Latest News

Damian Stone, Principal and Chief Problem Solver of Y Research, shares with us his insights into the growth of shared workspaces.

Hear from Jonathan Steingiesser, Strategic Design Associate Director at Isobar, as he shares with us how to implement Lean Usability Testing in your business or startup.

Growth Marketer at Bud & JuniorDev volunteer, Tom Smolarek, invites coders to get their coding hands dirty and get amongst the fellow Perth coding community at JuniorDev’s BYO coding night on the 17th of June @ Flux.

Coming up on Wednesday, 19th of June, Skills of the Modern Age are hosting a community debate to discuss this popular design framework. Raising questions such as; Is Design Thinking dead? Can anyone be a designer now? And if so, what’s next?

Over the past 6 weeks, 6 startup businesses were given the opportunity to be a part of the City of Canning Sprint Program, run by Plus Eight and Skills of the Modern Age. This part time, pre-accelerator program connected each founder with a community of successful mentors, investors and advisors helping to take their business to the next level.

Over 100 women (and quite a few men) filled the Town Hall last Friday night for the launch of Perth{web}Girls Plus, a collaboration between Perth{web}Girls and BHP to deliver a fully sponsored, 6 month program providing an alternate pathway for women to pursue tech careers.

Senior Project Manager at Insight and Events Committee Member at Women In Tech WA, Tracey Naidoo, shares her insights on turning ideas into startups in the lead up to WiTWA's TechXchange event on June 11.

Hear from Ryan Carson, cofounder of Cordially, a rental inspection tool for property managers who need more hours in their day. Using AR technology, Cordially provides users the chance to conduct their own rent inspections. Hear more about their trip to the US below!

Tom Smolarek is a Growth Marketer and Founder of Bud, working out of FLUX. By growing partnerships and taking the confusion and fustration out of digital marketing, Tom works alongside his clients grow something great. Find out more about Tom below!

San Francisco, 2nd to 13th April 2019: As you start to read my article here, I share with you that my founding trade is that of Broadcast Journalist and Presenter (BBC TV and Discovery Channel). My team and I now help professionals become great speakers and communicators, with robust executive presence, through my professional services as a Certified Executive Coach and as an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD business school.

Are you looking at starting a company, or taking your business to the next level? Join us for some of the best meetups in Perth and grow your startup alongside other like-minded individuals.

Following the Plus Eight cohort’s recent trip to San Francisco, Programs Coordinator Kate Kirwin has some exciting tips to share with anyone thinking about jet setting off to the innovation hub of the world.

Now the question you’re probably asking is why you would spend $10K to go to San Fran when you might not even be looking to raise capital. Our advice, just shut up and do it, it will change your life!

Hear from one of the Plus Eight teams, Idle Australia, as James Stretch shares his insights following their trip to San Fransisco.

Perth{web}Girls is a movement empowering women to code and offering pathways into tech careers by organising free programming workshops and events.