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Dangerous Mistakes that could Kill your Hardware Startups

If you’ve not brought a hardware product to market before, there is, unfortunately, a lot that you don’t know. We frequently see founders...

How to Handle a Failed Crowdfunding Campaign

Every entrepreneur knows that crowdfunding can be an effective financing campaign for a startup company. However, many crowdfunding...

How to create a crowdfunding project that thrives

Even when a crowdfunding campaign is successful, asking your community for funding can be a rollercoaster. Here's eight success stories...

Ed Husic and FinTech Australia in boxing ring over equity crowdfunding legislation

Shadow minister for the digital economy Ed Husic has ripped into FinTech Australia over comments it made to StartupSmart a day after...

Crowdfunding opened to companies up to $25m

Unlisted public companies with less than $25 million in assets and turnover will soon be able to raise capital via crowd-sourced equity...

Equity crowdfunding requires a rethink on company structure

The vast majority of Australian companies are privately held. There are many advantages for this. Private companies face fewer...