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pollenizer.com · Company blog · on HN since 2008
Pollenizer, a Sydney startup incubator, shares advice on pitching, fundraising, marketing, and launching web startups.
What HN saysCommenters call its executive summary template a brilliant gift to the startup community and discuss its premium-over-freemium advice.
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pmorle · 2014-01-12
First - this is a brilliant gift to the startup community - thank you. I am interested to know more about the marketing strategy of the company. It looks like you had some very successful campaigns with CyberMonday and Daring Fireball but spent very little? http://pollenizer.com/everpix-have-open-sourced-their-startup-insights…
michaelneale · 2010-08-19
There is also http://www.pollenizer.com/pollenizer-investing-in-web-startups/ (Sydney based, AFAIK) - they are nice folk too.
Great to see !
liubinskas · 2009-02-23
Great post Paul.
I'm pushing premium over freemium.
It relates to point 5 heavily and we're getting the startups we work with to stop trying to be a freemium company and start with premium first. I've outlined my arguments here;
http://www.pollenizer.com/content/premiree-more-premium-less-free
bootload · 2008-11-24
The template can be found here ~ http://www.pollenizer.com/files/Pollenizer_Executive_Summary_Template_… (.doc, 125Kb) and there is some follow-up discussion here ~ http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/t…
AJ72 · 2014-01-21
Another interesting read for anyone looking for a VCs view on this topic: http://pollenizer.com/learn/startup-focus. A good, easy to read book based on their experiences.
scheff · 2011-10-26
There are a few different organisations trying to make things happen now. Check out http://www.pollenizer.com/funding-options-available-for-start-ups-in-a…
eneset · 2010-08-25
Just start your own thing. You might be interested in this: http://www.pollenizer.com/services/bootcamp/
mickliubinskas · 2010-08-09
Hi guys, yep, there are two initiatives that we are working on that will address this market. One is Pollenizer co-founding startups (above link), and the second is more a straight YCombinator model which (to be announced in the next three months).
Our bootcamps are the starting point for us;
http://www.pollenizer.com/services/bootcamp/
We are aiming to run bootcamps in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth later in the year.
Email me at [email protected] if you want to connect.