October 2023
Good luck, rich parents and Canva: how Blackbird made millionaires
The names of some of those making a fortune from Blackbird’s first VC fund are surprising. One of them, Rayn Ong, says his good fortune was ‘life-changing’.
- Paul Smith
May 2023
‘Next Cochlear’ stock surges after heart device breakthrough
Shares in ASX-listed EBR Systems are up 10 per cent following a successful trial of its tiny cardiovascular device, which could pave the way for US FDA approval.
- Tess Bennett
May 2022
The leaders who answered the Harvard ‘cold call’
Nick Greiner, Tony Berg and Bill Ferris from Harvard Business School’s class of 1970 describe the terror and exhilaration of pitting themselves against the world’s best.
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- Edmund Tadros
August 2021
‘New dawn’ for biotech with taxpayer-funded incubator
The pandemic is steering the venture capital lens away from shorter-term sugar hits found in the technology sector in a “new dawn” for the biotech field.
- Lucas Baird
October 2020
Picking winners needs super funds to work
Big super funds have the large pools of patient capital the government needs to work alongside its policy initiatives if it is to pick real winners and not just losers, says veteran venture capitalist Bill Ferris.
- Ben Potter
September 2020
Australia can no longer afford to be the comfy country
Experts believe the only way to power back the economy is for the nation to create new jobs in industries that are globally competitive.
- Ronald Mizen
July 2020
- Analysis
- Government IT
Why it's about to get harder for big tech to win government work
The era of government spending big dollars on tech transformation projects could be coming to a halt.
- Yolanda Redrup
April 2020
- Analysis
- Australian economy
Virus spurs talk of manufacturing revival
Sustainably expanding the nation’s secondary industry is an argument that is gaining increasing traction, reports Andrew Clark.
- Andrew Clark
September 2019
- Exclusive
- Private equity
John Haddock's secrets to a successful handover
The local private equity firm is preparing to raise $850 million for its ninth fund.
- Jemima Whyte and Sarah Thompson
June 2019
Innovation blueprint ready and waiting
The federal government should adopt recommendations from its almost forgotten inquiry into innovation as a solution to boosting productivity, the lead author of the report, Bill Ferris says.
- Phillip Coorey