Post-its are a great idea, but would they have made it on Kickstarter?
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To attract the most crowdfunding, a product should be framed as either new or useful.
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How the ride-sharing company responds to a licence refusal in the UK capital will show if its culture has genuinely changed.
An ion-trap used for quantum computing research in the Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney.
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Quantum computing is being described as “just around the corner”. Is it?
New York residents protest against AirBnB at a City Hall hearing into the impact of short-term rentals in 2015.
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Dallas Rogers speaks with Nicole Gurran about the rise of AirBnb and what the limited data publicly available can tell us about how it's blurring the line between residential property and tourism.
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Most coworking spaces target small-business workers who tend to be in professional services and technical or knowledge-based work.
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Rather than just catering to one stereotype of worker, people who use coworking spaces actually come from different backgrounds, professions and ages.
Will the development of tech industry change the economic and social life Iranian youth?
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Tehran is fostering a start-up industry as a possible motor to solve Iran’s unemployment crisis.
Aussie retailers need to catchup to new, speedier rivals.
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Research shows consumers value speed when it comes to shopping. Australian retailers need to react or they will lose.
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Women in business can be forced to define themselves in opposition to the attributes associated with men.
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A significant portion of small business failures are caused by branding mistakes and owners who don’t understand the importance of branding. Here are the common mistakes.
Will equity crowdfunding work in Australia?
Investors will soon be able to invest A$10,000 in a start-up through a crowdfunding platform. But parts of the law are still too restrictive.
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Thanks to foreign backing, social impact start-ups led by young entrepreneurs are flourishing in North Africa.
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The demonetisation drive has made the banking sector healthier but failed to curb ‘black money’.
What does it mean to be sophisticated?
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Ordinary people, startups and even the economy in general are being held back by an arbitrary distinction – what does it mean to be a “sophisticated investor”? It doesn’t need to be this way.
Indonesia’s ridesharing startup GoJek’s has local market knowledge and connections that helped it outfox Uber.
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Better knowledge about the local market helps Indonesia’s ridesharing startup Gojek beat Silicon Valley tech company Uber in Indonesia.
Alibaba Founder and CEO, Jack Ma meeting with David Cameron the then UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street during his visit to London in October 2015.
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Cross-border tech deals are on the rise, meaning the usual expectations on acquisitions are changing.
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New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.
Australia is getting better at encouraging people to consider a startup.
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Australia is still far too ‘arms-length’ from the process of starting and growing companies.
Business leaders don’t have a crystal ball to predict future disruption but they can have a stake in it.
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Business Briefing: we’re overusing and underestimating ‘disruption’
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Disruption might be a buzz word at the moment but it shouldn't be ignored. It may be impossible to predict but businesses can have stakes in creating it.
Globalisation facilitates technology entrepreneurship.
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Globalisation still has the potential to deliver good – via entrepreneurship.