Tugg brings niche Australian cinema to the masses through crowdfunding

CLIENT: TUGG
OUTLET: Australian Financial Review

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.

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Fashion app created by Bondi’s Jessica Wilson takes off with Tinder-like swipe system

CLIENT: UNSTOPPABLES
OUTLET: DAILY TELEGRAPH

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.

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Entrepreneur cleans up well with WHIZZ

CLIENT: WHIZZ
OUTLET: DYNAMIC BUSINESS

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.

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Sydney startup Whizz brings sparkle to the home cleaning industry

CLIENT: WHIZZ
OUTLET: START UP SMART

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.

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Bar owners Adam Abrams and Julian Tobias hit the jackpot with their new venture

CLIENT: WHIZZ
OUTLET: DAILY TELEGRAPH

 

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.

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Can’t stop her now: Why Stashd founder Jessica Wilson took a polar plunge in the name of entrepreneurship

CLIENT: UNSTOPPABLES
OUTLET: SMART COMPANY

Self-made millionaire Julio De Laffitte led the program’s inaugural expedition, which took a crew of 117 entrepreneurs to Antarctica to spend a total of 10 days exploring the area and discussing entrepreneurship.

“The Unstoppables’ whole mission is to support Australian entrepreneurs and bring them together, which is something I’m very passionate about,” Wilson says.

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Aussie attempts new Antarctic trek record

CLIENT: UNSTOPPABLES
OUTLET: 9 NEWS

Australian adventurer Geoff Wilson is heading back to Antarctica in an attempt to become the first person to undertake the longest trek ever made across a polar region.

The 44-year-old last trekked 3428km from northern Antarctica to the west via the south pole pulling his famous "boob sled" between October 2013 and January 2014, raising $250,000 for breast cancer charity the McGrath Foundation.

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