Grace Hopper was an American mathematician, computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral who is sometimes referred to as ‘Amazing Grace’ because of the breadth of her achievements. Hopper was a pioneer in developing computer technology. Grace Hopper started...
We all know the old story – that real business value and ROI isn’t achieved until your technology projects are not only implemented but “adopted” by your business users. And yet, communications, process and change management are often overlooked until digital...
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer who is often considered to be the first computer programmer. In her teenage years, Lovelace’s mathematical talents and intellect led her to enter into a working relationship and friendship with Charles Babbage....
The Disruptor’s ‘Big List of Hackathons’ was started in 2016 as a way to record and track the hackathons happening across Australia. As 2018 is drawing to a close we thought it might be fun to have a look over the list – filled with both past...
I can still remember the panic setting into my mind. I had been running new venture startups for PwC and had spent weeks thinking through and validating our product roadmap. Potential customers were lined up. We were chugging through the backlog and it felt like we...
Ever since I can remember, I have been developing brands based on words and stories. At high school, I worked on a project with a buddy, creating the brand identity of “Unicorn Bricks”. Back then I didn’t know much about what I was doing. We didn’t create a...
Startup Muster’s fifth Annual Report on the startup ecosystem unveils the progress, opportunities and challenges for Australia’s startup ecosystem, and the strengths and weaknesses of this sector. The 2018 Annual Report included responses from 777 verified startup...
Yesterday morning we kicked off the first breakfast in our Disruptor’s Breakfast Series where we brought together a select group of people to have a frank conversation about disruption, innovation and transformation. Each month we will tackle a different topic...
It is nearly impossible to find a causal relationship between innovation activity and financial or marker performance. The key is not to come up with more ideas – rather to launch products and services that people are willing to pay money for because they think...
Disrupt Podcast Marketing start-ups and the untapped power of business development with Rebecca Caroe In this episode of the Disrupt Podcast, Gavin is joined by Rebecca Caroe, CEO of Creative Agency Secrets to discuss marketing, social media, start-ups and the latest...
