A Beijing company has designed an elevated bus that can glide over traffic. It's called the Transit Explore Bus or TEB and plans were showcased this month at a technology expo in Beijing. It's supported by two legs that run along rails laid on the roadside which allow the bus to glide at speeds of up to 60km per hour. Vehicles that are less than 2 metres high will be able to drive freely underneath the bus, even when it's stationary.
Blackbird Ventures held a startup conference for founders with a very detailed garage theme at CarriageWorks in Sydney. Since many startups start in garages this was a clever theme. The conference, called The Sunrise, featured very successful founders telling their stories. Leaders presenting included Mike-Cannon-Brookes (Atlassian), Melanie Perkins (Canva), Andre Eikmeier (Vinomofo), Craig Barratt (Google Fiber), Chris Boshuizen (Planet Labs) and Julie Stevanja (Stylerunner).
This new app puts the power back in your hands to navigate the free-range egg market armed with the real facts. Once you've downloaded the app you can scan a free-range egg carton with your phone and you can quickly see which eggs live up to the 'free-range' claim and which ones look more like a crowded 'chook backpackers.' https://www.choice.com.au/food-and-drink/meat-fish-and-eggs/eggs/articles/choice-free-range-egg-app?
The Harvard Business Review (July 19, 2016) said that, if we want to have more successful technology startups led by women, it may not be enough to simply encourage more women to start companies. A crucial step to helping more female entrepreneurs succeed may be to encourage more women to join venture capital firms. A new investment network encouraging female investors for female-led start-ups hopes to level the playing field. www.scaleinvestors.com.auhttps://hbr.org/2016/07/research-the-gender-gap-in-startup-success-disappears-when-women-fund-women
Find My Friends has been a very useful app in our family for keeping track of our kids, particularly when they're overseas. They agreed to it when we provided them with phones. Recently we also found it useful when my husband lost his phone.
Sydney-based start-up accelerator BlueChilli has launched a new program called SheStarts to encourage women tech entrepreneurs in Australia. The $1 million program offers 10 female entrepreneurs $100,000 each in pre-seed capital and a spot in an accelerator backed by corporate partners ANZ, MYOB, Sunsuper and UTS. The selected entrepreneurs will also participate in a documentary web series that showcases the development of their respective businesses. Applications open today and close on October 31. www.shestarts.com.au
