Meet the Perth VR startup getting rave reviews; 4 tips to help you get to know your startup’s runway; The app bringing reality back to dating

HOME | ADVERTISE | CONTACT US Dear StartupSmart reader, Valiant, a multiplayer mounted combat game created for Oculus Rift by Perth-based independent game developer Offpeak Games, has been met with rave reviews. Sibling co-founders Courtney and Joanna Hayes have launched a new app encouraging singles to put down their mobile devices and meet in real life. One of the biggest concerns for startups when working towards a validation point is a rapidly decreasing runway. Here are four tips that will help you to get to know your startup’s runway. How to build an app in eight steps. Equity-based crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd has announced it has closed its second deal, raising $50,000 in a larger angel funding round for fashion technology startup Fame and Partners. Email sucks and Gold Coast startup Helloify is trying to fix it by shaking up the way employees communicate in the workplace. Why content quality is more important than ever on Facebook. Melbourne startup Mappsafe is looking to use crowdsourcing and mobile mapping technology to make people feel safer in public areas. Australia eyes missing billions with very own ‘Google tax’. Help us make StartupSmart better! We’re running a survey to help us understand our readers. It will take just five minutes to fill it out and you could win an iPad! Kye White, Editor Perth-based VR games developers put in a valiant effort with Oculus Rift platform by Kye White Valiant, a multiplayer mounted combat game created for Oculus Rift by Perth-based independent game developer Offpeak Games, has been met with rave reviews. VIEW ALL NEWS Love is in the app: Sydney startup Pozee brings reality back to dating by Dinushi Dias Sibling co-founders Courtney and Joanna Hayes have launched a new app encouraging singles to put down their mobile devices and meet in real life. Ride in front of the waves by understanding your runway by Clare Hallam Across the globe an increasing number of people are jumping on the startup wave. In 2014, ASIC recorded over 207,000 company incorporations. How to build an app in eight steps by Greg Taylor Despite being the founder of two apps, I am not very technical. So I’m going to explain to those who are like me, what it takes to build a good app. Gold Coast startup to bring instant messaging to the workplace by Broede Carmody A lot has been said about how inefficient email is but not a lot has been done about it. Until now. THE NEWS WRAP: Instagram surpasses Twitter with 300 million active users by Broede Carmody Instagram has surpassed Twitter’s 284 million active users, hitting the 300 million mark nine months after recording 200 million users. READ MORE Resourcing for growth: why you need a flexible hiring strategy by Elance-oDesk Waiting until your workload explodes is far too late to start looking for staff, and it’s no good simply being reactive if you want to grow quickly. READ MORE Why content quality is more important than ever on Facebook by Michelle Gamble Facebook recently issued a strong warning to brands, advertisers and marketers to steer clear of promotional posts if they don’t want to disappear from users’ news feeds. READ MORE Melbourne startup aims to make people feel safer in public areas by Broede Carmody An Australian startup is looking to use crowdsourcing and mobile mapping technology to make people feel safer in public areas. READ MORE Fashion tech startup Fame and Partners raises $50,000 through VentureCrowd by StartupSmart Equity-based crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd has announced it has closed its second deal, raising $50,000 in a larger angel funding round for fashion technology startup Fame and Partners. READ MORE Australia eyes missing billions with very own ‘Google tax’ by Antony Ting Joe Hockey has hinted he may introduce a “Google tax” as a new weapon to tackle profit shifting by multinational enterprises. READ MORE