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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.

How to pull off the impossible, according to Linus Lee

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Out of all our Student Fellowship sessions, Geena Grant was most excited about Linus Lee’s ‘Crash Course in Pulling Off the Impossible’.

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.

How Katrina Hau landed her dream job as Talent and People Experience Partner at Auror

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Katrina Hau's childhood was dominated by a strong feeling of being other, but she credits her formative years for her present-day passion for diversity, equity and inclusion.

How to believe in yourself and why feedback is a gift — Learning from Christie Jenkins

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Christie Jenkins' "eye-opening story about her time as a teenage trampoline athlete" left Jayn Wong with four golden rules worth actioning.

July 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.

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.

How Lucy Jedlin secured a job as Customer Success Manager at Yellow Canary

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Lucy Jedlin comes from a family of lawyers and followed in their footsteps after university. That is, until she caught the startup bug, and crafted a new professional identity for herself.

A noob's guide to networking: Takeaways from the Startmate Student Fellowship

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Evan Lim never really understood what networking meant until the Student Fellowship rolled around.

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 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.

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.

Pory’s co-founders met pre-idea, pre-startup — and it has set them up for success

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

There’s a narrative in startupland that all you need to get an idea off the ground is a stellar founding team. Pory’s story flips this sentiment on its head.

Inside the Women Fellowship: Why personal branding is important and how to activate your LinkedIn profile

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During the A21 Women Fellowship, Veronica Mason spearheaded a Fellow-led session on LinkedIn personal branding. Here's a peek at what was discussed.

Believe in your ideas and go harder: Opvia's takeaways from Open House 2021

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Opvia Co-Founder and CEO Matt Hollis reflects on his Open House experience.

June 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.

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.

How Katie Sizeland is launching herself from the public service into startup ops

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Katie Sizeland was born in New Zealand, is as curious as they come, and upon reflection, sees her impressive career in science as fairly inevitable.

How Eddie Atkinson scored a job as Software Engineer at Gridcognition

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Eddie Atkinson discovered startups at university when a mate took the plunge and has been hooked ever since.

How Carola Velazquez Silva scored her dream job as Designer at Jigspace

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Carola Velazquez Silva was born in Mexico, loves figuring out how things work, and has had her dream job in sight since she was four.

How to find the perfect co-founder, according to five Startmate Alumni who’ve been there, done that

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Rory San Miguel, Alan Jin, Alexandra De Bonis and Mike and Tracie Thompson reflect on what to look for when choosing a co-founder.

May 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.

Five things Muso Co-Founder Alan Jin has learnt about pounding the pavement, speaking with early-stage customers and generating traction

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

If Muso's founding story was a movie, “Hustlin’” by Rick Ross would lead the soundtrack.

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”.

April 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.

Get to know First Believer Tom McQuillen

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tom McQuillen is a freshly minted climate-focused VC Investor, a "hopeless optimist" and a First Believer too.

Retracing Tom Richardson’s path from startup enthusiast, to casual advisor, to angel investor

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tom Richardson might not be “a conventional angel”, but he did just sign a $20,000 cheque to contribute to Mr Yum’s post-seed round.

In conversation with Ryan: A brick-by-brick look at Open House

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

‘Office Hours’ is just so 2020. This year, we’re trying something newer, bigger, funner, friendlier — and it’s aptly named ‘Open House’.

Our Fellowship Vision: The startup ecosystem’s magnet for ambitious talent

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

The Startmate Fellowship exists to tangibly increase the economic growth generated by startups by systematically removing the bottlenecks to finding exceptional talent and upskilling the leaders of tomorrow.

How to make the most of the Women Fellowship

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Cristabel Gekas Cristabel Gekas

So many people, so many opportunities. Where to begin?

March 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.

Bridging the divide between students and startups

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Cameron Ensor Cameron Ensor

Students are to startups what pineapple is to pizza. Don't believe us? Read on...

The S21 Accelerator cohort: Diving into our mid-program founder feedback

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Sascha Kerbert Sascha Kerbert

One month before Demo Day, we ask our founders to tell us the Good, Bad and Ugly about their Accelerator experience thus far.

