start-ups
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Microsoft Launches Local ScaleUp Startup Program
Microsoft has announced that Sydney will become the location of the eighth Microsoft ScaleUp program technology startups. Other ScaleUp cities include Seattle, Beijing, Berlin, and London. The new initiative was officially opened by the NSW Premier, the honourable Gladys Berejiklian, today. Microsoft also recently announced that Sydney-based Annie Parker, the former CEO of Fishburners and…
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Use A ‘Triage System’ To Help You Prioritise Important Tasks In Your Start-Up
1Start-ups can operate at a frenetic pace and it feels like everything needs to be done immediately. Time is money for start-ups and these businesses can’t afford to stagnate. But trying to do everything at the same time isn’t practical and here’s where using a ‘triage system’ to determine which tasks you should prioritise can…
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Five Questions Start-Ups Should Ask Themselves Before Pitching To Investors
You can have 100 per cent faith that your start-up is a winner but not everybody may think so. A lot of these people’s opinions won’t matter but if there’s one group out there you have to impress, it’s the investors. Before you head in to a pitch to investors, here are five questions you…
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Start-Up Vs Scale-Ups: What’s The Difference And Why Does It Matter?
The general impression of start-ups is that they’re innovative, agile and disruptive in their respective markets. Naturally, many companies adopt the “start-up” label, even if they’ve well and truly moved beyond that phase and become “scale-ups”. So what’s the difference? Let’s find out.