Startup Hubs

What is the formula to become the next big marketplace of content?

Hear from a Unicorn! Tune into this week’s episode of Tomorrow’s Tech, where joining us is Vu Tran, Co-Founder of Go1, the latest addition to Australia’s billion-dollar club. Find out how their ambition and partnerships ensured Go1’s success into becoming a leading content aggregator. 

Health, Education and Innovation…find it all in Springfield City!

For all you need to know about the advancements awaiting you in Greater Springfield City, watch this episode of Tomorrow’s Tech with Bob Sharpless, Partner and Deputy Chairman. This greenfield opportunity is right on your doorstep – do not miss out!

Are you interested in exploring opportunities to learn and leverage Artificial Intelligence?

Watch the episode now! Hear from the CEO of Queensland AI Hub, Dr Sue Keay and find out how the Hub is seeking to make AI accessible for Queenslanders.

Are you an entrepreneur or an innovator wanting to amplify your tech startup idea? In this episode, Saket Apte, Head of Tech Mahindra’s Makers Lab joins us to share some great insights into the vision and mission of their Innovation Lab and how you can get involved! We encourage you to visit https://www.techmahindra.com/en-in/in…​ to learn more about their future endeavors.

The digital age has reshaped the 21st century business landscape in a world of ways. On this episode of Tomorrow’s Tech, Chairman of Opmantek and 42 Ventures, Danny Maher shares deep insights on why the Freemium business model requires strategic choices that need to be aligned and continuously reviewed to build a sustainable business.

On this Tomorrow’s Tech episode, our guest Nikhil Malhotra, Global Head of Innovation at Tech Mahindra talks shares exclusive ideas and strategies for STEM and R&D to help innovation at the grassroots level.

 

Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) at Queensland University of Technology, Wesley Huffstutter shares his global view of how technology innovation incentives can be improved by keeping a long-term perspective on the measures of success.

This episode covers the BEST advice Wesley received as an entrepreneur and how you can prepare early for the exit! He also talks about how commercialisation incentives can be optimised along with the importance of applying long-term incentives to Australian incubators and accelerators.

Ever ask yourself, what prevents the Australian innovation ecosystem from being considered in the global stage? Join this poignant conversation, with Ran Heimann, EiR at UQ Ventures and founder of a successful startup himself.

Ran makes a solid case for the value of a cyclical startup ecosystem, where the successful entrepreneurs mentor the ones that come after them and government policy supports the infrastructure for innovation.

In this episode, Andrew Kingsford, GM of WaterStart highlights how water management companies and large water consumers tackle innovation and the value water tech companies can offer by following an industry-led approach.

Australian innovators in the water management sector face a highly diverse and complex market. By leveraging support from qualified organisations like WaterStart, Australian entrepreneurs can propel themselves into the domestic and global market to solve critical problems in water scarcity and waste management.

Arc Hardware Incubator is one of Australia’s leading supporters of hardware innovations, contributing to the economy’s Advanced Manufacturing potential. On this episode, we have the CEO and founder, Victor Vicario, sharing what it will take for industry, universities, innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurs to give a rise to Industry 4.0 in Australia.

Watch to this episode for an understanding of the state of hardware technologies in Australia, an understanding of what is possible in hardware technology development, and how stakeholders can come together to bring this into fruition.

A recent Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Australia and India was signed by the Prime Ministers Australia and the Republic of India on June 4th. This agreement includes Science and Technology as a key focus area. While most Australian Tech founders are unaware, this presents an unprecedented opportunity for integrated technology development and commercialisation with one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world.

We invited Nishant Kedia, Vice President of the Australia India Business Council (Queensland) to dissect the significance of this agreement and explain what opportunities available for the technology innovation communities on both sides.

Watch this episode if you are:
1. An entrepreneur wanting to build compliance into the DNA of your solution;
2. Looking to test the robustness of your technology solution within a mass market;
3. If you are interested in new business models to develop international reach.

