Former Uber Australia boss David Rohrsheim has $50 million to invest in SA startups. This is what he’s looking for
David Rohrsheim has taken over managing the South Australian Venture Capital Fund and has some advice for startup founders eager to secure seed money.
“Give yourself permission to make mistakes”: Three ways to be a better ally to women of colour in business
Amina of Zaria founder Winitha Bonney shares how we can bring allies — White men and women — along on the journey when advancing women of colour in leadership and entrepreneurship.
Meet the former corporate high-flyers who ditched the city to create a regional gin empire
For Catherine Crothers and husband Gary Jago, the move to the “middle of nowhere” sparked a new business idea, and their Big Tree Distillery gin is winning global awards.
Watch out for ‘cringepreneurs’: Four tips for maintaining integrity as an entrepreneur
'Cringepreneurs' are a whole new breed of entrepreneurs ruining the title for the rest of the business community, writes Leigh Rust.
‘Sound message, faulty delivery’: Why good arguments don’t always work
A sound argument isn't necessarily a persuasive one. By understanding how the mind processes information, entrepreneurs can avoid diluting an otherwise good point.
Young entrepreneurs heading to SA as state tops UK for early-stage opportunities
South Australia ranks ahead of the UK for entrepreneurs, with a new report revealing young aussies are also flocking to the state compared to other areas.
New Fishburners chief to bring diversity and social enterprise to startup community
Startup community Fishburners has appointed social enterprise guru Nicole O’Brien as chief executive, to replace first employee Pandora Shelley.
Why being just a year old has helped SaaS startup Hugo land partnerships with Atlassian, Slack and Salesforce
Hugo currently integrates with over 20 different platforms, including Asana, HubSpot, Jira, Salesforce, Zoom and Zendesk.
“Cry me a river”: Guy Kawasaki calls on Aussie startups to ‘get over’ tall poppy syndrome
Former Apple chief evangelist Guy Kawasaki says entrepreneurs should ‘get over’ tall poppy syndrome, and focus on running their businesses.
The power of pessimism: Could positive thinking be holding your startup back?
Research has is dispelled the power of optimism, suggesting entrepreneurs of a positive persuasion are actually less successful.
“Entrepreneurial spirit”: Shopify fosters innovation by encouraging employees to have businesses on the side
Shopify serves over 600,000 merchants in 175 countries, and much of this success comes down to good culture and creative freedom.
Why this family business is sticking with bricks-and-mortar but ditching the checkout
The Party People is preparing to open more bricks-and-mortar stores and is trialling scan-and-go technology to keep up in the retail game.