Startup Articles & Insights for AU Founders
Expert advice for ambitious Aussie founders
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- Starting Out, Early Stage, Scaling Up
Understanding why your subscription invoice doesn’t equal instant income.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Thinking of setting up a discretionary trust in Australia? It’s a flexible structure with real tax and asset protection benefits – but there are a few things to get right from the start.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
If you’re a founder, your to-do list is probably longer than a Monday morning. Product decisions, team hires, raising capital… the works.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Welcome back to article 3 in our cap raising metric series – you’re now at the Series A round!
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Ah, the Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI).
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
AI development can qualify for the R&D Tax Incentive – but scrutiny is increasing. Here’s what Australian founders need to know about eligibility, documentation and common claim mistakes.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
It’s a scenario we hear all the time from founders:
- Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Rather than just tell you what we can do, we want to share more of how it actually all works.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
At pre-seed to seed, you don’t need perfect dashboards. You need to prove traction. Here are the five core SaaS metrics that matter most at this stage.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Growing a SaaS business isn’t just about building innovative software – it’s also about keeping an eye on the right numbers at the right time.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Price and value aren’t the same thing – and confusing the two is one of the more expensive mistakes you can make when raising capital. Here’s what founders need to know.
- Starting Out, Scaling Up, Expanding/Exiting
Negotiating your startup’s valuation on price alone is a common trap. Here’s why anchoring on value leads to better investor alignment and more durable deals.
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