Saying NO takes clarity of thinking. It requires personal conviction and above all else, requires courage. For weeks, Chris and Yaniv have discussed solutions to the symptoms of chronically saying yes: lack of polish, growth, self-serve and appropriate prioritisation. They’ve spoken to special guests about the 10 Commandments of Planning,…
What do you need to be thinking of as a startup founder watching the Apple Vision Pro launch? As Chris explains, the most important thing to gain from the launch was it's inherently a masterclass in product development and marketing.
Are you a startup founder? Can you explain what your startup does in one sentence? If not you're in trouble! To be able to lead audiences and investors on a journey to tell your story, you need to be able to simply explain what your startup does! @NirZavaro teaches founders…
If you are a venture-backed startup, you're in the game of high risk, high reward. As Yaniv explains, consider pivoting into AR. Apple rarely makes a mistake with changes of this magnitude!
Get a refreshing taste of the highlights from the latest episode of The Startup Podcast where Chris and Yaniv take a deep dive into the Apple Vision Pro and and what it means for founders and the wider startup ecosystem.
Apple on your face, or a big disgrace? On the 5th of June, an auditorium sat patiently waiting for Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developer Conference. Rumours had been floating for a while that there was a new product under development. Over the past few years, Apple had been gaining patents, buying…
How did you overcome your "Trough of Disillusionment"? 🤔
If you are set on taking your startup to the US, don't waste your time by trying to find product market fit in Australia - make the jump early!
As a startup founder don't need to go to every startup event or conference - focus on your product, surround yourself with other startups and if you're in San Francisco, serendipity happens!
As a caregiver or parent you need to be able to prioritise life as you will not get to everything. Startups are the same!
If you're looking to be in the thick of the action, build a massive startup, solve a worldwide issue, the USA is for you! Chris Saad explains why you and your startup need to move operations to the US to optimise for success!
Have you ever heard of people closing deals between contractions?!? Neither had we, but that's just the beginning of the stories that occur in the online community VC Backed Moms as explained by Amy Sun (Founder and CEO of Briefly AI and Landing Party), special guest on the latest episode…
Historically, startup culture has forced people to create a professional facade. A facade that inhibits the ability to reveal any kind of distraction or humanity that might weaken your position or your professionalism in a corporate setting. Challenging that trend is Amy Sun. Amy is CEO and Founder of Briefly…
There are many current careers that will disappear or radically change with AI. Ben Parr explains that journalism is in the hotseat with the newest AI algorithms unless you're an investigative journalist. There's no denying it now, the future is AI.
Too often Chris finds startups focussed on other aspects other than their core issue too early on in their startup life. To survive your startup needs to survive. Fit your own mask first! Make sure your startup is well-established before working on other endeavours like community.
People idolise outliers especially in tech! Ever since Steve Jobs wore his iconic black turtleneck, people in tech have tried to be like him, even down to what he wore. However, outliers ARE NOT the norm. For the majority of us who are not the outliers, the best way to…