CoinJar's Ryan Zhou on the lack of young Aussie founders; No absolute truths for startup success; Kepler Analytics giving real-time data to retailers

HOME | ADVERTISE | CONTACT US Dear StartupSmart reader, While the young entrepreneur launching a multi-million-dollar enterprise from his or her parents’ garage is a startup cliché, in Australia young entrepreneurs like 20-year-old CoinJar co-founder Ryan Zhou are actually in the minority. David Mah, the co-founder of online shopping app Blue Sky, has raised $200,000 in seed funding for his latest venture, which provides Google Analytics-style real-time data to bricks-and-mortar retailers. The BBC is set to give away a million Raspberry Pi-style computers to British school students to encourage children to take up coding. Stop looking for absolute truths about startup success. Uber and Etsy: Why traditional advertising just doesn’t pay off. Going online without understanding the basics of how the internet works is like getting behind the wheel without knowing the road rules:you might still get where you’re going, but you could be a danger to yourself and those around you. 2015 will be an eventful, and testing, year for television in Australia. It could be the year that we ask the fundamental question: what is television? A year where Australia rethinks its “free television” philosophy, that tests Australia’s technological infrastructure for its capability to shift toward a television culture encompassing the internet. Kye White, Editor BBC to give away computers to get kids to code: could it work here? by Andrew Sadauskas The BBC is set to give away a million Raspberry Pi-style computers to British school students to encourage children to take up coding. VIEW ALL NEWS Twentysomething startup founders in the minority - but why? by Andrew Sadauskas Young entrepreneurs like 20-year-old CoinJar co-founder Ryan Zhou are actually in the minority in Australia.  Swiss army knife lessons: stop looking for absolute truths about startup success by Alan Downie “Don’t build a Swiss army knife, build a scalpel.” I get the sentiment behind the message (i.e. build a focused product), but it’s a message that is easily misinterpreted and misapplied. Blue sky thinker raises $200,000 to bring Google Analytics-style data to bricks-and-mortar retailers by Andrew Sadauskas David Mah, the co-founder of successful online shopping app Blue Sky, has raised $200,000 in seed funding for his latest venture, which provides Google Analytics-style real-time data to bricks-and-mortar retailers. Uber and Etsy: Why traditional advertising just doesn’t pay off  by Kirsten Robb Two of the most successful e-commerce businesses operating in Australia say they will stick to marketing themselves through social channels because they simply can’t make traditional marketing like TV or radio ads pay. THE NEWS WRAP: Ashton Kutcher launches new venture capital fund by StartupSmart Ashton Kutcher and his business partner Guy Oseary are launching a new venture capital fund called Sound Ventures. READ MORE Netflix arrival will be a tipping point for TV in Australia by Marc C-Scott 2015 will be an eventful, and testing, year for television in Australia. READ MORE We need to take responsibility for our own safety online by Shanton Chang Going online without understanding the basics of how the internet works is like getting behind the wheel without knowing the road rules: you might still get where you’re going, but you could be a danger to yourself and those around you. READ MORE