Where the neobanks at? | Citrus is ‘taking on Silicon Valley and winning’ | Melbourne gets flying cars

Uber's urban transport vision | Hello, neobanks, are you there? | Afterpay dreams big | Assembling a gender-diverse workforce | The risk of having one mammoth client | And more ............................

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Thursday, June 13, 2019 View in browser Australia's leading publication for startup news, analysis and advice. FINTECH // Is 2019 still the year of the neobank? You asked, we answered. ADVERTISING // 'Taking on Silicon Valley and winning': How Brisbane startup Citrus plans to dominate a $200 billion market "Our market timing was perfect."   TRANSPORT // Flying cars to hit Melbourne as Uber unveils vision for the future of urban transport "We want to make it possible for people to push a button and get a flight." FUNDING // Afterpay asks investors for $300 million to chase 400% increase in underlying sales by 2022 Investors are being offered 13.8 million new shares. RECRUITMENT // Want a gender-diverse workforce? Time to scrap tokenistic quotas and hiring bias "It is an economic no-brainer." WELLBEING // Five more minutes: Does hitting the snooze button do more harm than good? To snooze, or not to snooze? STRATEGY // Danger, danger: The long-term risk of having one mammoth client Are you suffering from 'one big client syndrome'?   PARTNER EVENT BY INDIECONF Hear from the under-the-radar founders building profitable companies that are made to last Surround yourself with focused tech founders and online makers and find out how they're building profitable and scalable companies at IndieConf. Friday 28 June 2019, Melbourne, CBD.   TRENDING // Coffee tests and jumbo jets: Do trick questions in interviews drive the best talent away? "… doesn't really tell you anything." THIS TIME LAST YEAR // Startup Muster co-founder steps down as chief executive, naming Julian Tol as successor "Consumers and innovation will continue to suffer." DISCOVER MORE: NEWS ADVICE ANALYSIS OPINION   Update your subscription preferences Copyright © 2019 Private Media Pty Ltd, publishers of StartUpSmart. All Rights Reserved.