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Leslie Barry

Leslie Barry

Getting from Idea Concept to Product Launch

At GetViable we worked with over 2000 startups in 32 countries over a few years. We used leading startup thinking to guide founders from validating their ideas to pitching for investment. It will generally take you a few weeks to work though your idea properly. The time you spend thinking

Ditching BHP + RIO shares for Bitcoin

I finally ditched my BHP and RIO shares today after hoping in vain that they would recover since I bought them just before the GFC crash in 2008. It’s only a couple of thousand dollars, so I ignored them for a while. I know I should have done something

D-clutter the reclutter

I work in tech startups and am amazed at the amount of noise in our lives. Not information, or learning, or experiences — just clutter and noise. As I do each year, I’ve just returned from the annual digital detox at the beach on a hammock with my lovely wife

Australia as the broker between ‘West’ and ‘East’

Australia needs to look North and embrace our position as the conduit between “West” and “East”. We have a unique competitive advantage — let’s use it! Image: Business Insider The Australian media is constantly hammering on about how the resources boom is rapidly coming to an end and how we

Fitbit is the same as a gym membership

No more Fitbit for me. I’ve been going to gym regularly and love the idea of wearables and tracking progress as a motivator, so gave the Fitbit Flex a go for a month. Not impressed. It’s basically a pedometer on your wrist that counts steps and some movement.

Chickens and eggs

After finding a great place to stay on airbnb on the Queensland Coast of Australia , we discovered it included chickens. Our first reaction was “I hope they don’t make a noise and there’s someone to look after them”. By day 2 we contacted the owner to ask if

Destroying the reputation of Freelancers everywhere

We rely 100% on freelancers and outsourcing to create , build and run the business. The platform is built on Ruby on Rails running on MySQL and Elastic Beanstalk from Amazon Web Services. Not too complex, but enough to challenge the average freelancer. Freelancers have a bad reputation for shoddy work,

How to Analyze Your Startup Like A VC in 15 Minutes Or Less by Tomasz Tunguz

When I first started in venture capital five years ago, I wanted to create a programmatic way to analyze companies well. My goal was to be able to step into a meeting with an entrepreneur with some kind of form that I would fill out throughout the meeting, so that

The Foursquare Time Machine

The Foursquare Time Machine gorgeous visualisations.

6 Ways To Create A Culture Of Innovation | Co.Design: business innovation design

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