Parcel delivery network startup raises $7m; Shark Tank: Why Stan Kruss said no to $2 million from Steve Baxter; Australian bitcoin advocate dies

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Dear StartupSmart reader, Australian online retail delivery network startup ParcelPoint has raised $7 million, which will be used to double its network of partnerships and add more staff over the next financial year. The founder of Expocentric, Stan Kruss, says it was easy to walk away from a $2 million investment offer from tech entrepreneur Steve Baxter, given it was tied to listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. The founder and chief executive officer of consumer-to-consumer bitcoin exchange Independent Reserve, Adam Tepper, has died in a motorcycle accident in Thailand. Perth International Arts Festival gets hacked – in a good way. An Australian startup is making online shopping more collaborative by allowing consumers and retailers to negotiate prices. Is ‘social selling’ all it’s cracked up to be? Some myths and challenges. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security released its report on the government’s proposed metadata laws.Here's what a panel of experts recommends. Reddit tackles 'revenge porn' and celebrity nudes.   Kye White, Editor ParcelPoint hits $7 million in funding, plans to double network of partnerships by Kye White Australian online retail delivery network startup ParcelPoint has raised $7 million, which will be used to double its network of partnerships and add more staff over the next financial year. VIEW ALL NEWS

Why Expocentric founder Stan Kruss knocked back $2 million from Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter by Kye White The founder of Expocentric, Stan Kruss, says it was easy to walk away from a $2 million investment offer from tech entrepreneur Steve Baxter, given it was tied to listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. Australian bitcoin advocate Adam Tepper killed in motorcycle crash in Thailand by Kye White The founder and chief executive officer of consumer-to-consumer bitcoin exchange Independent Reserve, Adam Tepper, has died in a motorcycle accident in Thailand. Perth International Arts Festival gets hacked – in a good way by Eisha Gupta Art and technology converged at the Perth International Arts Festival over the past week to create digital artwork with no limits. Online shopping platform puts the negotiation into buying by Eisha Gupta An Australian startup is making online shopping more collaborative by allowing consumers and retailers to negotiate prices.

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