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The Only Chance You Have in Life is to be Unpopular - by ⁦@nikiscevak⁩ @nikiscevak/the-only-chance-you-have-in-life-is-to-be-unpopular-89ad31cfb597" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@nikiscevak/th…

A new blog post from me: Don't forget to be happy @nikiscevak/the-only-chance-you-have-in-life-is-to-be-unpopular-89ad31cfb597" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@nikiscevak/th…

JobKeeper 'alternative tests' for eligibility released yesterday. The skinny is: most high-growth companies will have a chance to qualify if they've been impacted by COVID, but pre-revenue startups are unlikely to qualify. More at: #Alternative_test" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ato.gov.au/General/JobKee…

A No BS Guide To Mindfulness With Megan Flamer Tickets, Thu 23/04/2020 at 8:00 pm | Eventbrite. ⁦@shinyhealthy⁩ is awesome eventbrite.com.au/e/a-no-bs-guid…

Great role for a lead engineer at the venture-backed Aussie startup that was my inspiration to work with @RemarkableTech - the team at @loopplus are genuinely making the world a better place buff.ly/34NUZBL

JobKeeper - the plain English breakdown for employers by Jason Andrews SBO notion.so/JobKeeper-A-St…

The New Normal: Funding will take longer, have a higher bar, be more selective. linkedin.com/pulse/new-norm… via @LinkedIn

Rideshare has been hit hard by COVID the Aussie founder of on demand fleet service Splend shares his view from the trenches + how they have responded @splend/why-our-global-fleet-service-splend-is-doubling-down-on-its-commitment-to-members-as-covid-19-4033e47617bc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@splend/why-ou…

I know it is a tough time for many, but Qwilr still has a number of fantastic roles that we are looking to hire. If you know any excellent PMs, PMMs or Heads of Marketing looking for a role at an awesome startup (now 40+ people strong) please do send them our way. Links 👇

Tomorrow @rneumann6826 hosts the first-ever edition of our new event series with AWS, featuring Patrick Llewellyn, CEO of @99designs. Thursday 16th April // 12pm-1pm // via Zoom Register here 👉 bit.ly/IBxAWS1 👈

We've partnered with experts from @SVB_Financial for a webinar discussion tomorrow morning (Thursday AEST 9am) on foreign exchange and best practices on managing your Aus Dollar/New Zealand Dollar. A Register here: events.svb.com/fxandinvestcap

The Hatch labor exchange is helping with staff redeployment - check out the story from @today show

2/. The @firstround team has spent the last month sharing our thoughts/experiences with our founders.  We decided to share our thoughts more publicly and just published a comprehensive 8-part field guide for founders on how to steer through this crisis. firstround.com/review/the-fou…

Folks can we share this for Chris please around AU and NZ? I know everyone's got heaps on... but this looks good! @developerjack @steveathon @annie_parker @servantofchaos @joannejacobs @techsydneyau @Startupaus @Advance @iceandy

Webinar Registration - Zoom zoom.us/webinar/regist…

4: Announcing a new fortnightly podcast, 'OTPBD News Special' where @rabbieburns & @phaedons look behind the new headlines that matters for the Australian & Kiwi startup ecosystem. Ep 1 featured @alistercoleman @EmmaLoRusso @fleurbrown

High-growth companies impacted by the #COVIDー19 crisis have been thrown a lifeline with a carve-out to access the $130b #JobKeeper package passed by Parliament this week. The policy tweak is welcomed by the #startup sector. buff.ly/3c0iqtS @alexmccauley @Startupaus

@SVB_Financial @blackbirdvc @airtreevc invite you #Aussie #Kiwi #founders to a @zoom_us on managing #FX risk with #AUD at 0.61 and your USD capital during turbulent times. Speakers include @rcsbaker @johnhenderson Ben Olsen @memjet @Raphael__Correa events.svb.com/fxandinvestcap

An update on JobKeeper: pre-revenue startups may be eligible after all. Here's the relevant bit of the (updated) advice (thread):

Rent relief for commercial tenants as PM says landlords need to share the pain kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au/rent-relief-fo…