How Candy Crush and Spotify help Atlassian’s Dom Price manage mental overload
The modern workplace is leaving entrepreneurs and employees at risk of cognitive overload, and Dom Price, head of R&D and ‘work futurist’ at Atlassian, says it’s crucial to find a way to unwind. For him, the answer lies in the Candy Kingdom.
Bossing it: How to manage management when you’re growing a business
To get their business of the ground and secure the funding they need, entrepreneurs need to be focused, creative, and just a little bit charming. But, once there’s money in the bank and founders start taking on staff, how do those attributes translate into management?
Brighte founder Katherine McConnell says her $18.5 million Series B funding followed a waiting game
Brighte has closed its $18.5 million Series B funding round, and founder and chief executive Katherine McConnell says the energy financing startup’s string of successes have come from a lot of networking, and a little patience.
Have a truly terrible idea? Flopstarter could be the crowdfunding site for you
From recipes for cold buttered bread, to a coconut shampoo specially designed for coconuts, crowdfunding site Flopstarter is the place to go for truly terrible ideas.
Jack Dorsey explains how ‘mindset over matter’ made Square a success
Jack Dorsey says after building Twitter, getting his other business, Square, from a tech product to something that's useful to small businesses required a bit of a mindset shift.
Mike Knapp: Startups may be financial suicide, but go for it anyway
Entrepreneur Mike Knapp has branded startups “financial suicide”, and admitted he doesn’t expect to see a return from the first business he co-founded, Shoes of Prey.
“No bullshit”: Atlassian’s Dom Price shares four key ingredients for scaling a startup
Atlassian has grown from fledgling startup to employing 2500 people across nine countries, and the company's head of R&D and ‘work futurist’ Dominic Price says it’s all down to strong company values, and strong examples from the top.
“People are greater than perks”: Why founders need to make sure their culture evolves as their startup does
A strong company culture is hinged on employee experience, but it must also be able to adapt and grow as the business does, according to HubSpot Australia’s culture and engagement manager.
Separating self from startup: Founders open up about how to manage your mental health in the stressful business world
In the high pressure stakes of the business world, what can you do to look after yourself, as well as your business?
Eventbrite’s Laura Huddle: The ‘growth at all costs’ mentality is dangerous and we can do better
Laura Huddle from Eventbrite wants to see more emphasis on ethics in technology, along with more women working in the sector.
How to boost your company valuation from thousands to millions
Many entrepreneurs dream of their companies becoming the next unicorn, but how do you grow a company's valuation from $500,000 to millions, especially in the early stages?
“If you don’t ask, you don’t get”: Zendesk’s Amy Foo on making your career work for you
Amy Foo is helping to steer a growing tech company towards the $1 billion mark in her role at Zendesk.
