Tall Poppies

A month ago Tom Brady and his New England Patriots lined up for Super Bowl 51. Meanwhile questions around Brady's legacy were swirling…

Self-reflection on diversity

I worked at a company that had a problem with diversity, or more correctly the lack of it. That in itself isn't surprising these days…

Appreciating the craft

As I pull into Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, I make a dash for the Degraves Street subway exit. Everyone else floods out of the beautiful and ornate arches at either end of the platforms, so it's a rare chance to escape the crowds at such a busy interchange…

Origin stories

A look at how Silicon Valley came to be, and how little it might take to create the next one…

First, state the problem

When it matters most, when the pressure is high, when we feel a sense of urgency. That's when we're most likely to ignore the obvious advice…

Picks & Shovels

The bottom-up economy, and how the this next generation of tools is changing how everyone will do business…

How to build an ecosystem

If you want to build a successful and self-sustaining ecosystem it needs to start with deliberate and intentional seeding (aka: what mushrooms can teach us about startup hubs)…