When I engage as a fractional CFO, one of the first deliverables I’m often be charged with is a review of the company’s financial setup:...

Back in 2016 the federal government introduced tax incentives for early stage investors, a program which provides investors with a 20%...

At a recent Perth Angels event I got to talk about Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs). As well as hosting pitch nights,...

A common challenge for a lot of my clients and young software companies generally is around product pricing: figuring out how to tier or...

As we celebrate the winding up of another memorable year, we get into that period of reflection, of looking back and taking stock....

First, let me share a story. The peculiar record shop Last week I bought my first non-fungible token (NFT). The experience went a bit...

The recent 2020 federal budget provided a backstop (hopefully an enduring one) to the previously proposed significant scaling back of the...

Anyone spending any time in early stage investment or in the software industry will know that Software as a Service (SaaS) is king....

Something quite interesting happened in Western Australia a couple of weeks ago and you probably missed it. A company I've been following...

I’m frequently engaged to provide advice on different types of crowdfunding options available to businesses, and in some cases to help...

One of the biggest challenges startups face, especially those growing quickly, is knowing when to bring in expert help. As business...

* in particular startups with no or few employees There’s been a fair amount of coverage of the government’s stimulus package in the...

We’re used to lamenting the scarcity of venture capital in WA, but we sometimes forget Perth has a not-insignificant VC track record

Last month I presented the 2019 Australian Angel Awards at an event in Sydney. Female-focused investor network Scale Investors (not to be...

Taking your business overseas is a common milestone for most Australian early stage businesses.

As a virtual CFO and angel investor working with early stage companies and SMEs, I'm often asked about where to get funding.

Working out how much profit an average customer will deliver over the lifetime of their relationship with you is a crucial step in...