Digital nations: An actual use case for the Metaverse? As the oceans rise and threaten to engulf the low-lying island nation of Tuvalu, its people have come up with an innovative... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
No more knocking down: Is discounting dead? Sales used to be functional. A natural go-to when stock really wasn’t selling. Now, it seems like everything’s (robot voice)... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
Warfare or fair play? Why it’s a good time to talk about competitor marketing In the current landscape, “unethical” is a very loaded word. You might hear it in reference to open-pit mining, selling data,... bySamMarch 14, 2023
Another one bytes the dust: The difficult shift from digital to physical products Google generates $200 billion a year. It also crashes out of new product launches spectacularly and regularly. When both of... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
Playbook A new company culture in a very old industry Explorate seems to have accomplished the impossible on several different fronts. They’ve disrupted the archaic industry of... 4 minute read
Playbook Tracking the intangible: how do you measure the culture you’ve created? ‘Company culture’ - that dreaded buzzword used to buff out job ads lacking real benefits or proper pay. But the definition is... 6 minute read
Brain Game Professional personalities: the many faces of your company Every person is unique - how can you possibly sort potential hires into categorical boxes? Turns out, it’s surprisingly easy.... 5 minute read
Big Picture Grow up: Ageism in the Ecosystem Picture the offices of a startup. What do you see? Astroturf on the floor, standing desks, a pool table in the corner? What... 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
Big Picture The Boomer brain drain: the next crisis for the corporate world? The 90s saw a battle of the sexes. In the 2020s, we’re locked in a battle between the generations. Boomers, millennials, and... 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
Big Picture Beyond virtue signalling: Australia’s next step in the business of diversity Why is only 4% of startup funding secured by women? The Australian startup scene is being seriously hindered by the lack of... 5 minute read
Playbook The internet’s biggest guide to the weirdness of startups The startup space is a place of extremes. Wild ambition, devastating failure, unimaginable success. Nowadays, even rock stars... 11 minute read