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My biggest mistake: Daniel Flynn, co-founder of Thankyou

What happens when your biggest mistake is also one of your biggest successes?

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COVID-19 forced Thankyou to rebuild its supply chain, but it also saved the business

While it destroyed many businesses, COVID-19 generated a major spike in the demand for a product that Thankyou produced — and it saved the business.

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How Fonda has retained its customer base despite a changing hospitality industry

Fonda co-founder Tim McDonald says the world hospitality businesses find themselves in today differs from the one that existed before the pandemic.

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My biggest mistake: Tim McDonald, co-founder of Fonda

Fonda started to plateau when the business failed to realise it had hit the limit of its “startup mode”, says co-founder Tim McDonald.

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How Aussie tech consultancy startup Transpire came to be acquired by a Brazilian unicorn for $23.4 million

Transpire is the technology partner of some of Australia’s biggest businesses, including Vodafone and Virgin Australia.

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‘Haven’t even scratched the surface’: Sitemate raises $5.2 million to accelerate no-code software platform

The round was led by Blackbird, with participation from existing investors Shearwater Capital and angels including Eucalyptus founder Tim Doyle and Propellor Aero founder Rory San Miguel.

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Great Wrap raises $24 million as it looks to knock petroleum plastics off the shelves with its biodegradable stretch wrap

The company says its stretch wrap is made from potato waste and performs the same as conventional plastic wraps, but is 100% compostable, and breaks down in less than 180 days.

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My biggest mistake: Andy Miller, co-founder of Heaps Normal

When Andy Miller, Ben Holdstock, Peter Brennan and Jordy Smith were in the early stages of founding their non-alcoholic beer business Heaps Normal, they received an email which could have derailed the entire business plan.

Blackbird and Square Peg investors in digital business card startup Blinq’s $5 million raise

Blinq lets users share digital business cards quickly and easily with others, using the app and an NFC card, short link, email signature, video call background, or QR Code.

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My biggest mistake: Tim Duggan, co-founder of Junkee

It was the pressure to grow — more revenue, more clients, more staff — that led Junkee co-founder Tim Duggan to make a big mistake... twice.

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My biggest mistake: Stephen Hunt, founder of Hunt Hospitality

The founder of a $100 million business could have had a very different story if he wasn't able to correct the biggest mistake of his business career — in just 24 hours.

How a data-pivot helped My Muscle Chef grow from $27 million in revenue to $200 million

Three years ago the co-founders of My Muscle Chef decided to pivot from a food business to a food tech business, a move which saw the business grow to making more than $200 million in revenue.

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