Winning Awards and Recognising people

Shout loud and proud about your achievements, because it recognises the hard work others do too.

UNIHACK Melbourne hits the mark

UNIHACK Melbourne is back for its fifth year in a row. Here's what went down at Telstra Labs.

Bring in the Wolfpack

What do you think is the startup spirit animal? Here's why I think wolves embody startups and the communities they are part of.

What’s the future of the automotive industry?

This weekend, Startup Victoria and GUD hosted Melbourne's automotive hackathon, looking at the big challenges in the industry. These included EVs, making dumb cars smart, tech, and services.

The Goods Shed first Hackathon

The Cross Border Hackathon was the first run at the Goods Shed North. The Shed is now open to a multitude of businesses and startups making, for a fantastic co-working space.

Why isn’t Esports ‘big’ in Australia?

Australia is a great place to be, it's got an amazing sporting culture, so why isn't esports big here? This was a question posed to the industry recently. People are coming in from overseas and seeing how successful esports is there, trying to replicate it, and not getting the same results. So why is it … Continue reading Why isn’t Esports ‘big’ in Australia? →

Press Pause

Last week, Melbourne hosted the amazing Pause festival once again! Eight years running now, Pause took 2018 to the next level. With more stages, more sessions, more people, and more to see, it's no wonder there was an incredible buzz all around Federation Square. The festival kicked off on the Tuesday night with the VIP … Continue reading Press Pause →

Don’t just look forward

If you only look forward, you'll never know how far you've come My family and I often do lots of hiking trips. This above sentence came to me on one of our many hikes in Australia, Mt Feathertop. It was a long time ago, probably about ten years ago now. But I was reminded of … Continue reading Don’t just look forward →

Pivot to the Future

Geelong turns Mill into a co-located space of the future, complete with summits Last Friday, some of us alumni from the Melbourne Accelerator Program headed down to Geelong for the Pivot Summit. Hosted at the old Geelong Mill, the City of Greater Geelong, along with a number of sponsors and supporters, came together to support … Continue reading Pivot to the Future →

Hacks, hacks, and more hackathons

It's almost the end of the year and the end of weekend gone marks my 50th hackathon! it's been a wild ride so here's my take on the past few hacks I've been to. Up North With all the random Melbourne weather, a couple of weeks ago I headed up to Sydney. The past few … Continue reading Hacks, hacks, and more hackathons →