How are female-led regional SMEs rebuilding after a nightmare 2020? A Q&A with groei co-founder Tara Jacobsen
It’s no secret that regional SMEs did it tough last year, faced with a pandemic and the devastating consequences of bushfires.
Spotify’s new pay-to-play business model: Who wins, and who loses?
Spotify is the most influential 'radio programmer' in the world, deciding the new songs millions of listeners hear in any minute.
The best business books: Eighteen entrepreneurs share their source of inspiration
There are thousands of business books out there claiming to have the answers to an entrepreneur's burning questions. So how do you choose?
More than money: What successful VC investors bring to the table
Australia’s startup ecosystem has plenty of talented venture capital investors, but needs many more to back the next generation of home-grown unicorns.
Recommended by entrepreneurs: 10 podcasts you should be listening to
From Against the Rules by Michael Lewis to Simon Sinek’s A Bit of Optimism, here are a dozen or so podcasts to add to your must-listen list.
What these 16 entrepreneurs are reading this summer
Fancy spending your holidays diving into fiction and non-fiction alike? Here are 37 book recommendations from fellow entrepreneurs.
“You’re on mute”: How Alan Jones turned his love for a pithy T-shirt into $3,500 for charity
Alan Jones (the good one) bloody loves a T-shirt. So, this year, he created his own range of tees, while raising money for a good cause.
From AI sewer tech to lab-grown meat: SmartCompany’s 10 startups to watch in 2021
These are the startups just hitting their stride; on the cusp of a growth explosion. We'll be watching them closely.
SmartCompany’s most-read startup stories of 2020
We've examined our most-read tech and startup stories of 2020, giving us a slightly different look at the trends of the year.
Brighte bags $100 million to “go deeper” on energytech, but founder Katherine McConnell is keeping a startup mindset
Fintech and energy startup Brighte has rounded out the year with a $100 million raise, as it introduces a whole new business model.
“They kind of shrugged it off”: Dean Foley calls on Aussie VCs to commit 3% of their $1.6 billion windfall to First Nations founders
With more than $1.6 billion committed to the startup ecosystem in 2020, Dean Foley is challenging VCs to commit 3% to First Nations founders.
Remote work is the easy option, but it’s not the better one, says Yellowfin’s Tony Prysten
"Sure, if you don’t manage anyone, collaborate with anyone and your job is purely transactional", then maybe remote work is for you.