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Bridging the divide between students and startups

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Cameron EnsorCameron Ensor
Students are to startups what pineapple is to pizza. Don't believe us? Read on...
March 24, 2021

When startup ambition collides

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Sascha KerbertSascha Kerbert
When you mix the right ingredients together, in the right order, with the right proportions in the right environment, magical things can happen.
March 17, 2021

How to optimise your time in a startup — with Blackbird's Sam Wong

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Careers in startups are generally filled with high levels of risk and unexpected turns. And Sam Wong’s career is no different, writes Student Fellow Monique Leung.
July 29, 2021

The no code revolution: How to build a startup with just an idea

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In the first week of the W21 Student Fellowship, the Pitchblak team ran a no code session. Here are Angela Huang's takeaways.
August 4, 2021

Pursue an adventurous career by saying 'yes': Advice from Folklore VC's Hannah Field

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For students on the cusp of making career-defining decisions, Folklore VC Partner Hannah Field's journey is both inspiring and reassuring.
August 4, 2021

From Wish to Seachange: How engineer Adam Flynn navigated the “long and messy” process of finding his purpose

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Bronte McHenryBronte McHenry
Adam Flynn describes the journey from first engineer at e-commerce startup Wish to VP of Engineering at Seachange as “deeply, deeply, deeply difficult”.
October 8, 2021

November 2021 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
December 1, 2021

Book review: Ask Your Developer

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Many of the insights shared in Ask Your Developer are relevant to a budding marketer wanting to supercharge a tech business. 
January 31, 2022

Everything Moonshot's co-founders learnt from applying for Y Combinator

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"I wasn’t expecting anything; I was sure we had a horrible application."
February 1, 2022

March 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
April 1, 2022

April 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 1, 2022

May 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 31, 2022

July 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
August 5, 2022

August 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
September 2, 2022

Investment notes: Femmi

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Megan WoffMegan Woff
We're proud to invest in Femmi as part of our Winter22 Accelerator cohort. Here's why.
September 26, 2022

Investment notes: Tutero

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We're proud to invest in Tutero as part of our Winter22 Accelerator cohort. Here's why.
September 26, 2022

September 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
October 3, 2022

An ode to ambition

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Phoebe PincusPhoebe Pincus
Let Phoebe Pincus introduce you to our motley, inspiring, ambitious and bullish Winter22 founders.
October 12, 2022

Inside Aquila's mission to power a limitless future for humanity

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Billy Jeremijenko and Nelson Smith want to create an entirely renewable and global energy system. Take a moment and think about that.
October 28, 2022

Head of Finance & Fund Operations

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Phoebe PincusPhoebe Pincus
The Head of Finance & Fund Operations will holistically run Startmate’s funds and finance functions.
November 2, 2022

October 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
November 3, 2022

November 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
December 3, 2022

January 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
February 3, 2023

February 2023 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
March 3, 2023

March 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
April 3, 2023

April 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 1, 2023

Why we’re building an MLP, not an MVP

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No more Minimum Viable Product for us. We're all about building a Minimum Lovable Product for our target users. 
April 12, 2022

How Great Question Co-Founder Ned Dwyer tests hypotheses, conducts customer interviews and spots trends

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Bronte McHenryBronte McHenry
It’s crucial that early-stage founders prioritise research, work systematically and embrace both validation and invalidation, according to Great Question Co-Founder Ned Dwyer.
January 31, 2022

Five things Muso Co-Founder Alan Jin has learnt about pounding the pavement, speaking with early-stage customers and generating traction

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Bronte McHenryBronte McHenry
If Muso's founding story was a movie, “Hustlin’” by Rick Ross would lead the soundtrack.
May 26, 2021

Validating an idea as an early-stage founder is all about rapid prototyping and testing: Six learnings from Ajay Prakash

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Bronte McHenryBronte McHenry
Underlying all of Ajay Prakash’s success (and failure) is a commitment to “rapid prototyping and testing”.
May 4, 2021