How this farting unicorn landed Elon Musk in another Twitter row Elon Musk became embroiled in another Twitter spat last week, this time in a copyright dispute over an image of a unicorn's farts powering an electric car.
New pilot scheme to attract global talent to Aussie startups goes live The government’s new Global Talent Scheme designed to attract skilled workers to startups in Australia launched yesterday, for a one-year trial period.
Eleven things startups can do to get their pitch deck on point Every startup pitch deck is different, and every founder is different, but there are a few things they can do to improve their chances of success.
A first for Australian crowdfunding as early investors exit Jayride for up to 108% returns Jayride has become the first Australian startup to see the exit of equity crowdfunding investors, who can now sell their shares for a healthy return.
Secrets of unicorns: What do the world’s billion-dollar startups look like? It takes seven years, on average, to grow a startup into a unicorn, according to research from Compare the Market.
Does Amazon’s $1 billion startup acquisition mark a move into pharmaceuticals? Amazon is set to acquire US pharmacy startup PillPack in a $US1 billion deal, signalling plans to make a serious move into the pharmaceuticals space.
Coinbase founder launches GiveCrypto fund to bring cryptocurrency to people in need Brian Armstrong, co-founder and chief of digital currency exchange Coinbase, has launched GiveCrypto.org, a charitable fund for distributing cryptocurrency.
One of the world’s largest crypto-exchanges Huobi Global is coming to Australia Crypto exchange Huobi is coming to Australia, with chief Adrian Harrison praising the regulatory landscape in the country.
Putting ego aside: Redbubble’s Martin Hosking on why it’s time for him to step down as chief Martin Hosking is stepping down as chief executive of Redbubble, but he says good startup founders serve their business, not themselves.
Airbnb executive on why startups must work with the community, and government, for a better future Airbnb's Brent Thomas says keeping the community and legislators up to date with innovation will ultimately serve to benefit startups.
“No dickhead policy”: Why leading Australian VC firms are backing a sexual harassment code of conduct for the startup community Some of Australia’s largest VC firms have committed to a 'Model Code of Conduct', taking a stand against sexual harassment and discrimination in startups.
Reboot of That Startup Show will put founders front of stage That Startup Show is back for a second season, and co-founder Anna Reeves tells StartupSmart its new distribution formats and deep-delving themes will bring the limelight onto people, and the philosophies, behind startups.
