They say sharing is caring and the latest economic trend seems to agree. The “sharing economy” is a socio-economic ecosystem that’s built around the sharing of both human and physical resources. Whether you’ve hailed an Uber car, hired someone to…
Recently, while attending a CEO event, I was asked the question: “What do you think will be the future of online travel?” It took me a little bit of time to answer this question. Not because I didn’t have an…
Born inSydney, Fred Schebesta is an internet entrepreneur whose latest venture, Finder.com.au, aspires to shake up the online comparison industry inAustralia. Fred was inspired to enter the financial comparison space when he realised the need for Australians to compare financial…
Originally from London, England, Neil is an American entrepreneur that I met a few years ago while I was speaking at a conference in Chicago. He is the co-founder and Marketing VP of KISSmetrics, a web analytics system used by…
An astute hospitality marketer with experience across the United States, the UK and Australia, Dimmi Founder, Stevan Premutico has built a successful business borne out of his own first hand frustrations at the inefficiencies of restaurant reservation systems. Since establishing Dimmi…
According to Crowdsourcing.org, venture Capitalists invested more than $280 million in 35 Crowdsourcing companies in 2011. This was confirmed by a comprehensive report published in Ferburay 2012 produced by Massolution a research firm specializing in crowdsourcing solutions. After data were…
Originally from Melbourne and now leaving in Adelaide, Frank is the CEO and founder of e-channel, one of Australia’s leading providers of search engine marketing and pay per click advertising. While his friends would use the term “stubborn” to describe…
Facebook has just acquired another startup, the location-based mobile app Glancee. Glancee helps you discover the hidden connections you share with the people around you by highlighting people that have friends in common, that went to the same school, that work in…
Gillian (aka as @SEOMom on Twitter!) is, with her son (Rand), the co-founder of SEOmoz. Originally a simple blog, SeoMoz has become over the years one of the most respected Search Engine Optimisation companies and now serves as a global…
Last week, it was with pleasure that I caught up with Justin Babet. I have known him for years while he was the MD of Xpand, a recruitment firm with activities in Australia and APAC. But this time it wasn’t…