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GOT a favourite movie you're dying to show off?
Now is the time to speak up, with Daylesford Cinema offering showings of independent movies otherwise unseen.
The initiative is all thanks to a new crowd-funding website, designed to fill cinemas during quiet trading times and promote independent movies.
One of Silicon Valley's most prominent investors in early-stage technology companies has warned that Australia is becoming notorious for its limited appetite for risk, and that this is causing start-ups to receive unfair terms from venture capital firms and accelerator programs.
"In Australia you're getting it wrong, and it will not only hurt your long-term returns but also the prospects of the country. I want to invigorate your investors to take start-ups seriously," Mr Ressi told Fairfax Media.
He said the limited risk appetite was so systematic it was even present in some of Australia's prolific start-up investment groups, which loaded terms in their favour when dealing with new companies.
Australian cinema is set to receive a boost from a new crowdfunding site that allows users to buy tickets to niche films and have them screened in local cinemas such as Hoyts and Village.
Australian cinema is set to receive a boost from a new crowdfunding site which allows users to buy tickets to niche films and have them screened in local cinemas such as Hoyts and Village.
Tugg was founded in 2012 by Americans Nicolas Gonda and Pablo Gonzalez and was launched in Australia in February after 12 months of beta testing.
AUSSIE filmmaker Dayne Pratzky’s fracking documentary may never have reached the screen without help from a new crowdsourcing initiative set to give home grown talent a leg up in the battle for distribution.
BONDI’S Jessica Wilson has developed a fashion-focused version of the popular dating app Tinder and smartphone users in 86 countries have fallen in love with it.
Online shoppers in 86 countries have downloaded Stashd since the 23-year-old launched it on the App Store just over a year ago.
Stashd uses a Tinder-style swipe system — right to put it in your virtual wardrobe, left to trash it — pushing randomly selected items to users from a bank of 100,000 garments.
Mark Bernberg is aiming to shake up the cleaning industry with WHIZZ, an online platform that connects those seeking home cleaning services with independent cleaners.
When Mark’s regular cleaner had to rush overseas, he had two choices: hit Facebook to ask if anyone knew of a decent cleaner or go with the luck of the draw that is a Google search. Thankfully, both options failed.
The number of on-demand services available in Australia is steadily increasing and the latest startup to launch in this area is Whizz.
Founded by former SkyFii director Mark Bernberg, Julian Tobias and Adam Abrams, Whizz allows users to book “pre-screened” independent cleaners to clean their homes.
SYDNEY bar owners Adam Abrams and Julian Tobias are cleaning up with their new venture.
The founders of floating venue The Island and C Coconut Water recently launched cleaning company Whizz and it’s so successful, they are in dire need of cleaners.
