre… 4 minute read
Is growth hacking bullshit? There's a kind of irony to the term hacking. It tends to be used by hacks of a different kind. Business gurus with questionable… 4 minute read
Is small data the new big data? Research shows that 40% of consumers will be tricking behaviour tracking metrics to intentionally devalue the personal data… 6 minute read
Why two-sided marketplaces are so awkward The 2010s were the era of the two-sided marketplace. eBay set the stage in the years before; Uber, AirBnB, and Amazon swept in… 5 minute read
Why the Innovator’s Dilemma is an opportunity for startups It's easy to see why corporations get less creative as they get bigger. Systems become entrenched, sales targets must be met…. 7 minute read
Burn baby burn: startup inferno PayPal's original customer service team employed 3 people. When they started getting 10,000 angry complaint calls a month, they… 4 minute read
How to navigate the treacherous path from founder to CEO Starting up and scaling up demand two different skill sets. Some founders are makers, some are managers. This division might… 6 minute read
Go to Market It’s a match: why now’s the time for startups to court government contracts 5 minute read
Big Picture 10 types of innovation to take you into the 3rd industrial revolution Everyone seems to have a different definition for innovation. Who’d have guessed that every form of it fits neatly into 10… 5 minute read
Big Picture Please sir, I want some more opportunity: rethinking ‘sophisticated’ investing Sophisticated investing is truly a rich-get-richer scenario. Wealthy investors are spotting superstar startups at the Seed and… 8 minute read
Big Picture Enter the kill zone: Is big tech stifling startup innovation? The modern iteration of capitalism is cannibalistic. The end goal of corporations is not to provide the consumer with abundant… 10 minute read
Brain Game Time to decide: are you working ON your business or IN your business? Entrepreneurship is an ever-changing thing. Your role evolves with every jump you make and every investment you secure. Or at… 4 minute read
Brain Game Why it’s time to stop taking advice from successful people When we seek advice on startup success, we tend to turn to the winners. We buy books by business gurus and power through… 6 minute read
Brain Game Is corporate wellness still an oxymoron? Corporate wellness, employee wellbeing, staff satisfaction… They're not new terms, but they have taken on a whole new… 5 minute read
Brain Game Finding the right brain to pick: The art of advisors Most startup founders who come barreling into the world of business are in their 20s and 30s. What they bring in passion and… 6 minute read