Is your tech ready for capital investment?

Nov 25, 2016 | advice, commercialisation, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness, start-ups

  In this video, Impact Innovation’s managing director, Brian Ruddle, talks about the factors that need to be known before start-up founders start talking to potential investors. To see how Impact Innovation could help you turn your innovative idea into a...

Webinar: IP Management on a Lean Budget

Oct 13, 2016

Presenter: Matt Lee Organisation: Start-up and Small Business Engagement, IP Australia Matt Lee is an intellectual property (IP) subject matter expert who works in the Start-up and Small Business Engagement team at IP Australia, the Australian Government agency that...

Webinar: The Importance of Market Research

Sep 1, 2016

Presenter: Sue Holz Organisation: Research By Design Sue is a market research professional with over 20 years’ experience in the field across Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region. Recently venturing into Asia, Sue provides both inbound and outbound market research...

How to deal with multinationals to develop your idea

Aug 22, 2016 | Collaboration, commercialisation, Innovation, investment readiness

Collaborating with a larger organisation can be a shorter route to get your idea onto the market sooner. I’m the interim CEO of a start-up company that finalised two big dollar deals with multinationals before the technology was verified through our own proof of...

Pitch, don’t chuck

Aug 15, 2016 | commercialisation, Innovation, investment readiness

What are you really expected to do when you’re asked or instructed to ‘pitch’ an idea? Search the usual sources and you’ll find a range of definitions for ‘pitch’, but there are some common attributes. A pitch is a deliberate, calculated, measured action to achieve a...