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...
iAccelerate my pitch
Startup The iAccelerate Pitching Final always features high in my calendar at this time of year. Why? For a number of reasons. Every time I attend the pitches, they just get better! I enjoy watching entrepreneurs passionately pitch their business ideas, there is always...