Laid-off tech workers are launching their own ventures and competing with their ex-employers
63% of tech workers report they have started their own company post-layoff, according to a recent survey.
63% of tech workers report they have started their own company post-layoff, according to a recent survey.
Solar energy startup Redback has received AU$9.3 million from EnergyAustralia to accelerate the development and adoption of its solar energy solutions.
Despite being involved in a taxi booking app that was initially shuttered, Cabcharge has welcomed the NSW government's decision to make ridesharing service Uber legal.
A country of 1.3 million people has signed up almost 90,000 e-residents, entrepreneurs and digital nomads from all over the world.
Startups aimed at enterprises are attracting increased attention from venture capitalists and private investors. We examine the particular challenges in this sector, and flag up some of the leading companies involved.
Digg has been taken over, rewritten and relaunched in record time, but it bears little resemblance to the Old Digg: it's more like a news-oriented Pinterest. But while it seems unlikely to appeal strongly to its old audience, New Digg might find a new one.
The co-founder and CEO of the videoconferencing startup discusses collaboration, competition and Marissa Mayer.
Under the government-run project Silicon Valley Vietnam, two accelerators will be set up: one in Hanoi and another in Ho Chi Minh city. This is part of plans to groom startups and eventually link them up with venture capital.
There's plenty of funding for companies that have proven business models, according to Commercialisation Australia CEO Doran Ben-Meir, which leads him to believe that the lack of local VCs is because startups aren't innovative enough.
America's TechStars is migrating to Australia but will bypass our two largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne.