The ANZ Innovyz Demo Day, 18th of April, 2013. The ANZ Innovyz Start is an accelerator program for innovative startups located in Adelaide, South Australia.
This blog post is my live blog of the ANZ Innovyz Demo Day.
What is demo day? See http://www.innovyzstart.com/what-is-demo-day-jana-matthews-explains
I thought all the companies did a great job! To read how it all happened, see below!
Terminology from the startup world is finding its way into the language of Business. Managers are latching onto the key words such as pivot, disrupt and the idea of the minimum viable product.
Unfortunately, few managers fully understand what each means to the startup world. The idea of the minimum viable product is widely misunderstood. It’s pretty easy to get most of its meaning, but unfortunately the point gets missed.
About the Minimum Viable Product, Eric Ries in his book ‘The Lean Startup‘, says: Continue reading
This is the second in a series of posts from Adelaide University’s MBA Entrepreneurship Intensive program. Professor Becky Ruber has kindly allowed me to sit in on the guest speakers arranged for students in her course.
On Friday the 1st of March, the guest speaker was Mal Chia from NoQ:
Mal Chia – Digital Marketing Manager@ NoQ (noq.com.au)
Mal Chia is working as the Digital Marketing Manager at the Adelaide startup NoQ. He has a Masters in Commerce (Marketing) from Adelaide University and is one of South Australia’s most respected digital marketers. Continue reading
MBA Reading List 2013
From a studying perspective, the more widely read you are, the more possible sources of information and references you will have. But the reason to read is bigger than just better marks or an easier time finding references-
Reading is one of the ways you can level-up
By level-up, I mean, improve yourself, to be and contribute more. Think and grow.
Are you reading something currently? There are so many books that finding the right one to start reading can be hard. So if you’re currently without a read, don’t worry here’s my reading list. I’m sure you’ll find something worth your time.
On the weekend I attended an interesting talk by Dr Jana Mathews at Adelaide University. She touched on many facets of innovation and entrepreneurship but of most interest to me was her discussion on the Adelaide Startup Ecosystem and ANZ Innovyz’s work in South Australia.
Firstly, on Dr Jana Mathews. She is an expert in her field of entrepreneurial leadership and business growth. She has a doctorate from Harvard, is co-author of several books (such Lessons from the Edge and Building the Awesome Organization). From Colorado, she has recently been spending significant time in Adelaide as the Managing Director of ANZ Innovyz START program – a 13 week startup accelerator modelled after the US TechStars. Continue reading