by Phil Morle | Feb 6, 2013 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
This summer, something very interesting has been developing quietly in the Manning building of the University of Sydney. When exams finished at the end of November 2012, the campus fell silent and the usual hordes of students parading down the main boulevard, Eastern...
by Phil Morle | Jun 28, 2012 | Pollenizer News
We are on the hunt for awesome startup CEOs to work with of our pods (lean startup teams). What this means is that Pollenizer is looking for high calibre individuals who would be interested in exploring opportunities to partner with us on a new venture as a...
by Phil Morle | May 22, 2012 | Capital Raising, Startup Finops
I decided to get into Angel investing because I believe that the next best thing to being the founder of a successful business, is to be an investor in a successful business. I’m not the sort of person who is likely to lock myself in a room and spend hours...
by Phil Morle | Jul 8, 2011 | Pollenizer News
How cool is this?! Recently, Mozilla launched a new programme called Web FWD, where young businesses are invited to spend 4 weeks in the Mozilla San Francisco HQ building their products. They’ll have access to Mozilla-spiked resources and, at the end of four...
by Phil Morle | Mar 11, 2011 | Startup Science
I’ve been reading, ‘Ignore Everybody And 39 Other Keys to Creativity‘ by Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid.com It’s a great read but page 9 really struck a chord with me. I get asked a lot, “Your business card format is very simple. Aren’t...
by Phil Morle | Jan 25, 2011 | Startup Science
When it comes to the quintessential entrepreneur, there is no magic set of skills or perfect list of traits. However, Jeffrey Bussgang recommends that these are the kinds of questions you should ask yourself: Do you have an idea that no one can talk you out of? Do you...
by Phil Morle | Nov 11, 2010 | Startup Science
The Pollenizer team is constantly exposed to a flux of new entrepreneurs with web-businesses ideas. This stream comes to us either via our Bootcamp sessions, Pitches rounds, Investors network or more broadly via the various social media tools our antennae can reach....
by Phil Morle | Sep 9, 2010 | Pitching, Pollenizer News
Innovation Bay has raised $6M from five dinners. If you need venture capital to shift your startup into its next fast-growth phase then Innovation Bay’s upcoming Angel Dinner in Sydney might be for you. If you are interested in coming to the dinner, have funds...
by Phil Morle | Jun 7, 2010 | Pollenizer News
One of the best thing about the geeky, propellor head Product and Engineering team is that they aren’t just geeks. They’re entrepreneurs, which of course makes them, as Phil’s new hoodie states, Entreprenerds. This of course is crucial for when you...
by Phil Morle | Mar 24, 2010 | Pollenizer News
Yesterday the Australian Businesswomen’s Network hosted a webinar with Seth Godin on his new book, Linchpin: Are you indispensable? Although the book mostly markets itself to workers keen to stand out within an organization, there are important transferable messages...
by Phil Morle | Nov 16, 2009 | Pollenizer News
Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off in Sydney this week from 16 until 22 November. The week is a worldwide initiative to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Events throughout the week provide useful getting-started information and networking opportunities for...
