muru-D Class Two Demo Night: Over $2.6 million in revenue generated by the startups in the last six months

muru-D Class Two Demo Night: Over $2.6 million in revenue generated by the startups in the last six months

http://www.startupdaily.net/2015/05/muru-d-class-two-demo-night-2-6-million-revenue-generated-startups-last-six-months/   On Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week, Telstra backed accelerator program muru-Dpresented its Demo Night to stakeholders within the Telstra organisation, potential investors, advisors and other individuals from Australia’s startup ecosystem. Class Two of the program, which began six months ago, started with 11 teams. However, only 10 of those teams managed to […]

Sydney startup CrowdSourceHire could be up for a move to South East Asia

Sydney startup CrowdSourceHire could be up for a move to South East Asia

http://www.startupdaily.net/2015/05/sydney-startup-crowdsourcehire-move-south-east-asia/   Sydney based startup CrowdSourceHire is preparing to graduate from the muru-D program this month. Founded by Ben Liau and Desmond Hang and Raj Kumavat, CrowdSourceHire targets small and medium sized enterprises and allows these companies to hire the right people by assisting them with their pre-hire evaluations. The core focus is on the software and […]

Finding the right needle in a haystack

Finding the right needle in a haystack

http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-biz/2015/01/20/finding-the-right-needle-in-a-haystack-companys-work-helping-to-change-hiring-practices/ WITH great talent and ideas, comes great responsibility. It all also depends on how much the individual wants to use his or her talentsfor the good of society. Many talk about starting businesses, but to most, it’s just an idea or an attempt that ends up in vain. After all, working for someone and […]

The startup that acts as your employee selection panel

The startup that acts as your employee selection panel

http://www.startupsmart.com.au/advice/growth/the-startup-that-acts-as-your-employee-selection-panel/ Employee capital is critical for early-stage startups and often one of the key factors in whether a business succeeds or fails. One Australian startup is looking to alleviate this problem by helping businesses hire the right candidates through the power of crowdsourcing. The online platform draws on industry experts to assess prospective hires for […]

GOING GLOBAL: CROWDSOURCEHIRE (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)

GOING GLOBAL: CROWDSOURCEHIRE (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)

There are massive financial drawbacks when a wrong hire is made. Headquartered in Australia, CrowdSourceHire is an online marketplace that brings together industry experts with businesses that are looking to verify the skills of their potential hires. The company puts candidates through a three-stage pre-hire assessment process to ensure they have all the right skills […]

Represented MAGIC as the Top 15 Startups in Malaysia for Echelon 2015

Represented MAGIC as the Top 15 Startups in Malaysia for Echelon 2015

SINGAPORE, June 23 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) is leading a delegation of Malaysian startups to the Echelon Asia Summit 2015 to showcase their products and services at one of Asia’s most anticipated tech conferences in Singapore. This initiative by MaGIC, in partnership with e27, shows its commitment in raising […]

CrowdSourceHire to verify tech talent for businesses

CrowdSourceHire to verify tech talent for businesses

https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/sizzle-fizzle/crowdsourcehire-to-verify-tech-talent-for-businesses Australian-based Malaysian founders want to aid businesses in verifying tech talent Now part of Telstra’s muru-D accelerator, SEA expansion on the agenda IF you are a non-technical founder of a business, it’s always stressful trying to recruit the right technical talent you need. You’re obviously not the right person to evaluate whether the candidate […]

Recent China trip reveals a wealth of opportunities for muru-D startups

Recent China trip reveals a wealth of opportunities for muru-D startups

Recent China trip reveals a wealth of opportunities for muru-D startups It has only been a few weeks that the current muru-D accelerator class have been back in the country after their recent trip to China and already muru-D have confirmed that some of the founders have had opportunities arise that will mean a select […]

Here Are The 11 Startups Telstra’s Accelerator Muru-D Has Just Valued At Over $600k Each

Here Are The 11 Startups Telstra’s Accelerator Muru-D Has Just Valued At Over $600k Each

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/here-are-the-11-startups-telstras-accelerator-muru-d-has-just-valued-at-over-600k-each-2014-10 The second round of startups which will be participating in Telstra’s muru-D accelerator program have just been announced and they’re a diverse bunch. Each of the startups will receive $40,000 seed capital in return for 6% equity in the business. Meaning the Telstra-backed accelerator has just valued each of these ideas at more than […]

Hiring the wrong technical staff led this startup to help others find the right ones

Hiring the wrong technical staff led this startup to help others find the right ones

http://www.startupdaily.net/2014/10/hiring-wrong-technical-staff-lead-startup-help-others-find-right-ones/   Hiring the right staff to help grow your business in the early stages is a daunting task. The process itself carries with it a number of risks and a great deal of investment that cannot be easily afforded by those who are looking to recruit. CrowdSourceHire is a new startup that is looking […]