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Crossroads 2017, an action plan for the Australian startup ecosystem

StartupAUS | December 4, 2017 The Crossroads report has just been released; it's an analysis of the state of startups in Australia and puts forward an action plan to develop a world-leading tech startup ecosystem. It calls on the government to step up, even if the the...

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December 4, 2017

Blog Startups

The 2017 Startup Muster report, developments in Australia’s startup ecosystem

Monica Wulff CEO and Co-founder (and the team) | Startup Muster | November 22, 2017 The 2017 Startup Muster report is the fourth annual report, highlighting developments in Australia’s startup ecosystem from an online survey done earlier this year, (last report done in 2014). Download a...

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November 22, 2017

Blog Startups

Victorian Startup Investment Snapshot – November 2017

LaunchVic | November, 2017 A review of seed, angel and venture capital raises by Victorian startups in the past five year. The key findings: 510 investment deals have occurred in 385 startups The median Angel investment is $250K and VC investment is $2 million A total of...

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November 9, 2017

Blog Customer experience

My favourite customer quotes

>“Get closer than ever to your customers. So close in fact that you tell them what they need well before they realise it themselves.” Steve Jobs >“Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their...

>“Get closer than eve...

September 12, 2017

Blog Startups

Mapping Victoria’s Startup Ecosystem report 2017

StartupVic | LaunchVic | Dandolo Partners | 28 August, 2017 Victoria is leading the way when it comes to turning startups into high growth companies. Some of the key highlights from the survey of 1,137 Victorian startups includes: Victoria has a strong track record with three ‘unicorns’...

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August 28, 2017

Blog Customer experience

Five questions brands need to answer to be customer first in the digital age

Prashant Gandhi, Jonathan Gordon, Jesko Perrey and Sofia Serra | McKinsey| July 2017 Good quick checklist of important considerations for developing a customer centric organisation. Thinking about the end to end customer journey is essential, not just touchpoints which don’t enable you to see the full...

Prashant Gandhi, Jonathan Gord...

July 23, 2017

Blog Customer experience

31 Facts on the Customer Experience and Marketing in the Digital Economy

Peter Johnson | Digitalist, SAP | June 22, 2017 Some really interesting facts on the value of giving your customers a better customer experience including: Since 2009, a stock portfolio comprising the brands that provide the simplest customer experiences outperformed the major indexes. The Simplicity portfolio grew +433%,...

Peter Johnson | Digitalist, SA...

June 22, 2017

Blog Industry reports

Data Governance Australia releases draft Code for responsible data use

Data Governance Australia (DGA) | June 22, 2017 To give consumers confidence, Data Governance Australia (DGA) has released a Draft Code of Practice to set industry standards and benchmarks for the responsible collection, use, management and disclosure of data. Open for public consultation until July 21, the draft states...

Data Governance Australia (DGA...

June 22, 2017

Blog Boards

‘The Venture Capital Effect’ – A Report of the Industry’s impact on the Australian economy

Australian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AVCAL) | June 2017 This week AVCAL launched its report on the VC industry’s impact on the Australian economy and how vital it is in fuelling innovation, creating the next wave of startups and boosting employment. In saying that,...

Australian Venture Capital and...

June 15, 2017

Blog Strategy

Mary Meeker’s annual State of the Internet address

Andrew Birmingham | Which-50 | June 1, 2017 A must read for anyone working in or thinking about the digital space. I thought I’d put up a link to Andrew from Which-50’s ten favourite slides from her address to save time, but I do encourage you to...

Andrew Birmingham | Which-50 |...

June 1, 2017

Crossroads 2017, an action plan for the Australian startup ecosystem

The 2017 Startup Muster report, developments in Australia’s startup ecosystem

Victorian Startup Investment Snapshot – November 2017

My favourite customer quotes

Mapping Victoria’s Startup Ecosystem report 2017

Five questions brands need to answer to be customer first in the digital age

31 Facts on the Customer Experience and Marketing in the Digital Economy

Data Governance Australia releases draft Code for responsible data use

‘The Venture Capital Effect’ – A Report of the Industry’s impact on the Australian economy

Mary Meeker’s annual State of the Internet address

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