A Sydney entrepreneur who is a global leader in destination weddings helps couples have the wedding of their dreams – anywhere on the planet. Wendy Daoud El-Khoury was working in banking when her brother bought a wedding venue in Western Sydney and asked her to help him out on the weekends. She found herself captivated […]
The CEO of Microsoft-owned GitHub explains why artificial intelligence is revolutionising the way coding works. In a world where software plays an increasingly central role in day-to-day life – from producing sophisticated business reporting functions to driving a car or choosing the next series to binge on, the shortage of software developers is cause for concern, […]
These three companies offer next-level experiential perks to high performing team members. A berth on a famous yacht race: LawConnect When app developer Payal Pattanaik got an email saying she had won a place on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022, she didn’t know what it involved. She had entered the companywide lottery without […]
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Venture capital firm AirTree recently doubled down on its investments into the company with a $15 million co-investment with one of its LPs. In 2014, Nasir Ahsan was part of a deep ocean expedition to map the seabed four kilometres below the earth’s surface using a robot. The marine robotics expert was on the vessel […]
OwnHome is a rent-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers that aims to reverse the trend of declining homeownership in Australia. James Bowe and Tim Harley were best friends and housemates at law school in Sydney and they always knew they would start a business together. They just weren’t sure what kind of business it would be. […]
Once upon a time, no one knew what an influencer was. Tara Whiteman wrote the blueprint. When Tara Whiteman started posting photos of her meals at local cafes in Sydney on Instagram, she didn’t realise that what she was doing could become her full-time job. Back in 2014, the term ‘influencer’ was little known. The […]
As the Covid-19 lockdowns began, Waddy’s expertise was in hot demand.
Flight to “safety” adds extra glitter to Sunshine State’s luxury property market. Business is booming in Queensland’s lifestyle hot spots, while the entire prestige sector remains unflustered by interest rate rises and underpinned by a shortage of luxury homes. Queensland’s luxury property market continues to outperform its southern cousins, where prices have remained sluggish since […]
Australian technology entrepreneur Hoan Ton-That is the CEO of one of the world’s most controversial facial recognition companies. His database of 20 billion photos is being used to crack crimes around the world but human rights groups and some regulators – including in Australia – have concerns. Hoan Ton-That has been accused of many things, […]