WTF is Servitisation and why should you care?
Shane Williams Shane Williams

WTF is Servitisation and why should you care?

Servitisation is more than a business model; it's a paradigm shift. It's about offering services alongside products, creating customer loyalty and recurring revenue. Are you ready for the future?

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UNLOCKING VALUE THROUGH DIGITAL COLLABORATION
Nanneth Celebre Nanneth Celebre

UNLOCKING VALUE THROUGH DIGITAL COLLABORATION

Revolutionize your manufacturing business through digital collaboration and advanced design tools. Discover how these innovations boost efficiency, cut waste, and streamline processes.

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Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Warehousing and Intralogistics
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Warehousing and Intralogistics

AI is revolutionising the warehousing and intralogistics industry. Amazon's robotics fulfillment center in Western Sydney showcases the synergy between human and artificial intelligence, with robots assisting in sorting and delivering packages. AI adoption optimises efficiency, allowing for individual customer orders and managing complex logistics. Forecasting customer demand, personalising communications, and optimising delivery routes are additional benefits. AI doesn't replace human labor but augments it, improving productivity. This paradigm shift opens opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses, fostering efficiency, innovation, and growth. The future holds even greater possibilities as AI and robotics continue to redefine the industry.

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Can you power your home with nostalgia? The case for classic car EV conversions.
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Can you power your home with nostalgia? The case for classic car EV conversions.

Revival EV are in the process of converting a classic 1971 BMW 2002 into an electric vehicle. This isn't a whim; it's a strategic blend of nostalgia, sustainability, and energy efficiency. "A classic could make the perfect home battery", Chris said, hinting at a future where our beloved vintage wheels don't just give us the joy of a retro ride, but also power our homes.

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Beyond the CEO - Driving Innovation and Growth
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Beyond the CEO - Driving Innovation and Growth

The introduction of a new leadership role in high-growth Australian SME manufacturing businesses, the Chief Entrepreneur, can better position us to excel in the global market and uphold our reputation as an innovative country. The Chief Entrepreneur acts as a catalyst for change, championing innovation, fostering a culture of creativity, and ensuring the business remains agile and adaptable. Innovation involves recognising disruptive opportunities within the industry and adapting business models. - Shane Williams

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You're Doing Lean Wrong! How Australian Manufacturers Can Embrace Lean, AI and Lessons from Spotify to Enable Innovation, Collaboration, Efficiency, and Growth
Shane Williams Shane Williams

You're Doing Lean Wrong! How Australian Manufacturers Can Embrace Lean, AI and Lessons from Spotify to Enable Innovation, Collaboration, Efficiency, and Growth

Aussie Manufacturing is at a critical point in time. Macroeconomics, the silver tsunami, and advances in AI are combining to create the perfect storm and perfect opportunity. Nigel Dalton, social scientist and expert in Lean and AI shares his insights in how to combine decades old manufacturing and innovation learnings with modern tech and the potential of millennial leaders to drive innovation and operational improvement. - Shane Williams

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Avoiding a down round in a bear market
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Avoiding a down round in a bear market

Few founders or investors like the prospect of devaluing a business; but with market sentiment cooling how do you raise enough to continue to run and grow the business while avoiding a down round? Melissa Widner, CEO at Lighter Capital, is an experienced entrepreneur and investor who has lived life on both sides of the equation. We discuss the concept of revenue-based financing and how it’s being leveraged by businesses to enable continued growth between valuations.

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Scaling your sales capability – how to shift sales culture to unlock growth
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Scaling your sales capability – how to shift sales culture to unlock growth

You’re a founder who’s hired a bunch of sellers to help you drive revenue, but the business is still overly reliant on your ability to sell. How do you successfully scale your sales capability? Mark McInnes, sales capability consultant and founder of sales-dev.com shares the common mistakes founders make in scaling their sales capability and the simple 3-step method to success.

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Sustainable high-growth businesses must have an eye on margins
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Sustainable high-growth businesses must have an eye on margins

If you’re going to scale, no matter what kind of business you are in, you need to know how much money it is costing you to deliver each $1 of revenue. Michelle Kvello Founder and MD of Lantern Partners discusses why keeping an eye on margin is critical to scalability, what numbers investors care about, and her tips for where to focus for both service and product businesses.

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A good time not a long time – why it’s critical to get your ESOP right
Shane Williams Shane Williams

A good time not a long time – why it’s critical to get your ESOP right

Motivating employees to join and stay with your business is a challenge. Employee Share Options Plans are increasingly being adopted in Australia but do founders and employees really understand them? Steve Grace, founder and CEO of the Nudge Group, joins us again to try and demystify ESOPs and share’s his lessons from implementing them in his businesses.

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Making the leap – transforming your team from startup to scaleup
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Making the leap – transforming your team from startup to scaleup

Its not uncommon for founders to assume their founding team will be with them for the entire journey; but the reality is that some people move on, and others hang around that shouldn’t. Steve Grace, founder and CEO of the Nudge Group, shares the lessons from his three businesses about how to successfully navigate the team transformation from startup to scaleup.

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Scaling your engineering team – how to successfully leverage offshore talent
Shane Williams Shane Williams

Scaling your engineering team – how to successfully leverage offshore talent

Australia is experiencing record employment rates. The competition to secure the best software engineering folks is pushing salaries out of reach for many scaling businesses. Aidan Scott, co-founder of Resync Digital, shares his perspective on how to successfully and cost effectively leverage offshore resources to enable scale.

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