Archive for October, 2009
Living the Journey with Startupblog – transcription
Posted by: | CommentsThis post is the transcription of a previous videopost with Steve Sammartino founder of Rentoid called “Living the Journey”. Rentoid is the place you can rent anything and startupblog.wordpress.com is where Steve shares honestly, all that he’s learning and thinking about with his startup. Read More→
No gaps, when offline and online collide
Posted by: | CommentsI had a wonderful experience last Friday night at an old world restaurant run by Gary Price, called Mr Price’s Foodstore in North Melbourne. I was not new to this venue, and have had a number of wonderful, stimulating lunches there with my inspiring and eminent mentor, Dr Terry Cutler. The food is wholesome, I’m sure Mr Price must get his ingredients at the nearby Queen Vic Markets, everything is always super fresh, but unfancy, I guess you could say wholesome, delicious peasant cooking (and I mean that as a compliment, no wank, just goodness on the plate!). Read More→
Haul and constant product innovation – Video Post
Posted by: | CommentsHaul is a company that uses online and offline means to sell its funky, innovative, streetwear and street culture products. What’s really interesting is that 70% of each product is made from recycled materials – the reuse of everyday rubbish. Here, Scott Kilmartin Ringmaster at Haul talks to Fiona about the innovation hits and misses he’s been a part of.
Haul’s slogan is “Selling Rubbish since 1998″ but seriously, take a look at the product range, there are many seriously cool items in there. Haul is based in Melbourne, Australia and we’d like our readers to consider purchasing some of their Christmas gifts at Haul this year, and giving your direct support to a credible and inspiring business. David and I will be conducting a shopping day in November, where we’ll be buying something fabulous for each family member on our Christmas list from the Haul shop.
Scott Kilmartin will be sharing more of his life as Ringmaster at Haul with Fiona Boyd in coming weeks.
Start Up School with Steve Sammartino – videopost
Posted by: | CommentsIn November, entrepreneur and Rentoid founder, Steve Sammartino is running two Start Up Schools in Melbourne and Sydney. They run across two days and there’s a maximum of ten enrolments being taken in each school. This might be your only chance to learn the real nuts and bolts of getting your startup out of the blocks quickly and efficiently. Here, Fiona Boyd talks to Steve about what you get to learn at his Start Up School.
Make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to get the Real McCoy on what works in startup land. Book here for Start Up School with Steve Sammartino.
Putting a valuation on your business – Video Post
Posted by: | CommentsWhen Twitter recently took a round of funding, its valuation was put at $1 billion. How do the accountants arrive at valuation numbers? Partner at Nexia ASR, Phil Grant talks to Fiona Boyd about the ways he would normally value a business.
Phil Grant from boutique accounting firm, Nexia ASR will join Fiona Boyd again in a few weeks to talk more about business and accounting issues for startups and internet businesses.
Unlearning the old – transcription
Posted by: | CommentsWhen Steve Sammartino started www.rentoid.com he found himself throwing out everything he’d learnt at uni and taught in his marketing classes at the University of Melbourne and teaching himself how to do a business from the ground up. This is a transcription of the video interview between Steve and Fiona, called “Unlearning the old to create the new“.
The Folk Like Me Principle
Posted by: | CommentsWhile I was at university studying Philosophy, my tutor, Professor Kovesi who was a most gorgeous man, always jolly and who introduced me to a book that totally changed the way I viewed the world. I’d like to say it changed my life, but I think that’s all still in progress.
The time was 1986. The book – Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” where Frankl describes some of his own experiences in a concentration camp, and his observation that there were two types of people – decent and unprincipled. And until the stakes get really high, as they did in Frankl’s case (he lost all relatives, bar his sister, to the Holocaust) it can be difficult to work out the difference between the two.
The difference between decent and unprincipled required significant unpacking for me as at that time I was struggling with some fairly big existential issues of my own. Living alone, working as a waitress at night, studying arts because I wanted to and generally trying to work out why the world at large was so hostile to a young woman, out there supporting herself financially, emotionally and being an independent soul. Read More→
Living the journey
Posted by: | CommentsSteve Sammartino started his Startup blog around the time he was casting around to startup his first ever business. He explains to Fiona Boyd, the reasons why it’s important to live the journey and share the ups and downs along the way.
Entrepreneur and founder of Rentoid and Startup blog, Steve Sammartino will join us again in coming weeks to talk more about startup business.
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