From international missions, to domestic and virtual missions!
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As an experienced entrepreneur, manager and advisor for technology startups, and currently General Manager for Startup Catalyst, Todd McGregor has rich experience across technology development and commercialisation that may be of interest to you.

Perhaps most relevant is the fact that Startup Catalyst is going through its own pivoting journey. Similarly, by developing a deeper understanding of your offering’s USP, you can turn this period of uncertainty into the beginning a more focused chapter for your startup.

Chris Kommatas is the Head of Innovations and Partnerships at Potential (x), a leading provider in hospital bookmarking and healthcare data gathering across Australia and New Zealand. On Tomorrow’s Tech, Chris delves into how entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector can use the current times as an opportunity to determine what the market is asking for and how they can innovate to action these changes.

With the advent of COVID-19, there are major disruptions to the healthcare sector worldwide. In a sector that seldom experiences a disruption of this magnitude, find out how Chris Kommatas think the HealthTech sector can best collaborate during the current times.

Jason Lowe is the Co-Founder of Hacking Health Queensland, a chapter of the global organisation looking to connect people with a passion and talent of innovation and the opportunities to bring solutions to the challenges in the Healthcare sector.

On this show, Jason discusses the opportunities and challenges that exist in the healthtech innovation sector, for entrepreneurs to grapple with as they bring new and significant solutions in the market. He also shares the huge role that the Australian Government has to play, to influence innovative products and services coming into the market.

#PropTech is now part of the innovation and startup ecosystems, and Isaac Coonan is here to explain what this is all about. With 1.4 million employed, and 202 billion in profits every year, this is one of the most significant industries for the Australian economy. Isaac discussed how industry leaders can best impact this innovation sector to ensure that the solutions coming out of Innovation Hubs are compelling and helpful to the industry.

Isaac also discussed how during the boom of innovation verticals such as the Fintech, not enough emphasis was placed in the alignment of industry and innovation, and the investments made by government and industry may have been wasted. Investment without KPIs is dangerous because there is very little accountability between corporates and innovative startups.

Jason Lowe is the Co-Founder of Hacking Health Queensland, a chapter of the global organisation looking to connect people with a passion and talent of innovation and the opportunities to bring solutions to the challenges in the Healthcare sector.

On this show, Jason discusses the opportunities and challenges that exist in the healthtech innovation sector, for entrepreneurs to grapple with as they bring new and significant solutions in the market. He also shares the huge role that the Australian Government has to play, to influence innovative products and services coming into the market.

HR Tech is gaining notoriety in the Australian technology and innovation landscape. In this candid conversation, Mike Keating, founder of attract.ai exposes the lessons he has learned in the process of building an inbound recruitment product that would land him clients such as Accenture and RACQ.

Mike also discusses how technology often needs to take a backseat in the sales process, giving precedence to the potential client, their fears and their goals. Focusing on a specific client problem, and continuing to specify the solution as a response to that problem has been attract.ai’s successful strategy.

Kathryn Foster is a former Senior Vice President of Microsoft Xbox Marketplace Group, turned serial entrepreneur now driving innovation in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. On this episode, Kathryn shares the importance of Innovation ecosystems working to develop an innovation ecosystem that they want to participate in.

With microData Digital Solutions Kathryn is developing tier- 4 data centres with active failover, to attract Medium to Large enterprise to engage with the infrastructure, and lifestyle on the Sunshine Coast. Watch for some advice on how Australian government bodies, entrepreneurs, and innovation ecosystems can work together to best take advantage of this opportunity.

Sortal enables users to intuitively search for their digital content, through Artificial Intelligence technology. Majella Edwards speaks on how her career as an Olympian athlete, and later in design, shaped her understanding of technology and how to successfully bring to market an innovative tech product.

This conversation spans across many aspects of the Australian innovation and start-up ecosystem, including the right time to seek investment, to how to ascertain that the technology being developed will actually solve business problems.