Six of the best
Celebrating gemaker’s 6th birthday this week with members of the team in Sydney was uplifting.
Great expectations—and the reality of company valuations
You’ve put your heart and soul into your business. Years of passion, dedication and plain hard work have gone in to get it to where it is.
Celebrating 5 years with lessons learnt!
Each phase is a learning experience, with new challenges and financial risk. We are on a steep growth trajectory, which causes some pain, but also brings plenty of opportunity and excitement.
United we thrive, divided we fall!
When Silicon Valley’s first entrepreneurs started creating machines that would change how we live, they famously worked together. Fuelled by government resources in the wake of World War II, and at the height of the space race, its engineers collaborated to solve problems they thought would help their country, rather than viewing each other as […]
Team Disconnect? Not these bunnies!
Over the last few months when we’ve spoken about how our team at gemaker works with potential new clients the question always comes up… “How do you get the best out of your team when they don’t all work in the same office?” At gemaker, we take an extremely flexible approach to work. Our team […]
Marketing without the millions—Why gaining insights from your customers is golden
As a start-up or small business you don’t always have the luxury of a large budget, a market research company or a team of marketing professionals to get your company in front of new customers. But there are some smart things you can do with the customers you have. Do your research If you want […]
Strategy on a Page – Focus your efforts to conquer the world
Preparing a comprehensive business plan ensures we consider a business from all angles, however businesses don’t have time to refer to a 50 page plan on a daily basis. As a start-up company with a platform technology or a small business that wants to grow, there are lots of opportunities and directions one could take. […]
gemaker and DibbsBarker helping start-ups
The first document we are happy to share is our Terms of Service for the provision of consulting services. This was prepared by Catherine Boxhall of DibbsBarker.
First Birthday Celebration
gemaker celebrates its first birthday today! Looking back over the past year I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone – or how well! When I first parachuted out of the safe environment of a public research agency role and into my own business, it seemed like a leap into the great unknown. The […]