Since the day that Steve Jobs launched the iPod (way back in 2001) with the slogan “1,000 Songs in Your Pocket” we have become accustomed to Apple making major product and operating systems each year. In that time we have seen Apple continually change the game with the launch of the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Read more
Harvard on Why Innovation Changes Everything & The Future of Apps
It is rumoured to be the only business book Steve Jobs had on his shelf and explains why big businesses go bust and those brave enough to embrace change are the new winners. ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’ by Harvard’s Clayton Christensen shows how new innovation disrupts the status quo and what insights can be gleaned. Disrupt To Drive Forward So Read more
Inspiration from 10 of the Best Tech Entrepreneurs of Our Time
What makes a great tech business? How do you gain customers? How do you impact the world with your innovation? In this article, we explore the wise words of some of the greatest tech minds of our generation. Aristotle observed: “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and Read more
Case Study: Atlassian
Atlassian’s Jira has become the gold standard for issue tracking and project management software, used by small startups and established giants like Citigroup, Twitter, NASA and Coca-Cola. Its co-founders, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are among Australia’s richest people, each at the ripe age of 35. The company has grown from a small startup funded on Read more
Perth’s tech events to attend this December
If you reside in WA, the start of December marks an important time for the tech industry. Starting on Monday the 5th, you can jam-pack your schedule with everything mobile, investment and innovation. Contrary to popular belief, digital geeks know how to let their hair down. There are plenty of opportunities to join the Perth entrepreneur and Read more
Top 10 Similarities Between Rock Stars and Rock Startups™
Rockstars vs Rock Startups™ – Dapper Apps™ from Dapper Apps on Vimeo. So what does the birth of Rock and Roll and tech startups have in common anyway? Not much. One’s ruled by self-indulgent, rags to riches success stories, the other, by a litany of stage-diving music gods. Yes boys and girls, tech startups have transformed many Read more
See inside the homes of tech’s rich and famous
The lifestyles of the rich and famous seems synonymous with posh homes, luxury cars and the finer things in life. Yet more and more successful tech entrepreneurs are opting to rent homes rather than buy, drive old jalopies over new luxury sedans, and brown bag it to work rather than splurge on lunch. But then, the Read more
Topping the charts – will music or apps make you more money?
We’ve always been curious to know which dream you’d be better chasing. Do rock stars or entrepreneurs earn more money? At some point, most little kids have daydreamed about growing up to be a rich and famous rock star; being the epicenter of sold out stadiums, thousands of fans chanting your name, earning excessive amounts of cash Read more
Top 15 quotes from rock stars you can apply to your startup
Running with the notion that tech entrepreneurs are equivalent to this generation’s rock stars, here’s 15 pieces of sound advice from some of the coolest rock stars around. Sure, these leather wearing superstars are talking music, but you’ll notice their fortune cookie snippets of wisdom also describe the tenacity required to be a successful tech entrepreneur. Just Read more
10 awesome things you can do if you’re a Rock Startup™
Everyone likes to have fun, and if we had our way, most of us would like to be cool too. Well, we can’t help much with the latter, but we can help you to become a Rock Startup™. When you’re a struggling entrepreneur, out of the box thinking gets you branded as crazy. But if you’re Read more