When startup ambition collides

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Sascha Kerbert Sascha Kerbert

When you mix the right ingredients together, in the right order, with the right proportions in the right environment, magical things can happen.

Meet Startmate Mentor Matthew Tracey

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Lauren Capelin Lauren Capelin

Matthew Tracey likes political podcasts, is passionate about simplifying the employee equity process, organises his day thematically and is a Startmate Mentor.

February 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.

February 28, 2021

Take the Leap with Hannah Field

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Hannah started her career in the music industry, launching and managing a classical record label while freelancing as a violinist. Now, she's an investor at Folklore Ventures.

February 10, 2021

Take the Leap with Sophie Taylor

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Sophie Taylor started her career as a corporate lawyer in the intellectual property team at K&L Gates. Now, she is Chief of Staff at Blackbird Ventures.

February 9, 2021

Take the Leap with Anna Prell

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Anna Prell was a corporate lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills. Now she is Chief of Staff to the CEO at Forage.

February 8, 2021

Take the Leap with Anna Turvoll

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Anna Turvoll began her career at Goldman Sachs as an Analyst. Now, she is COO at v2food.

February 6, 2021

January 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.

January 31, 2021

Startmate team tripling and expanding internationally in 2021!

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Here is a snapshot of what we will be up to in 2021.

December 16, 2020

Stories of the Fellowship - Nicole Meaker, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

As we conclude our third Fellowship cohort (first women-only cohort), we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program. Hear from Nicole Meaker.

December 7, 2020

Startmate's 10-year masterplan

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Happy Birthday, Startmate!

December 6, 2020

Take the Leap with Jackie Vullinghs

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Jackie Vullinghs started her career in equities at Citigroup. Now, she is Principal at AirTree Ventures.

October 8, 2020

Take the Leap with Bex Eastwood

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Bex Eastwood’s squiggly line career started from the moment she graduated law. Now, she is Partner at Ignition Lane.

October 1, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship — Victoria Gregg

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

As we conclude our fourth Fellowship cohort with 100 incredible women, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program.

September 30, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship — Maria Fernanda Ayala

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

As we conclude our fourth Fellowship cohort with 100 incredible women, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program.

September 27, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Apoorva Ramesh, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

We are catching up with our Fellow alumni to hear what they have been up to since finishing the program.

September 18, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Kylene Jones, Spring20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

As we conclude our fourth Fellowship cohort with 100 incredible women, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program.

September 18, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Gaby Rosenberg, Spring20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

As we conclude our fourth Fellowship cohort with 100 incredible women, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program.

September 9, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Emily Burke, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

We are catching up with our Fellow alumni to hear what they have been up to since finishing the program.

September 4, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Nicole Tang, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Having concluded our third Fellowship cohort (first women-only cohort) one month ago, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program. Hear from Nicole Tang.

August 27, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Rachel Chong, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

We are catching up with our Fellow alumni to hear what they have been up to since finishing the program.

August 24, 2020

Stories from The Fellowship - Annabelle Scott, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Hear from one of our recent Fellow alumni - Annabelle Scott - who joined us from PwC and has now started her new job at Tempus Partners. Applications for our current Fellowship program are now closed!

August 17, 2020

Stories from the Fellowship - Rae Addison, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

We are catching up with our Fellow alumni to hear what they have been up to since finishing the program.

Stories from The Fellowship - Katie Noonan, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Having concluded our third Fellowship cohort (first women-only cohort) one month ago, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program. Hear from Katie Noonan.

Stories from The Fellowship - Lucy Wark, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Hear from Lucy Wark from our last cohort on her Fellowship experience.

Stories from The Fellowship - Carrie Gray, Winter20 Fellow

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Sophia Witherington Sophia Witherington

Having concluded our third Fellowship cohort (first women-only cohort) one month ago, we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program.

Things are getting better

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Startmate in 2017 is getting even better.

August 22, 2016

The Startmate FAQ — September 2016

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Startmate has been touring Australia, meeting teams to help find our next batch of great Australian startups.

August 10, 2016