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  • How Emily Casey founder her ‘why’ and used a specific skill set to launch What The Health

    How Emily Casey founder her ‘why’ and used a specific skill set to launch What The Health

    Emily Casey has carved out a niche for herself and launched a healthtech venture. Here’s how she got there.
    Go to the profile of Bronte McHenry
    Bronte McHenry
    Jun 28, 2021
    How Katie Sizeland is launching herself from the public service into startup ops

    How Katie Sizeland is launching herself from the public service into startup ops

    How Katie Sizeland built a launchpad, catapulted herself into the startup ecosystem and built a growing network around her.
    Go to the profile of Bronte McHenry
    Bronte McHenry
    Jun 17, 2021
    How Eddie Atkinson scored a job as Software Engineer at Gridcognition

    How Eddie Atkinson scored a job as Software Engineer at Gridcognition

    Eddie Atkinson discovered startups at university when a mate took the plunge and has been hooked ever since.
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    Bronte McHenry
    Jun 14, 2021
    How Carola Velazquez Silva scored her dream job as Designer at Jigspace

    How Carola Velazquez Silva scored her dream job as Designer at Jigspace

    Carola Velazquez Silva was born in Mexico, loves figuring out how things work, and has had her dream job in sight since she was four.
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    Bronte McHenry
    Jun 7, 2021
    How to find the perfect co-founder, according to five Startmate Alumni who’ve been there, done that

    How to find the perfect co-founder, according to five Startmate Alumni who’ve been there, done that

    Rory San Miguel, Alan Jin, Alexandra De Bonis and Mike and Tracie Thompson reflect on what to look for when choosing a co-founder.
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    Bronte McHenry
    Jun 1, 2021
    Five things Muso Co-Founder Alan Jin has learnt about speaking with early-stage customers

    Five things Muso Co-Founder Alan Jin has learnt about speaking with early-stage customers

    Directly speaking with venue managers has been a constant throughout Muso’s story.
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    Bronte McHenry
    May 25, 2021
    Validating an idea as an early-stage founder is all about rapid prototyping and testing: Six…

    Validating an idea as an early-stage founder is all about rapid prototyping and testing: Six…

    Underlying all of Ajay Prakash’s success (and failure) is a commitment to “rapid prototyping and testing”.
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    Bronte McHenry
    May 3, 2021
    Retracing Tom Richardson’s path from startup enthusiast, to casual advisor, to angel investor

    Retracing Tom Richardson’s path from startup enthusiast, to casual advisor, to angel investor

    Tom Richardson might not be “a conventional angel”, but he did just sign a $20,000 cheque to contribute to Mr Yum’s post-seed round.
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    Bronte McHenry
    Apr 22, 2021
    In conversation with Ryan: A brick-by-brick look at Open House

    In conversation with Ryan: A brick-by-brick look at Open House

    ‘Office Hours’ is just so 2020. This year, we’re trying something newer, bigger, funner, friendlier — and it’s aptly named ‘Open House’.
    Go to the profile of Bronte McHenry
    Bronte McHenry
    Apr 21, 2021
    Our Fellowship Vision: The startup ecosystem’s magnet for ambitious talent

    Our Fellowship Vision: The startup ecosystem’s magnet for ambitious talent

    The Startmate Fellowship exists to tangibly increase the economic growth generated by startups by systematically removing the bottlenecks…
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    Sophia Witherington
    Apr 8, 2021
    How to Make the Most of the Startmate Fellowship

    How to Make the Most of the Startmate Fellowship

    The Startmate Fellowship is a two-month program helping ambitious women find their dream job in a rocketship startup. It’s a fast-paced…
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    Cristabel Gekas
    Apr 8, 2021
    Bridging the divide between students and startups

    Bridging the divide between students and startups

    Students are to startups what pineapple is to pizza. Although they didn’t know it initially, they were made for each other. (Prove me…
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    Cameron Ensor
    Mar 23, 2021
    S21 Accelerator — Mid-Program Founder Feedback

    S21 Accelerator — Mid-Program Founder Feedback

    Demo Day is exactly one month away.
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    Sascha Kerbert
    Mar 18, 2021
    When start-up ambition collides

    When start-up ambition collides

    A chemical reaction occurs when two compounds come into contact with enough energy to alter their underlying structure. Old bonds break…
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    Sascha Kerbert
    Mar 16, 2021
    Meet…Matthew Tracey, Palantir (Startmate Mentor)

    Meet…Matthew Tracey, Palantir (Startmate Mentor)

    Name: Matthew Tracey
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    Startmate
    Feb 28, 2021
    Debunking Fellowship Myths

    Debunking Fellowship Myths

    Thinking about taking the leap into the startup world?
    Go to the profile of Cristabel Gekas
    Cristabel Gekas
    Feb 15, 2021
    Goal-setting: The backbone of the Startmate Accelerator

    Goal-setting: The backbone of the Startmate Accelerator

    While the true magic of a startup accelerator can only be experienced first-hand, at its core the accelerator experience is the…
    Go to the profile of Lauren Capelin
    Lauren Capelin
    Feb 10, 2021
    Meet…Gaby Howard, Founder of Flaunter (SM17)

    Meet…Gaby Howard, Founder of Flaunter (SM17)

    Gaby Howard first joined the Startmate community in 2017, when she joined the Accelerator with her company Flaunter. She is now returning…
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    Startmate
    Jan 31, 2021
    Summer21 diversity indicators: how did we go?

    Summer21 diversity indicators: how did we go?

    At the end of last year, we delved into the stats for our Summer21 Accelerator intake process to better understand how we are tracking on…
    Go to the profile of Lauren Capelin
    Lauren Capelin
    Jan 28, 2021
    How to get started advising startups

    How to get started advising startups

    A few people have asked me about my work with Startmate, Australia’s leading startup accelerator (and now in NZ too!), and how they can…
    Go to the profile of Matt Ryall
    Matt Ryall
    Jan 19, 2021
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