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Is it ever okay not to scale? 📈 There are countless examples of big brands (e.g. Airbnb, Tinder) focusing on non-scalable growth early on. When the stakes are low(er), understanding your customer's pain points on an intimate level may be your best move. knowhow.skalata.co/playbook/unsca…

When it comes to marketing, the old adage "you get what you pay for" may not apply. 💰 Yet huge marketing budgets are still blown on ineffective campaigns, and customers are still being viewed as walking profit potential rather than people. ow.ly/nw4h50LcI3t

It's Russia against the world, and Australia's corporate response to Russia has been clear: Qantas ceased flights, Atlassian and Canva stopped selling software. But how will losing such a sizable customer affect our tech & knowledge sectors long-term? 💡 ow.ly/kNa750LeW7p

The property market in the “city of the future” (Zuckerberg’s Metaverse darling) has lost USD $2.81 billion this year 🌃 Is this thing stumbling before it’s even begun walking? ow.ly/8Ee350LcIj8

🌊 Now that employees can work from anywhere, is offshoring staff the future of Aussie startups? What's to keep businesses hiring expensive locals rather than hiring staff further away for lower costs and often comparable quality? 🤔 ow.ly/q0ip50LjFWJ

Despite today's seemingly endless options to market your business, it has been suggested that many fast-growing startups acquire most of their customers from a ‘single’ acquisition channel. So how do you choose the right one? ⚖️ knowhow.skalata.co/go-to-market/c…

🇺🇦 In 2020, Ukraine boasted over 400+ operating startups, with Grammarly and Preply hitting rockstar levels of success. Yet war has made day-to-day operations almost impossible, with many forced to move ops overseas. Can Ukraine’s startup ecosystem survive?ow.ly/nvoe50Lmabb

🌱 Hydroponics allows us to grow any type of produce, any time of year, which is extraordinary in the face of climate change and unfarmable land. But will vertical farmers use this to feed the masses, or to sell out-of-season strawberries for $50 a tray? ow.ly/foOe50LnrhG

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Australia is doing terribly in entrepreneurship compared to our international peers despite having the capital 💰, brainpower 🧠, and grit ✊. Many of our innovators still head to greener pastures like the US to set up shop. So what's causing this pattern? ow.ly/Nt2w50Lp8t6

Despite the growing threat in the digital space, many startups say cyber defences aren't “in the budget”. Read on for our chat with Sahand Bagheri, Head of Growth at CTRL, about the urgency of cybersecurity and why investing in it is no longer optional 🔐knowhow.skalata.co/playbook/do-yo…

🏘️ It's easy to blame Australia’s boom property market for stifling entrepreneurship in Australia as we become more risk averse. But what other factors are at play regarding our lack of ambition in #entrepreneurship and #innovation? ow.ly/eoZU50LsCNS

When narcissistic founders take the reigns of a #startup, they’re driven by a vision. They'll push themselves - and their staff - equally as hard to achieve it. But is #narcissism more likely to propel a startup to greater heights or cause its downfall? ow.ly/w3ZQ50LtP52

💡Great ideas take serious strategy, execution, and hard work. But thinking of a great idea and wanting to jump directly into the build is an easy trap. First, you need to ask yourself- does it actually fulfil consumers' real-world needs? ow.ly/wzeE50LvzGp

🌏 Australia's national science agency has declared the seven global trends humanity will face in the coming decade, including climate change, geopolitical tensions, health challenges, AI and more. So how are Aussie businesses doing so far? ow.ly/8SHL50Lx124

🏆 Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said: “You have to reward effort, not outcomes,” a direct contrast to Zuckerberg's methodology of "turning up the heat" to encourage "self-selection." So which yields better results - rewarding employee effort or outcome? ow.ly/qsi550LBZzv

🏡 We desperately need to keep fledgling tech startups in Australia for our economy, job market, and chances at building a leading startup ecosystem. But with little government support or private sector R&D investment, what hope do we have? ow.ly/zjZ850LFvu1

💻 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) SaaS like SAP, Xero, and DocuSign have democratised business ops, giving smaller companies access to the same systems previously only available to medium and large orgs. How have these solutions helped your business? ow.ly/37eG50LJ8Hw

👾 Quantum computing (QC) is all the rage. GPUs, drug discovery and many industries will undergo drastic advancements under QC’s guide. But investors are worried: will QC produce anything of use within the near future, or is it just another FOMO train? ow.ly/Crca50LOoCL