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Venture capital fund Rampersand ramps up hunt for next Aussie unicorn
Success stories such as Canva and Culture Amp are more than a decade old, and this fund says it’s time to find and fund the next crop of billion-dollar start-ups.
- by David Swan
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Billionaire tech boss says culture issues a thing of the past
Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang says a lack of resources means he can’t compete with the likes of Canva or Atlassian in work perks.
- by David Swan
Are you up to running a small business?
In the first of a six-part series, founders share the emotional and tactical strengths you need to secure the long-term growth of your business.
- by Emma Koehn
Missing tech multimillionaire is known as Britain’s Bill Gates
Weeks ago, Mike Lynch walked out of a San Francisco court a free man with tears in his eyes. Now he and his daughter, 18, are missing after his luxury yacht sank off Sicily.
- by Matthew Field and James Titcomb
Why this patch of south-east Queensland is a micro-business hotspot
Tempted to swap the skyscrapers for the sound of wind in the trees? These entrepreneurs say there’s a reason their homes are micro-business hotspots.
- by Rosanna Ryan
Opinion
Small business
Work is a way to make money. Please, stop calling it your ‘baby’
For as long as I can recall, I’ve squirmed when women call their careers or businesses “my baby”. As a business owner about to become a parent, I now know why.
- by Michelle Battersby
How do you start a business when somebody else owns your name? Use your nose
Following in the footsteps of other founders who have started over, beauty entrepreneur Jo Malone is striking gold a second time.
- by Damien Woolnough
Magazine
Sunday Life
The April 14 Edition
In a rare interview, Zoë Foster Blake shares her success story – how she went from magazine beauty writer, to author, to entrepreneur in a decade.
Why no one wants to start a small business any more
Australia’s 2.5 million small businesses are collapsing at a rapid rate – and there are many who say the government is adding to red tape rather than reducing it.
- by Jessica Yun
‘Bedroom coder’: Aussie game developer breaks out after Sonic success
Christian Whitehead drew international acclaim for his work with Sega and the blue hedgehog, but his new team’s first project is wholly original.
- by Tim Biggs
‘Who cares, I can do it’: How this 30-year-old Perth entrepreneur built a pretzel empire
The entrepreneur believes part of her success was the naivety of youth.
- by Tracy Vo
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