What I’ve Learned – 22 June 2017

What I’ve Learned – 22 June 2017

Celebration time Things have been non-stop in my camp this past week as I’ve been on the press trail in the lead up to the premiere of Shark Tank last Tuesday night — and what a night it was. It is always so exciting to watch the brave people who come and pitch...

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Shark Tank S3 Episode One on TEN

Shark Tank S3 Episode One on TEN

Shark Tank Australia Series 3 Episode One Here we are back in The Tank for the third season! I’m back on set with my fellow Sharks are we’re eagerly awaiting to hear pitches from our next potential business partners… CancerAid — First up we have Nik,...

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What I’ve Learned – 15 June 2017

What I’ve Learned – 15 June 2017

Silicon Valley: Innovation’s Holy Grail We often think of Silicon Valley as the Holy Grail of innovation. I spent last week in California and learned a lot during my visits to Salesforce, Facebook and LinkedIn. Each started as a small business less that two...

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Journey of an Entrepreneur

Journey of an Entrepreneur

The Pivotal Moments I was speaking at the Heroku innovation lab for Salesforce last week – and whilst I had a wonderful time sharing my own journey, the real insights came from the questions asked of me at the end. Brandon approached at then end as I sat...

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Anatomy of a great workplace

Anatomy of a great workplace

Five lessons from my visit to the Facebook Campus It is no coincidence that as you enter 1 Hacker Way — Facebook global headquarters — it feels like Disneyland… literally. In 2009 when Facebook purchased the site in Menlo Park from Sun Microsystems (they reversed the...

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