Brad Howarth has recently compiled a list of ten significant influencers of Australian mobile content development and delivery. Following the launch of the iPhone, the mobile industry has become hot property. But this is not a new sector. A group of industry pioneers have been slowly building Australia's mobile industry for more than a decade. Building an industry can be a thankless slog, especially when the idea is ... Read full entry

Ian McCallam, founder of text message voting application SMS Poll, talks to Vishal Sharma about the startup climate in Australia. Starting a venture in Australia (as opposed to your popular international hot beds like Silicon Valley) certainly adds a few preliminary ticks to the "cons" column, but I think anyone will tell you that these days. However, the market is growing, it's slowly getting stronger and a few ... Read full entry

Vishal Sharma's run down of ten Australian Mobile Startups that are poised to take advantage of the market for mobile web applications, on the back of the iPhone's arrival. Mobile is the next platform for consuming services and its the next battle field for technology companies/entrepreneurs. Apple's iPhone has been embraced similar to standing ovation which Barack Obama is receiving wherever he goes. People are now looking for Google's ... Read full entry

Shake out time is fast approaching, and the days of the Web 2.0 boom are drawing to a close says computer scientist, entrepreneur, and PayPal co-founder, Max Levchin. This is Levchin's reasoning. Members of the last crop of start-ups - many of them Web 2.0 companies created two-three years ago - are fast approaching their date with destiny. A slowing US economy and worsening financing environment will force those ... Read full entry

Scouta has been named winner of the inaugural Australian Startups Carnival. Scouta is a "recommendation engine" that allows members to bookmark, rate, and recommend, online videos and podcasts. The carnival, which attracted approximately 30 submissions from Australian entrepreneurs and startup owners, makes for a great repository of business startup information and advice.

The inaugural Australian Startups Carnival, where Australian entrepreneurs can share their startup knowledge and experience, is now underway. Australian Startups Carnival - 2008 is an initiative by VS Consulting Group. This online (web based) carnival is all about learning new ventures started/surfaced in IT, Telecoms, Green Tech, Media, Web2.0/Social Networking in last couple of years. Articles outlining a new startup will be posted daily for the carnival's duration, and the ... Read full entry

Slam Dunk Startups Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration according to Newsvine co-founder and CEO Mike Davidson. I often hear people say things like "if only I thought of YouTube a year before YouTube did, I'd be rich", implying that given first-mover advantage, that person could create a company as great as YouTube. A statement like this completely disregards just how difficult YouTube was to build, ... Read full entry