Opinion

Australia’s High-Tech Start-Up Sector – Who Actually Wants One?

Some time back I wrote a paper outlining one hypothesis as to how the corporations in the Australian services sector

20 Suggestions To Kickstart a 1000 Startups – Open Letter To Prime Minister Turnbull

The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, MP Prime Minister of Australia   Dear Prime Minister Finally we have blast off. Congratulations Sir, I think I probably speak for most of the Australian Startup community when I say I am pleased to have you as our new Prime Minister. As far as I’m aware you are the

The Law of Effective Marketing

Some business laws are like gravity – one of those is The Law Of Effective Marketing. This Law states: Effective Marketing = Customer Growth while lifetime value of customer < cost per customer acquisition. Right now there are many business models – Apps or platforms of some kind – where this

Significant & Premium Investor Visas – The Australian Government’s Stroke of Genius No One Noticed

Yesterday after a massive week of budget hysteria the Australian Federal Government quietly announced new frameworks for the Significant Investor Visa & established a new class of Premium Investor Visa. The Investor Visa changes are massive improvements for the Startup world. They are primarily aimed at attracting wealthy Asian investors