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Labor’s proposed tax on unrealised gains in higher superannuation balances will stop dead a major source of funding for the technology sector, hitting start-up businesses and chilling investment more broadly, venture capitalists say.

https://www.afr.com/wealth/superannuation/it-will-completely-kill-us-vc-sector-slams-super-tax-20250515-p5lzfk

Startup and innovation leaders are urging AI investment, procurement reform and sovereign manufacturing as Ayres takes on the industry portfolio.

https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/tech-leaders-cautiously-optimistic-as-ayres-steps-into-husics-shoes-1a21d945-77eb-46ec-baa4-f84aa8196b4a/preview/

Special Guest: Leigh Jasper, Co-CEO of Firmable. Copy these battle-tested B2B strategies you can plug straight into your business. Luigi and David unpack the winning moves behind today's fastest-growing B2B teams.

https://lnkfi.re/growthforum

LaunchVic’s Basecamp program targets founders to help navigate the complexities of leadership, including hiring and retaining talent.

https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/launchvic-basecamp-program-startup-leadership-gap/

 

Tech’s AI wave was too great an opportunity for Sam Kroonenburg and Leigh Jasper to resist, even after billion-dollar exits.

https://www.afr.com/technology/these-founders-with-nothing-to-lose-are-coming-back-for-a-second-act-20241217-p5kyxu

When Payapps co-founder Geoff Tarrant was selling his software company early last year, he was given some sage advice: “it’s not Canva”.

https://www.afr.com/wealth/people/how-this-reluctant-ceo-sold-his-company-for-600m-20241219-p5kzl7

The Dion Guagliardo Podcast is a show that brings on Australian business people, leaders and innovators from a variety of industries to discuss entrepreneurship, work ethic and how they achieved success.

https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/startups-should-rethink-exits-as-as-a-series-of-events-says-leigh-jasper-16d5fa1b-b513-4666-8e6a-d27b2607a6d3/preview/

The entrepreneur behind one of the biggest exits in Australian tech history argues founders and investors both need to change their attitudes towards sales and IPOs for a healthier ecosystem.

https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/startups-should-rethink-exits-as-as-a-series-of-events-says-leigh-jasper-16d5fa1b-b513-4666-8e6a-d27b2607a6d3/preview/

The clashing visions of US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on tax, immigration, crypto, AI and manufacturing will have profound impacts on Australia’s technology sector, local executives say, amid a surge in optimism from the Fed's bumper interest rate cut.

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/land-of-dreams-the-australian-high-flyers-on-edge-as-trump-and-harris-duke-it-out-20240918-p5kbdq.html

Insights and lessons from the world's best entrepreneurs and investors.

https://startupplaybook.co/2024/08/ep195-leigh-jasper-co-founder-co-ceo-firmable-on-jumping-back-in-the-founder-seat-after-a-1-6b-exit/