31 October, 2014

Vinomofo teams up with Uber to deliver random acts of kindness - Startup Daily

The guys Vinomofo are dishing out random acts of kindness today and every last Friday of the month with the #Vinobomb. If you know an individual, group or business that is doing something amazing within the community, nominate them for a #Vinobomb now.

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Congratulations to Invoice2go's Chris Strode who made his debut on this year's BRW Young Rich List at spot #59. CatchOfTheDay.com.au's Hezi Leibovich also a featured on the annual list again taking out spot #9. http://ift.tt/10DsGDS



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Aussie travellers seek to hedge their funds as dollar falls

Australians are buying up foreign currency in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holiday season according to OzForex

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We love these Halloween costumes! (via Eventbrite Melbourne)

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The Victoria winners of EatNow's inaugural Best Eat awards are revealed in today's Herald Sun. Inspiration for a Friday night takeaway!



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Freelancing pays big: New study finds 3.7 million Australians now freelance - Anthill Online

A study by Elance-oDesk shows freelancing is on the rise, from moonlighting to full-time. #Freelance #FutureofWork #WorkLifeBalance

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30 October, 2014

Free food, beer, video games at the coolest tech companies in Australia

According to Mashable, CatchOfTheDay.com.au is one of the coolest tech companies to work for in Australia right now

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Surprise packages a growing field

The outlook for the beauty subscription box market looks positive, following the recent success of BellaBox.com.au raising $3 million in funding.

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28 October, 2014

Episode 6 Sneak Peek! - KBB TV

We're excited that series 8 of Kochie's Business Builders has kicked off, and SurveyMonkey will be in this week's episode - Sunday 2nd November, Channel 7 at 11am. Watch the promo here: http://bit.ly/1wCmjfI

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Fired from investment bank, this founder bootstrapped all the way to a $35M funding round

How long should you bootstrap for? Chris Strode, founder of Invoice2go, bootstrapped for 12 years before raising his first round of funding. #tech #startup #bootstrap #funding #entrepreneur #SMEs

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Aussie dollar slumps: what's your travel money strategy?

Australians rushing to get travel cards and buy up foreign currency ahead of holiday season as Aussie dollar continues to slump, according to OzForex

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26 October, 2014

How to get in on the hidden $51 billion economy

According to the latest study from Elance - oDesk, NEARLY one third of Australians are making a mint in the hidden $51 billion economy. (via news.com.au)

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Productivity Hack Of The Week: The Two Pizza Approach To Productive Teamwork

The 'two pizza' approach to teamwork, coined by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, via Fast Company. #leadership #productivityhack

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Neil Helm, CEO of OzForex is our guest speaker at breakfast on 6 November - Innovation Bay

To IPO or not to IPO? Catch Neil Helm, CEO of OzForex speak @innovationbay on taking your company public and #Ozforex experience

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23 October, 2014

Fast Starters 2014

Congratulations to health.com.au and Vinomofo who both made the annual BRW Fast Starters list. Click below to see the full list.

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22 October, 2014

The democratisation of entrepreneurial funding - Uhhhmmm, What? - Anthill Online

Indiegogo's VP of International, Liz Wald, gives her insider tips for a successful crowdfunding campaign.

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Foundr Magazine spoke to Adi Tatarko, co founder of Houzz, about how they transformed into one of Silicon Valley's fastest growing startups. Visit http://ift.tt/1rd95UF (appstore) OR http://ift.tt/1Bt9wvq (google play) to access the issue and read the int



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Switzer on Sky News Business Channel spoke with Kyri Theos of Elance - oDesk last night. Watch the segment here: http://ift.tt/1wj2qJu



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18 October, 2014

The Droppening, Skype Qik, Pod Tracker for Pets

March Fennell spoke with the team behind Indiegogo campaign - Pod pet tracker - on ABC's Download This Show today. Listen here: http://ift.tt/1Czv3mK #crowdfunding #podpettracker

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17 October, 2014

Happy Friday from The PR Group team! We're enjoying this incredible Chardonnay from Vinomofo #prlife #fridaydrinks #weekend #workhardplayhard



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The casualisation of Australia’s workforce is nothing to panic about

A study by Elance-oDesk has found more people are choosing to freelance - especially Gen Y and Baby Boomers.

