Interested in working for a startup or scale-up but keen to know a little more before you pivott? We interviewed Adam Gilbert, who recently pivotted his career into a startup. This is his Pivott Story.
Six months after beginning at JOUST, Adam Gilbert is going through the recruiting process all over again — only this time he’s doing the hiring. As the Customer Success Manager, he is in charge of building his own team to help him continue to deliver high standards as the business…
Popular culture loves to romanticise the idea of working in a startup. So it can be tricky to gauge what it is really like to work day-in-day-out in that environment. If you’ve been wondering — am I the kind of person that would flourish at a startup or a corporate? This article is for you.
We’ve looked into different working styles and where they work best, to help you make the right decision. We’d like to thank David Carbines, a multinational corporate employee turned successful startup co-founder (twice), for sharing his valuable insights on the topic. From specialised corporate roles with strict processes to fast-paced…
I am pleased to share that we have achieved another breakthrough regarding the criteria for JobKeeper. If you are post-revenue and have suffered from the crisis, then please, please, please make sure you have registered as JobKeeper is for you!
The first tranche of alternative eligibility tests for the JobKeeper…
30 March 2020. Over the last few weeks, Stone & Chalk has submitted a range of submissions to the Australian Government to improve support to the innovation industry. Some of these submissions were in train prior to the current COVID-19 crisis. However the crisis has prompted a more urgent review…
Dr Rob Pearlman, Stone & Chalk Sydney resident and founder of Medapps has some thoughts he’d like to share on COVID-19.
First, some definitions. The disease is called COVID-19, and the virus is called SARS-CoV-2 (SARS like coronavirus 2). It shares many similarities to the SARS virus, but is a…
Stone & Chalk Melbourne-based cryptocurrency startup, Elbaite, was founded in 2017; enabling Australians to exchange cryptocurrency with fewer fees, more trust and control, and better trade conditions.
Their exchange platform is the first in the world to combine fiat escrow with blockchain verifications and support for multiple blockchains, allowing for…
For the typical commuter, catching public transport does not spark joy. Whether or not you’re elbowing your way through the masses to hop on a bus, or getting stuck behind someone who has insufficient funds on their transit card. …
At Stone & Chalk, we believe that mentors are critical to the success of startups. We chatted to Allen Clennar, former Standard Chartered Bank CEO, about his mentor experience with mentee Simon Costello, Co-Founder and CEO of Frankie Financial. Frankie Financial is a fintech providing banking infrastructure to power financial…
Co-Founders Barbara Sharp and Tim Offor, based out of fintech innovation hub Stone & Chalk Melbourne, are no strangers to conflict resolution. Between them, they have more than 30 years’ experience in crisis communications for some of the region’s highest profile scandals.
Insight Data Solutions’ Co-Founders, Louie Psaroulis and Mike Thanos, know that you’re fascinated with property. Between the two of them, they’ve got over 50 years’ worth of experience in the valuation and mortgage industry. They are now using that expertise to power the next generation of property valuation solutions.
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