Entrepreneurs

The Triangl co-founder’s memoir strips the gloss off the lives of the mega-wealthy – and imparts some important lessons about building a business.

Forbes Australia picks out the three Aussie entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now.

While markets initially had a knee-jerk reaction to the Israel-Hamas war, with higher oil prices and lower bond yields, they’ve since calmed down, with the S&P 500 closing 1.5% higher on October 17.

Prosecutors accuse the former president of intentionally inflating the value of assets to boost his net worth.

For bigger tech companies, Israel’s mass mobilization has proven a manageable hiccup in business as usual. For smaller ones, it can pose an existential challenge.

He won 4 gold medals, competed in two paralympic sports, was Australian of the Year, and founded a non-profit for young people with disabilities. Now Dylan Alcott is pushing brands to do better in diversity representation.

There are currently only 28,420 centi-millionaires (those who hold US$100 million and above in investable assets) in the world. A new report reveals where the majority live.

Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of FTX’s sister hedge fund Alameda Research, said her former colleague and love interest Bankman-Fried had high political ambitions.

Small talk has long been touted as the gateway to building social connections, breaking the ice, and creating a sense of camaraderie. It’s the bridge we traverse to navigate unfamiliar social waters, the glue that binds us in everyday interactions. But what if I told you that when it comes to pitching, small talk could be your Achilles’ heel?

Aliavia Ventures has closed its $13.5 million fund, which it says is focused exclusively on backing female-founded startups in Australia and the US.