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Building a village: How Borne is transforming postpartum care for modern mothers
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Building a village: How Borne is transforming postpartum care for modern mothers

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Royina Bakshi Lock

August 15, 2025

‍One of the most beautiful things about being human is our ability to experience many firsts as we age. Some of these, such as first wins, first failures, or first loves, leave an unforgettable imprint on our souls. A similar profound first, for those who want to experience it, is becoming a mother. The experience of bringing a new life into the world is uniquely transformative - you’re raw, yet calm. Vulnerable and fragile, yet strong. It is the most difficult thing you’ve ever done, yet it is purported that it’ll all come to you almost effortlessly. ‍
The no code revolution: How to build a startup with just an idea
Community
The no code revolution: How to build a startup with just an idea

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Angela Huang

August 15, 2025

In the first week of the W21 Student Fellowship, the Pitchblak team ran a no code session. Here are Angela Huang's takeaways.
Book review: High Output Management
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Book review: High Output Management

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Rochelle Ritchie

August 15, 2025

Written by former Intel CEO Andrew Grove, High Output Management focuses on successful frameworks for self-measurement, as well as team management styles to deliver success.
Boundless Earth backs Startmate to recruit the next wave of ambitious innovators into the climate tech sector
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Boundless Earth backs Startmate to recruit the next wave of ambitious innovators into the climate tech sector

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Julia West

August 15, 2025

Startmate and Boundless Earth, the philanthropic venture of Mike Cannon-Brookes, are excited to announce their partnership to recruit and upskill 300 new founders and operators into climate tech startups over the next 18 months.
How to believe in yourself and why feedback is a gift — Learning from Christie Jenkins
Student Founder Bootcamp
How to believe in yourself and why feedback is a gift — Learning from Christie Jenkins

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Jayn Wong

August 15, 2025

Christie Jenkins' "eye-opening story about her time as a teenage trampoline athlete" left Jayn Wong with four golden rules worth actioning.
Believe in your ideas and go harder: Opvia's takeaways from Open House 2021
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Believe in your ideas and go harder: Opvia's takeaways from Open House 2021

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Matt Hollis

August 15, 2025

Opvia Co-Founder and CEO Matt Hollis reflects on his Open House experience.
Australia is accelerating on Employee Share Schemes… but we’re still playing catch-up
Startups 101
Australia is accelerating on Employee Share Schemes… but we’re still playing catch-up

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Matthew Tracey

August 15, 2025

Employee Share Schemes are commonplace in the startup world... but Australia's ESS approach has typically lagged on the global stage.
Athletes and founders are a perfect match, says Matt de Boer
First Believers
Athletes and founders are a perfect match, says Matt de Boer

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Christie Jenkins

August 15, 2025

“Athletic Ventures has been helpful in having something else I can identify with,” Matt de Boer tells Christie Jenkins.
Astrix Astronautics: The Kiwi startup sending scalable solar power solutions into space
Accelerator
Astrix Astronautics: The Kiwi startup sending scalable solar power solutions into space

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Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

August 15, 2025

‍For a long time, humans’ relationship to space has been characterised by NASA astronauts, high-tension countdowns and once-in-a-lifetime, billion-dollar missions.‍That’s ‘old space’, say Astrix Astronautics founders Max Daniels and Will Hunter.
Book review: Ask Your Developer
Startmate Collective
Book review: Ask Your Developer

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Rochelle Ritchie

August 15, 2025

Many of the insights shared in Ask Your Developer are relevant to a budding marketer wanting to supercharge a tech business.
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