Technology
Bright ideas go unrewarded
| Georgina Dent
The record shows that Australia is not a place where innovators are richly supported. Few inventors have made it onto the BRW Rich 200, however useful or appealing their inventions.
Patricia Ilhan: In her own right
| Jeanne-Vida Douglas
Friends, family and trusted advisers have helped Patricia Ilhan pick up the pieces and invest in a balanced future after the sudden death of her husband “Crazy” John Ilhan.
Tech no gateway to Australian success
| Ben WoodheadThe Rich 200 throws into stark relief the paucity of hyper-successful tech entrepreneurs in a country that considers itself among the cleverest in the world.
Security not a Gen Y concern
| Georgina Dent
Generation Y are not concerned about data privacy so their employers should be.
Impatient shoppers won’t stay online for long
| Georgina DentYou get 15 seconds before you stand the chance of losing an online shopper, a survey by Roy Morgan Research for IT group Rackspace Hosting has found.
Reframing perception for profit
| John Lyons
Lyons | John Lyons on how to zoom in or zoom out on a situation to see where the opportunity is.
Inside America’s technology bunker
| Jessica Gardner
What can we learn from the Silicon Valley technology start-up scene?
Who’s who in the tech-zoo
| Jessica Gardner
From Startmate to PushStart, there’s a plethora of start-up incubator and accelerator options.
Innovyz START
| Jessica GardnerMore than 30 independently operated accelerators belong to Adelaide’s Innovyz START.
Ask the angel: Jordan Green
| Jessica Gardner
The president of the Melbourne Angels tells of a 100 times return on investment in Silicon Valley in the ’90s.
Grants for grabs
| Samantha HutchinsonThe national broadband network can help make the gap in services between the city and the bush much smaller.
The light of experience
| Jessica Gardner
The lessons learnt in failure will mean that in your next venture you’ll be far less likely to fail again.
Keep the social media conversation going
| Mark Cameron
Social media marketing is a long-term game, and should be considered a business process that you plan.
PushStart
| Jessica GardnerAccelerator PushStart offers technology start-ups $20,000 for 8 per cent equity.
‘Always on’ becomes a turn-off
| Jeanne-Vida Douglas
The corporate love affair with constantly being connected to work via technology appears to be waning.
Co-working spaces
| Jessica Gardner
Co-working spaces offer desk space and basic services for pretty cheap rent.
Ignition Labs
| Jessica GardnerIgnition Labs is a niche accelerator open only to clean-technology software and web-based business ideas.
Blue Chilli
| Jessica GardnerA venture company that specialises in development for equity incubation of smart technology ideas.
A complex web
| Jessica Gardner
When it comes to incubators do you know your Pollenizer from your PushStart?
Barely managing
| Leo D'Angelo Fisher
Slashing management roles robs organisations of expertise and experience and corporate memory.
Matt Barrie: Go disrupt a Goliath
| Matt BarrieSmart Talk | Freelancer founder says there are opportunities for start-ups to disrupt established models.
CEO Q&A: Bill McMurray
| Samantha Hutchinson
CEO Q&A | Managing director of Avanade shares tips from IBM guru Doug Elix and what the mobile revolution means for business.
Ask the investor: John Dyson
| Jessica Gardner
The Starfish Ventures investment principal gets 400 approaches from entrepreneurs each year. He tells how such go-getters can stand out.
Where new ideas come from
| John Lyons
Large companies should and can use their scale as an innovation enabler, rather than a barrier.
Rewards flow in the search for the unknown
| Jeanne-Vida DouglasA new mindset is needed if organisations want to profit from analysing huge data sources.
Shoppers focus on price
| Georgina DentTechnology gives shoppers the power to price check before they buy.
Grants for grabs
| Samantha HutchinsonThe Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund is putting $30 million up for grabs.
Ahead of the game with big data analysis
| Jeanne-Vida DouglasInformation from vast, diverse sources is now being analysed and used to predict future events.
Angels get tough to keep start-ups on track
| Jessica Gardner
Start-up accelerator AngelCube has put a new emphasis of meeting milestones.
It’s an employer’s market in technology
| Georgina DentEmployers in the information, communications and technology sector have the upper hand.
A social working life
| Jackie RangeCompanies should tread carefully when hiring social media managers.
Barely a blogger
| Jessica Gardner
Social media experts say that Australian CEOs are failing to take advantage of the blogging scene.
The quick change artists
| tony featherstone
Meet the Fast Starters making their millions in tough industry sectors.
Can’t keep them down
| Jessica Gardner
This year’s Fast Starters celebrates survival of the financial crisis. A medal winning performance.
Anthony Bell: Being the best
| Anthony BellSmart Talk | How far do most business owners want to take their business?
A meeting of minds
| Jessica GardnerA private equity company has stakes in a trio of this year’s Fast Starters.
War babies
| Kate Mills
The 100 fastest-growing start-ups are a different generation of business people.