11 ways to shipwreck your start-up
Business Growth Having worked with many brilliant and creative inventors over the last 15 years, we’ve had the good fortune to learn what works commercialising ideas and what doesn’t. What’s most valuable, is observing what doesn’t work and learning from other...
Celebrating 5 years with lessons learnt!
Business Growth Five years ago, Athena Prib and I founded gemaker with the idea that we could support Australian research organisations and start-ups to accelerate their technology transfer. We would do so using our depth of knowledge in some sectors, our wide network, and our...
App deal-breaker for small charities
Startup It started with the idea of applying smartphone technology to the concept of a ‘tin shake’. Many of us are happy to wind down the car window and give a gold coin to a volunteer raising funds at the traffic lights. But do we actually engage with the organisation we’re...
What a party – Tech23 2015 – Celebrating Australian Innovation!
Innovation I was lucky enough to attend to my first start-up community event – Tech23 2015, held on November 17. It’s an annual event that showcases 23 startups with high growth potential and technical expertise that are tackling big problems. As a result, the event...