Businesses are keenly aware that innovation is increasingly necessary for survival, let alone success, but many still struggle with the notion that innovation is not without risk of failure. There is a prevailing belief that failure is a weakness, and this works through all layers of the business: from the board through to management, to […]
Since making the tough call to completely rebrand and rebuild their social travel app, last year, Ryan Hanly and Mark Cantoni have enjoyed global success. Now used in over 180 countries, Travello (previously known as Outbound) increased its valuation to $4m in August off the back of their second funding round. Hanly, the company’s co-founder and CEO, also […]
If he wasn’t already busy enough heading up three manufacturing start-ups, Queensland’s Dave Biggars has set his sights on leading the $19 billion-dollar caravan industry out of the bygone era of timber into the era of smart design. Last year, the 32-year-old entrepreneur founded Zone RV, a manufacturer of built-to-order off-road and luxury touring caravans. […]
Launched in January 2014, ScheduGram is a software as a service (SaaS) that exists because Instagram missed a beat; namely, the platform’s standard Application Programming Interface (API) doesn’t allow people to schedule posts. Well, one company’s oversight is someone else’s gain. Founded by Melbourne-based entrepreneur Hugh Stephens, Schedugram schedules Instagram posts on the behalf of its clients, which include […]
While his competitors in automotive media ‘clung desperately to print’, Alborz Fallah was able to accelerate his start-up into the digital age. That was ten years ago. In September, Alborz sold a majority stake in CarAdvice to Nine Entertainment Company for $35 million. “It’s worth that and much more,” the 32-year-old Brisbanite told Dynamic Business. […]
The brainchild of Nicholas Reid and Davide De Vincentiis, Konvo was conceived by the Queensland publishing and marketing duo as a unique social media and ecommerce hybrid. Currently in beta testing but with an official launch set for mid-January, the app-driven start-up is, Nicholas told Dynamic Business, “the next generation of social commerce (SoCom)”. “For […]
Goofing off. That’s probably what it looks like I’m doing most of the time. But really I’m just endlessly curious to read about new things, look at different images, and get lost in a wormhole of seemingly time-wasting internet detritus. Most of it is probably worthless. But some of it can spark an idea that can […]
A few short years ago Melanie Perkins was desperately pitching her graphic design start-up to investors, uncertain whether she’d secure the support necessary to fulfil her mission to democratise design. Today, she and co-founders Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams are being courted by large firms, keen to get in on the action. Since launching […]
Saying ‘no’ doesn’t come naturally to many, particularly when you have your own business. It’s often tempting to say ‘yes’ to every opportunity that comes your way, in an attempt to drive growth. But knowing when and what to say ‘no’ to, and how to be tactful about it, can actually make you a better […]
A multi-billion dollar NASDAQ-listed company has purchased Fonebox from founder and chief executive Jordan Grives for a reported $30 million. The deal with J2 Global means Grives, who started Fonebox in 2008 when he was 18, will continue with the Brisbane-based telecommunication company along with his 80 staff. He is also stablishing his own venture capital fund, Capital J Investments. “I see my […]
