Everyday and with every puchase we have the agency to spend our dollars consciously and to impact change. Here are some of the carbon reducing subscriptions I have in my life. It’s been good to evaluate how I live and start to replace and/or trial different products. …

Generally if a founder has outsourced their venture capital fundraising efforts to someone else many investors can find this a red flag. This is in reference to early stage companies (pre-seed to Series A) in the Australian ecosystem. Why is it a red flag having someone front investors on your behalf? Investment is in the founder: Investors at the early stage are investing…

I’ve been writing a blog since December 2019. I remember the first time I hit publish, I was so nervous and out of my comfort zone! I’ve been enjoying the writing process and covering different topics. …

This is an adaptation of a talk I first presented at the Young Actuaries Conference on the 29 May 2018 in Sydney. If you’re more visual you can watch this plenary session and panel Q&A on Knowledge Sharing via this YouTube link and if you’d prefer just the audio you…

I’ve seen a lot of cap tables as an investor — there has been a spectrum! The worst I’ve seen is when founders have received some terrible advice, they haven’t done their homework to think about the future or they’ve been pushed into a corner to make some decisions. Unfortunately…

Being asked to be involved in an organisational campaign, program, a panellist or speaker, subject matter expert, collaborator or just for your 2 cents is a privilege…but it can also be a burden. I’ve felt increasingly there are extra layers involved from the perspective of being part of an intersection…

I was a participant in the 2020 cohort of the Wade Institute Venture Capital Catalyst program. This post is going to be about my experience beyond what you can read on the website. I’ve also included some tips on how get the most out of it. The program was recommended…

This is the third and final instalment of a three-part series looking at Victorian State Parliament and diversity over the last 5 elections (2006–2022). This final part will look at Victorian State parliament overall, including both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Data, assumptions and definitions Data: The Victorian Electoral Commission is an independent…

Victorian State Parliament has two elected chambers — the Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the Legislative Council (upper house). This post (Part 2) will focus on the Legislative Council. If you’d like to see analysis on the Legislative Assembly you can have a read of Part 1 first. Data, assumptions and definitions Data: The…