Collaborate Corporation raises $1.26 million; 3 ways to improve your pitch deck; How startup culture has ruined me for corporates

HOME | ADVERTISE | CONTACT US Dear StartupSmart reader, Collaborate Corporation, which operates a number of peer-to-peer marketplaces, has raised $1.26 million to help scale up its marketplaces and enter other product categories. The difference between a good pitch and an average one can see your startup either getting much-needed venture capital or the cold shoulder from investors. Here are three ways to improve your pitch deck. How startup culture has ruined me for corporates. Melbourne-based startup Bemoir is looking to leverage near field communications (NFC) technology to allow people to tell stories through their most beloved possessions. Four things for founders to consider when completing a shareholders’ agreement. Publishing startup Tablo has launched an iOS and Android app in a bid to help people discover and follow authors on the platform with ease. Startup launch and entrepreneur training program The Founder Institute has opened up applications for its first 2015 semesters in Sydney and Melbourne. Australian businesses will help grow Australia’s cloud communications market to reach $650 million by 2020, according to research released yesterday by technology analyst firm Telsyte. Hope, anger, hate, terror. Social media can spread them all and we're just starting to examine the consequences. Kye White, Editor Latest funding round sees Collaborate Corporation move to scale and develop platforms by Kye White Collaborate Corporation, which operates a number of peer-to-peer marketplaces, including DriveMyCar Rentals, Caramavan, Rentoid, and has a significant stake in Marketboomer, has raised $1.26 million. VIEW ALL NEWS Three ways to improve your pitch deck by Broede Carmody The difference between a good pitch and an average one can see your startup either getting much-needed venture capital or the cold shoulder from investors. An aide Bemoir: startup aims to use NFC to make social media more intimate by Broede Carmody An Australian startup is looking to leverage near field communications (NFC) technology to allow people to tell stories through their most beloved possessions. How startup culture has ruined me for corporates by Chanie Hyde Comparing the realm of corporate culture to venture into startup land is like comparing apples and Winnebagos. Four things for founders to consider when completing a shareholders’ agreement by Clare Hallam Most startup founders hit a point where they need to put a shareholders’ agreement (SHA) in place for their company. And many entrepreneurs are out of their depth without knowing it. THE NEWS WRAP: Microsoft gives sneak peek of Windows 10 by Kye White Microsoft has given the world a glimpse of what Windows 10 will look like for phones and tablets smaller than eight inches. READ MORE Rethink routine – is there a better way to manage your workload? by Elance-oDesk The Van That Can has completed over 15,000 deliveries with just two directors and a freelancer ecosystem, embracing the new way SMEs are getting ahead READ MORE Cloud market to reach heights of $650 million by 2020, as businesses look to the skies by Kirsten Robb Australian businesses will help grow Australia’s cloud communications market to reach $650 million by 2020, according to research released yesterday by technology analyst firm Telsyte. READ MORE The Founder Institute opens applications for its four-month program by Kye White Startup launch and entrepreneur training program The Founder Institute has opened up applications for its first 2015 semesters in Sydney and Melbourne. READ MORE Publishing startup Tablo launches app to help readers find authors by Broede Carmody Publishing startup Tablo has launched an iOS and Android app in a bid to help people discover and follow authors on the platform with ease. READ MORE Facebook: friend or foe? by Steve Ellen In the landscape of our social media options, Facebook is at the summit. It’s even assisted in overthrowing governments and enabled coordinated worldwide change. READ MORE