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Chasing a Blue Ocean: the Melbourne startup changing team collaboration forever

Tech
Those with a keen interest in marketing theory might have heard of the 'Blue Ocean Strategy'. The concept is straightforward: avoid competing in a hotly contested market by opening up a new market. In other words, do something different, generate new demand and render the competition irrelevant. For a startup, it is the ideal scenario. A 'Blue...
7-YM 15 Nov '20

Honeywell and YBF launch the PropTech Showcase

Pitching
Honeywell, a global leader in connected buildings, and YBF, Australia's leading teach and innovation hub, are seeking to hear from Australian innovators to enable safer, healthier environments. The world as we know it has changed drastically. Change also creates a need for innovative solutions to help us adjust to, as well as define the ‘new...
YBF Ventures 15 Nov '20

Gaining financial flexibility

Office Hours
Many corporates have managed the initial months of the pandemic crisis and are now settling into a period I call “limbo land”. It is a peculiar period of fluctuating activity.  Nations are either entering or exiting various forms of lockdowns.  This cycle will probably continue until a vaccine has been successfully...
CornellTsiang 02 Nov '20

XBRL Advance brings the lowest LEI registration fee to Australia

Legal, Tech
XBRL Advance has partnered with LEI Register to bring the lowest LEI registration cost to Australian legal entities that need a LEI to participate in international financial transactions. Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) increase trust and transparency in any business transaction by enabling business partners to...
info@xbrl-advance.com 27 Oct '20

Untapped entrepreneurs learn to innovate, rebuilding Victorian economy

Tech
YBF and the Victorian Government partner to launch the YBF Startup Immersion Program – a pilot program focused on reskilling corporate talent for Victoria’s economic recovery. 2020 has seen immense changes to society, health, and the economy – more than most Victorians have seen in their lifetimes. Over 500,000 people have been...
YBF Ventures 27 Oct '20

Why your gut is failing you

Office Hours
Digital transformation has been a buzz phrase for years now. While the pandemic has stuck a rocket under this change initiative, there is one area which has lagged behind: executive decision making.  It is tempting to accuse senior executives as being digital Luddites causing this inertia. That is a fair accusation. Having said that,...
CornellTsiang 22 Oct '20

#OSW Melbourne - Why this is the best startup event to attend in 2020!

Accelerators, Education, Featured, Lean Agile Stories, Networking, Office Hours, Pitching, Tech
We're very excited to be hosting Techstars Online Startup Weekend Melbourne November 6th - 8th! This is the first-ever Online Startup Weekend in Melbourne. We believe our world-class startup ecosystem is packed to the brim with creative and world-leading founders and entrepreneurs. That's why we are thrilled to offer every designer, coder,...
startupvic 19 Oct '20

How to kick off your startup while keeping your day job

Founder Stories
Starting your own business is never easy. I can certainly attest to that after a failed business venture I tried to get off the ground eight years ago. No one likes the feeling of failing, but just because you fail, doesn’t make you a failure. It’s what you learn from your mistakes so that you can do it better the next time around. Besides,...
Masoud 19 Oct '20