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Everything Student Fellow Izabela Barakovska learnt from Airtasker VP of Design James Nau
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Everything Student Fellow Izabela Barakovska learnt from Airtasker VP of Design James Nau

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Izabela Barakovska

August 15, 2025

As a professional creative, Izabela Barakovska was understandably drawn to James Nau’s Student Fellowship talk.
Landing your first startup job
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Landing your first startup job

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Jack Rode

August 15, 2025

Job searches are hard. Fear and self doubt drives people to believe that they can’t land anything, so they apply for everything.Here’s a secretVery few people actually think about what they want, because they don’t believe it’s achievable. The result is that everyone ends up applying for the same roles in the market. Whilst everyone else competes for the same roles, there is an opportunity to chase a role that actually excites you. Ironically, these may be easier to land.
Learna teaches bite-sized skills for a changing workforce
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Learna teaches bite-sized skills for a changing workforce

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Holly Clark

August 15, 2025

Entrepreneur Lisa Lie founded Learna in January 2023. The app is a microlearning platform teaching conflict resolution, emotional intelligence and people skills you can master in under 10 minutes.
The four things Jithesh Ramesh wishes he knew as a young designer
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The four things Jithesh Ramesh wishes he knew as a young designer

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Jithesh Ramesh

August 15, 2025

Jithesh Ramesh has worked at Atlassian, Airwallex and Mastt, to name but a few, and has a wealth of insights to share.
Know your worth: How to negotiate your next pay rise
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Know your worth: How to negotiate your next pay rise

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Penny Holloway

August 15, 2025

If the thought of naming your price and asking for what you want (and deserve) makes your skin crawl, you’re not alone. In particular, research tells us 32% of women never negotiate their pay at all, due to the fear of being denied, losing their job, believing they are inexperienced or unworthy, or simply not feeling equipped for the conversation.
KiwiFibre Turns Plants into Race Cars
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KiwiFibre Turns Plants into Race Cars

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August 15, 2025

KiwiFibre creates natural fibre composite materials from Harakeke - a natively grown New Zealand wonder plant, and one of the world’s strongest natural fibres.
"Find your mirror": Everything Kirrily Davis learnt from Facebook's Director of Marketing Science Helen Crossley
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"Find your mirror": Everything Kirrily Davis learnt from Facebook's Director of Marketing Science Helen Crossley

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Kirrily Davis

August 15, 2025

"In our last session, I asked Helen how I could repay her for what she taught me and she said ‘pay it forward’. So here I am."
Kite Therapy delivers neuro-affirming care to caregivers of children with autism and developmental delays
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Kite Therapy delivers neuro-affirming care to caregivers of children with autism and developmental delays

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Holly Clark

August 15, 2025

Kite Therapy, a Victorian startup with the mission to make therapy significantly more affordable for kids with autism and developmental delays, by coaching parents to implement it at home.
Investment notes: Xylo Systems
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Investment notes: Xylo Systems

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Lauren Capelin

August 15, 2025

We're proud to invest in Xylo Systems as part of our Winter22 Accelerator cohort. Here's why.
Investment notes: Tutero
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Investment notes: Tutero

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Chris Quirk

August 15, 2025

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