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Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto their equity

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tractor Ventures Co-Founder Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto as much of their equity as they want to, for as long as they like.

September 9, 2021

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August 2021 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

September 1, 2021

The best investors come from “the most unlikely of backgrounds”, says Blackbird’s Sam Wong

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

And if you take a closer look at Silicon Valley and other mature technology ecosystems today, you’ll find most VC investors come from founder and operator backgrounds.

September 17, 2021

How syndicates benefit founders, investors and the ecosystem to boot

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Syndicates can benefit founders who are unable to secure much-needed capital at their earliest stages and angel investors who may not be able to access the cap table directly.

September 13, 2021

Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto their equity

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tractor Ventures Co-Founder Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto as much of their equity as they want to, for as long as they like.

September 9, 2021

How Kiara Olrich landed a role as first hire and Head of Operations at Phantm

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

After seven years climbing the management consulting ladder very quickly, Kiara Olrich knew it was time for a change.

September 8, 2021

Australia is accelerating on Employee Share Schemes… but we’re still playing catch-up

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Employee Share Schemes are commonplace in the startup world... but Australia's ESS approach has typically lagged on the global stage.

September 9, 2021

How Tsamara Ramadhanti fell in love with tech and landed a role as UX Designer at Law on Earth

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tsamara Ramadhanti comes from a family of accountants, so while tech has always caught her eye, she saw herself studying business and following in her family’s footsteps.

August 18, 2021

Welcome to Startmate City

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

One of our 10-year goals is to build a 1-million-person technology city in Australia or New Zealand that attracts ambition, ignites innovation, boosts quality of life and fosters human connection.

August 21, 2021

Everything Student Fellow Izabela Barakovska learnt from Airtasker VP of Design James Nau

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As a professional creative, Izabela Barakovska was understandably drawn to James Nau’s Student Fellowship talk.

August 31, 2021

How Emily Casey found her ‘why’ and used a specific skill set to launch What The Health

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Emily Casey has carved out a niche for herself and launched a healthtech venture. Here’s how she got there.

Validating an idea as an early-stage founder is all about rapid prototyping and testing: Six learnings from Ajay Prakash

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Underlying all of Ajay Prakash’s success (and failure) is a commitment to “rapid prototyping and testing”.

How Daisy Johnson scored a job as Marketing Coordinator at Baraja

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Daisy Johnson has always gravitated toward the unfamiliar (and has the passport to prove it), so it makes sense she found her way to startupland.

How Vanessa Iezzi landed her dream role as Head of People at Carted

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Vanessa Iezzi has long been the one her friends turn to for advice. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense she ended up in the people and culture space.

Why grads routinely dismiss startups, and how we can flip the narrative: Learning from Blackbird's Niki Scevak

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To disrupt the notion of a traditional career pathway, more students need to choose startups as their first option upon graduation.

How to optimise your time in a startup — with Blackbird's Sam Wong

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Careers in startups are generally filled with high levels of risk and unexpected turns. And Sam Wong’s career is no different, writes Student Fellow Monique Leung.

The no code revolution: How to build a startup with just an idea

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In the first week of the W21 Student Fellowship, the Pitchblak team ran a no code session. Here are Angela Huang's takeaways.

Pursue an adventurous career by saying 'yes': Advice from Folklore VC's Hannah Field

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For students on the cusp of making career-defining decisions, Folklore VC Partner Hannah Field's journey is both inspiring and reassuring.

Niki Scevak on the best thing young people can do for their futures

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According to Blackbird's Niki Scevak, the secret to succeeding professionally and attaining long-term wealth is maximising your rate of learning.

How syndicates benefit founders, investors and the ecosystem to boot

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Syndicates can benefit founders who are unable to secure much-needed capital at their earliest stages and angel investors who may not be able to access the cap table directly.

September 13, 2021