This Weeks Top Ten Most Clicked Articles From The Australian Startup Ecosystem — Week Ending 26 June 2016
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Number 1:
Mick Luibinskas looks at five characteristics he always looks for in a founder and shares some insight into the types of questions you can expect from investors in “The five characteristics prominent investor Mick Liubinskas looks for in a founder and the three questions he always asks”
Number 2:
Paul Smith from the AFR writes that Sydney-based fintech start-up Huddle Money will emerge from so-called stealth mode this week after securing $6 million backing for its bid to take on traditional banking services with peer-to-peer offers in “Huddle Money raises $6m to create peer-to-peer bank” (Google Link)
Number 3:
Paul Towers writes in Startup News about the process of validating your idea. He condenses the often spoken about concept down to HIIT. Hypothesis, Interview, Iterate, Test in “Validate Your Startup Idea with HIIT”
Number 4:
Steve Baxter highlights the point that startups need to have a technical member of their team from day one in “Shark Tank judge Steve Baxter on why a founding team with no tech skills is doomed”
Number 5:
Miles Burke from Startup News puts together a collection of 30 must read startup articles covering everything from ideas, marketing, growth, funding and scaling your startup in “30 Startup Articles You Should Read Today”
Number 6:
Gina Baldassarre from Startup Daily writes about Melbourne based VC fund Rampersands latest $50 million growth fund. A significant step up from their first fund of $6 million in “Melbourne-based VC firm Rampersand raising $50 million for its second early growth stage fund”
Number 7:
Legal Vision takes a look at the ideal company structure for Startups in Australia and looks at the process of owning shares in the company as its founder in “What is the Best Company Structure for my Startup?”
Number 8:
Dominic Powell writes in Smart Company about the app, “Hit With Me” and why they ultimately turned down the $50,000 investment they secured on Shark Tank in “Shark Tank recap: “Tinder for Tennis” app nets deal with Glen Richards but it wasn’t meant to be”
Number 9:
Yolanda Redrup from the AFR writes about the ASX blocking Guvera from listing and speaks to prominent Australian Tech Founders and Investors on why this was necessary to protect the reputation and integrity of our stock market in “Guvera critics Mike Cannon-Brookes and Reuben Buchanan throw support behind ASX” (Google Link)
Number 10:
Cebit Australia looks at three emerging technologies and how they can disrupt existing businesses. In particular they look at whether these are a fad or something your business seriously needs to consider in “Gimmick or game-changer? What new technologies you need for your business”
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