#startupaus reacts to Shark Tank; Husic: Crowdfunding reform put to hibernation; Why young people hate Facebook

HOME | ADVERTISE | CONTACT US Dear StartupSmart reader, The first episode of Network Ten’s Shark Tank kicked-off on Sunday night, with Australians pitching their business ideas to a panel of industry leaders including the founder of River City Labs, Steve Baxter.What can entrepreneurs learn from the show, if anything? Grocery delivery business HelloFresh has raised $161 million in fresh capital from its existing shareholders, Rocket Internet and Insight Venture Partners. The dysfunction of the Abbott government has now forced it to delay important reforms, with last week's announcement it won't be until spring before we see its crowdsourced equity funding legislation, argues Labor MP Ed Husic. One of Australia’s first startup incubators will partner with Deloitte in order to provide an accurate snapshot of the local startup ecosystem. YGAP CEO Elliot Costello is continuing to disrupt social entrepreneurship through the growth of his organisation, an incubator for social change that utilises commercial strategies for growth. Researchers, journalists writing about research, and young people themselves have been writing about the perceived decline of Facebook for a while now. But is it true? Majoran’s MEGA program and Flinders University’s Venture Dormhave combined to create the largest pre-accelerator program in Australia. Kye White, Editor Channel 10’s Shark Tank a sobering experience for entrepreneurs  by Broede Carmody The first episode of Network Ten’s Shark Tank kicked-off on Sunday night, with Australians pitching their business ideas to a panel of industry leaders including the founder of River City Labs, Steve Baxter. VIEW ALL NEWS Labor MP Ed Husic: Crowdsourced funding reform put to hibernation by Ed Husic The dysfunction of the Abbott government has now forced it to delay important reforms, with last week's announcement it won't be until spring before we see its crowdsourced equity funding legislation. YGAP plugs social entrepreneurship model with business sense  by Dinushi Dias YGAP CEO Elliot Costello is continuing to disrupt social entrepreneurship through the growth of his organisation, an incubator for social change that utilises commercial strategies for growth. Venture Dorm and MEGA merge to give South Australian startups a global reach by Broede Carmody Majoran’s MEGA program and Flinders University’s Venture Dorm have combined to create the largest pre-accelerator program in Australia. Pollenizer and Deloitte to release Startup Ecosystem Report by Broede Carmody One of Australia’s first startup incubators will partner with Deloitte in order to provide an accurate snapshot of the local startup ecosystem. THE NEWS WRAP: Twitter records jump in government surveillance by Broede Carmody Twitter has seen a 40% increase in government requests for user information since July last year, with the United States, Russia and Turkey the chief offenders. 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 A yarn about startups pussyfooting around: How pausing a kitten delivery turned into a full-grown cat-astrophe by Taskmaster If you promise your customers kittens, you better deliver! READ MORE Logging out? Why young people love to hate Facebook  by Brady Robards and Ariadne Vromen Researchers, journalists writing about research, and young people themselves have been writing about the perceived decline of Facebook for a while now. But is it true? READ MORE Copyright © 2014 Private Media Pty Ltd, Publishers of StartupSmart All Rights Reserved

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