From Cold Call To Powerful Partnership

Very shortly radio listeners will start hearing presenters use the phrase “AirShr Now!” to save great radio moments including news, talk, offers and songs. It’s a milestone we’re extraordinarily excited about. In reflecting on the journey to arrive at this point…

Co-Founders Need To Be On Your Work Bucket List

A couple of times each month I see questions pop up in different forums about the ideal founding team size for new ventures. The answers are typically framed from the point of view of a venture capital or angel investor who is (correctly…

The Tools We Use To Launch Ventures

Here is the answer to the second part of the question I’m often asked. We use 26 tools to prototype, collaborate and launch products at AirShr. I’ve listed them below using a lifecycle lens (i.e. the order in which each tool would be used as we develop a product)…

AirShr In 90 Seconds

This 90 seconds took 18 months to write. It first played on Friday as I formerly introduced AirShr and our partnerships with Grant Broadcasters and Nova at the National Radio Conference on the Gold Coast.

Two Angels I’ll Never Forget (Who Didn’t Invest)

Last week we closed AirShr’s seed round. It’s a terrific milestone for our team and we couldn’t be happier with the investor group.

Anyone who has raised seed financing will tell you it’s an unavoidable part of the new…

“Because They Treat Me Like A Human”

On three occasions this past month I’ve heard high-calibre software engineers explain that they have moved to a new employer because the prospect of being treated ‘more like a human’ was higher. It’s unsettling to hear this with such regularity.

An Unexpected (Not So Small) Win For AirShr

I’ve written about the value of remembering small wins before. Typically this means building on small achievements to develop and maintain momentum as a new venture.