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John Huston 1945-2022 In fond memory of our good friend and colleague by Jordan Green, John Mactaggart and Jim Kalokerinos, Australia. John Huston was a pioneer of the USA Angel investor community. A leader, teacher and thinker whose generosity with his time, advice and encouragement was a shining example of the collegiate, collaborative spirit that […]

Founder of Australian Angel ecosystem celebrates success and passes on leadership of his award winning Angel group

Problem-solution fit is the first critical step to success.

Evidence of problem-solution fit is the first critical step to investment.

Melbourne Angels is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Baron as President and Jillian Zsidy as Vice President. Jillian is a self-described start-up addict, as well as being an Agile project delivery professional at a major bank. Paul is a consultant and adviser with background in both the public and private sector in digital […]

Melbourne fastest rising Australian startup city in global top 40

A poorly designed pitch hurts the founders most of all. Angels help startup founders pitch well.

One of the toughest challenges in 3D metal printing has been solved by Australian company 3DM Surface Finishing. When an object is printed in metal it comes out fairly rough and must be smoothed for most applications, usually by machining, grinding, or polishing to achieve a better finish. This is expensive and time consuming. For […]

So often when we walk into large modern large buildings it is easy to imagine the complex systems and services required to keep the building running smoothly. Things break, things go wrong, building occupants and tenants have myriad day-to-day requests and a huge variety of issues that need to be dealt with, from electricity to […]

Convertible notes can be effective and are often problematic. What follows was Steve Sack’s experience.