Most universtiy students haven’t considered working at a scaleup or startup, they usually haven’t even heard of companies considered to be innovative and leading in their respective industries — like Canva, a company democratising design, exceeding a billion dollar valuation and was voted the #1 best place to work in Australia. We spent O Week talking to 100’s of students, …
Are you being mislead? Soy Chai Latte Please
On my walk to work from the train station I thought I’d try out a newly opened cafe on Collins Street in Melbourne. The branding was on point, the interiors — minimalistic and plently of light flowing through the cafe. Definitely Melbourne, plus the owners are behind some of Melbourne’s most well known hospitality icons — Urban Deli, Buddabah and …
Building new habits
Late in 2016 I set an audacious goal, I said I was going to write a book to be published in 2017 and confidently announced it to the world via my Facebook / Instagram. To date I’ve written about 10 000 words. At that point in time I was incredibly motivated, I’d just made my way back to Melbourne after …
When innovation makes society worse off
Afterpay, fintech and startups Innovation and entrepreneurship make society better — they force people to make services and products that are better for people. Reading this article which sheds light on the innovative Melbourne based startup Afterpay, I’m left wondering when is innovation bad for society? Here’s a question I’d like to see researchers tackle — Do young people using …
My role models.
There’s people I admire deeply, whose work, life and stories inspire me. As I connect the dots I realise how much influence my role models yield — the way I think, the ideas I have and the purpose I’d like my work to have. Here’s who they are: Leila Janah, founder of Samasource and LXMI and author of Give Work …
Dresden Optics is trash. Buy a pair today
How can prescription glasses possibly be $49 AND come with a lifetime warranty? Hello startups. Heard of Dresden Optics? German inspired, made with love in Australia. The story starts in 2016 when I had my new prescription and was looking for my first pair of glasses. I stumbled across the guys behind Dresden at the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne …
When do we become evil?
There’s this clip on YouTube from 1994 that shows Tobacco Company CEO’s testify before Congress on whether nicotine is addictive. All the evidence presenting that it is clearly addictive lies in front of them on their desk. One by one each of the global heads of tobacco companies answer “I do not believe nicotine is addictive”. All 7 of them. …
Yes, People Still Care About Caste in Australia.
They’re well educated too. I spent the the weekend watching Daughters of Destiny on Netflix, a 4 part documenary that vividly captures the stories of girls who attend Shanti Bhavan boarding school in India, just outside Bangalore. It’s moving and I cried. I cried because it pains me to see how we limit opportunities for very capable young people simply …
What to do when you don’t make it.
Whether it’s a startup accelerator, scholarship, degree, competition or a job — chances are if you’re successful at some of these you’ll be knocked back more times than you know it. But what do you do when you get knocked back? The short answer is — you’re well ahead of those who haven’t even tried. So congratulations, you’re one of …
6 TED Talks worth watching
TED talks are a great source of inspiration, a platform to hear ideas from across the globe. Though there’s so many it’s difficult to know where to start. Here’s my list of favourites. Why There’s Too Few Women in Leadership — Sheryl Sandberg. I’ve watched this at least 10 times, this talk helped me negotiate my first salary — it …