So next month, I’m heading to Startup Abroad for two weeks of ‘destination coworking’ outside Ubud, Bali alongside 10 other entrepreneurs. Yes, I know… what a tough decision it’s been. ;) I’m actually viewing it as a time and space where I can do a bit of a ‘sprint‘ with my work and health. Get […]
Photos from a Grand Tour
For those not on Instagram, I’ve been cross-sharing photos of my travels on Flickr here. I will also try to post a wrap-up of my findings from each city visited soon. The idea is to produce a Startup City Index measuring different parameters from each city such as affordability, community, access to funding and more-subjective things […]
Quick points on content
Here’s another post from the StartupSmart email course, which I was a contributing writer for. This time on content… enjoy! Content Content is the new black. Gone are the days when it was forgotten until a site’s looming launch and lorem ipsum or any other filler text was de rigueur. Content is one of the most […]
Web strategy in one lesson
I recently did a bit of writing for Oliver and the great team at StartupSmart. The website launched less than a year ago and is quickly filling the much-needed niche of startup-related news and advice within Australia. The writing was for a 10-part email series, which will deliver a free, short course on how to build a […]
Melbourne Silicon Beach Drinks
A couple of us here have decided to revitalise the Melbourne Silicon Beach chapter in 2011. For those who aren’t familiar, Silicon Beach is a community of Australians passionate about the tech and web industries. They are often entrepreneurs – working on startups, and the events are attended by business people and developers alike. We’re […]
US trip by the stats
HQs visited: 11 Google (Mountain View “Googleplex“) Microsoft (Mountain View and Redmond) Pixar Flickr Cheezburger Survey Monkey Klout Airbnb Chomp Whrrl Events attended: 16 Geo-Loco Conference SF Startup Weekend – Mobile Women 2.0 Founder Friday Hacks and Hackers – Facebook and the news: Making journalism social VLAB & DFJ: How I Pivoted to Success Through […]
Kate Kendall 