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Here Are The 4 Ways To Keep Your Customers Engaged And Boost Retention

Andy Sheats CEO of health.com.au shares his top tips to keep customers engaged and boost retention #sales #marketing #customerservice

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16 October, 2014

More than three million Australians now freelance: How to succeed on your own

Thinking of striking out on your own? You're not alone according to Elance-oDesk.

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Ali Cain at the The Australian Financial Review spoke with Jim Vrondas of OzForex about how exporters are capitalizing on the softening Australian dollar. Read the full story here: http://ift.tt/1wKC4Pu



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Andy Sheats of health.com.au shares his thoughts today in the The Australian Financial Review on the employee share scheme.



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Sky News interviewed Chris Shrode of Invoice2go.

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The seven apps that will make your business life smoother

Where would your business be without technology? Seven entrepreneurs share their favourite apps for business including 15Five and Invoice2go.

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13 October, 2014

The million dollar man | Videos | Today | 9jumpin

Chris Strode, of Invoice2go spoke to Weekend Today about his journey from country Victoria to founding the world's leading invoicing app.

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Magic Of Meditation

Chloe Quin from health.com.au looks at the scientific research behind meditation in @australiancontentmagazine

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10 October, 2014

Happy Friday from these cool cats!



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Heart Foundation getting it wrong? - Sunrise

Chef Pete Evans and Jessie Reimers were interviewed on Sunrise on 7 this morning about the #flickthetick campaign. To lend your support to the campaign visit: http://ift.tt/1qWSjZp

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Health insurance that's designed for all Australians - health.com.au

Congratulations to Andy Sheats CEO of health.com.au who is a finalist for the 2014 Australian Growth Company Awards, CEO of the Year. Health.com.au is also shortlisted for the Growth Technology Company of the Year too. Go Team!

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Chef Pete Evans calls for abolition of Heart Foundation tick

Good Food discusses the 'Flick the Tick' campaign to abolish the Heart Foundation tick.

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09 October, 2014

Tomcar jumps on-board Team JELD-WEN

Tomcar to support Team JELD-WEN for the remainder of the 2014 season

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07 October, 2014

Slingshot Jumpstart Launch Melbourne

Check out this great event supported by MitchelLake - the launch of Jumpstart, Australia’s newest accelerator programme for high tech entrepreneurs.#tech #startups

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Facebook's Secret Success? Our Psychological Addiction

Interesting article on The Next Web about how Facebook has succeeded because it meets our needs for psychological fulfillment. #psychology #socialmedia #maslowsheirarchyofneeds

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06 October, 2014

Online players defy retail gloom

Online players CatchOfTheDay.com.au Milan Direct defy retail gloom #online #retail

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Episode 3 Tech Tip - Survey Monkey

Kochie's Business Builders featured SurveyMonkey in their Tech Tip segment.

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04 October, 2014

US firm spends $200m to find Australian start-up superstars

"We find the world’s best entrepreneurs. Some are in Silicon Valley but many are in Australia.”- Accel Partners #invoice2go #ozforex #99designs

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03 October, 2014

Friday afternoon inspiration.



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Parents fear ‘over-sharenting’ baby photos will lose them friends

New research from Tinybeans reveals parents fear 'over-sharenting' baby photos will lose them friends #social #media

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Guilty Dog Photos That Will Melt Your Heart

Friday funny :) This is what's making the The PR Group laugh today #doggys #adorable #sosilly

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Parents worry they will lose friends on Facebook for 'over-sharenting'

The dangers of 'over-sharenting'. Latest research by the first family social network Tinybeans

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02 October, 2014

What Brennan IT founder Dave Stevens is looking to buy with his $30m, CBA-sanctioned warchest

BRW chats with Dave Stevens founder of BrennanIT Australia about what the company is looking to buy with its $30M acquisition warchest #tech #deals

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