The power to move the needle: Why gender inequality survives in VCs, according to NAB Ventures’ Melissa Widner
Things may be better than even for female startup founders, but there's a bastion of gender inequality in VCs, says NAB Ventures' Melissa Widner.
How Sean Dollinger built a billion-dollar business in three years in a quest to become the ‘Amazon’ of cannabis
Founder of Namaste Technologies and Canadian entrepreneur Sean Dollinger always made it his business to find success in niche markets.
Team mates to entrepreneurs: Travello co-founder Mark Cantoni on being a non-tech tech founder and running a business with your buddy
As old sports buddies, the co-founders of social media travel app Travello are bringing an element of friendship and trust into their startup's culture.
How Schedugram founder Hugh Stephens turned an “absolutely garbage” MVP into a $5 million startup
Schedugram founder Hugh Stephens has grown his business to an impressive $5 million in revenue without taking on a single dollar of venture capital.
How Malwarebytes founder Marcin Kleczynski turned an infected family computer into a multimillion-dollar cyber security company
Malwarebytes co-founder Marcin Kleczynski was inspired to found the multimillion-dollar cyber security company after fixing his family's computer.
“Just not very sexy”: Travel startup Rome2rio founder Bernie Tschirren explains how it’s SEO not social media that has fuelled gradual — but steady — growth
Rome2rio co-founder Bernie Tschirren puts the travel startup's steady growth down to sustainability and SEO, but says it's not sexy enough for social media.
“It takes an army”: Co-founder of pocket money app Spriggy Alex Badran on growth, getting some perspective, and securing backing from Mike Cannon-Brookes
Spriggy has seen a 380% increase in its user base, quadrupled its headcount, and secured funding from Mike Cannon-Brookes — all in the past 12 months.
The accidental entrepreneur: How Yume founder Katy Barfield came to take on waste in the commercial food industry
Yume founder Katy Barfield never saw herself as an entrepreneur, but now she's heading up a startup disrupting the commercial food industry.
Go People founder Wayne Wang on raising millions, being adaptive and getting a helping hand from Amazon
Courier startup Go People has survived by adaptation, reacting to an ever-shifting retail landscape and changing customer demand, says co-founder Wayne Wang
“We’re better than all of them”: How Melbourne headphones startup nura is planning to be as big as Bose
Above a busy street in Melbourne’s north is the headquarters of nura, a startup that, if all goes to plan, will be as big as Bose in just a few years.
Smart50 winner Prospa to ring the ASX bell this week: The path to the lender’s $576 million valuation
Six-year-old small business lender Prospa has led the charge on opening Australian fintech lenders up to shareholders, and is slated to list on the ASX this week via a $146 million initial public offering.
No experience? No worries: How Sharlene Barnes created $1.8 million app, Skool Loop
All it takes is an idea. With no experience in app development, Sharlene Barnes had only that - an idea that had stuck in her head ever since her children started attending school.
