Category Archives: Australia Business

Quotes from the ACMA business model report

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

A few choice quotes from the Australia Communications and Media Authority’s “Report 4— Changing business models in the Australian communication and media sectors: Challenges and response strategies” It’s worth reading the report – at least for your industry. “At June … Continue reading →

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The challenge for Fishpond

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Here’s Fishpond‘s latest email to me. I like the company a lot, and they are justifiably doing well, but I find it difficult to buy anything from them as I’ve moved increasingly into an electronic world. In September last year … Continue reading →

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Better culture, better people, better economy

Posted on June 27, 2009 by

It’s the most commented article on The Economist right now, and it’s a fractious topic. Indian students have recently taken to the streets in protest against some of the worst ethnic-based attacks Australia has seen The violence sprang to public … Continue reading →

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Importing MYOB data into Xero – opportunity?

Posted on May 1, 2009 by

I’m trying to convince my mother to switch to Xero from MYOB. The unfortunate problem is that all of her history is stored in MYOB, and so switching requires re-keying of invoices and the like. The solution to this is … Continue reading →

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Why living in NZ sucks, and how you can profit

Posted on March 14, 2009 by

I want another power cable for my Zumo motorcycle GPS unit. It’s so I don’t have to rip the one out of my KTM here in Perth, which gives me the option of doing an epic KTM sand tour again … Continue reading →

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A really great year at Pollenizer

Posted on December 30, 2008 by

For an example of a “really great” year, check out Pollenizer. We at Lingopal started working with Phil Morle and then Mick Liubiskas as individuals early in 2008, and by the end of the calendar year they had formed a company, hired staff, … Continue reading →

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