Press

A sample of coverage from 10+ newspaper, magazine, online media and radio outlets. If you are interested in interviewing Orren, please contact him for more information.

In The News

The Jurist
Messenger
Inside South Australia
Adelaide Now
The Advertiser
Messenger
Unley Life
In-Business
Startup Daily
Messenger
Startup Smart
In-Business
Startup Daily
The New Daily
Shoestring Startups
Startup Smart
It Wire
Shoesstring Startups
Startup Smart
Australian Anthill
Shoestring Startups
InDaily
Startup Weekend Adelaide
Inside Adelaide
Radelaide.me
The Adelaide Advertiser
Flinders University InDaily
Australian Anthill
Majoran Distillery
e27 Web Innovation Asia
Microsoft Bizspark
Shoestring Startups
Glam Adelaide
In-Business
Startup Smart

Radio

Fresh FM
Radio Adelaide

The Jurist Issue 4 2017
3 November 2017
“A fomer Flinders Law student and now lecturer at Flinders, Orren Prunckun finds himslef involved in start-ups and innovation as well as marketing and sales.” Read more Screenshot

Leg up for startups
3 February 2016
“Program facilitator Orren Prunckun says more than 100 microbusinesses have launched through the project since it began its pilot program in 2013.” Read more Screenshot

How Adelaide became the best innovation hotspot in Australia
28 October 2015
“One of those programs is Startup Weekend, launched by serial entrepreneur Orren Prunckun and his former startup business partner David Truong in 2011.” Read more Screenshot

Startup Adelaide welcomes new board directors and plans for growth
11 August 2015
“Existing director Orren Pruncken said Startup Adelaide continued to empower people to join the community and attracting foreign talent to upskill local entrepreneurs.” Read more Screenshot

On starter’s orders to make it happen
11 August 2015
“Existing director Orren Pruncken said Startup Adelaide continued to empower people to join the community and attracting foreign talent to upskill local entrepreneurs.” Read more Screenshot

Start-up get a leg-up
27 May 2015
“Entrepreneur Orren Prunckun – Unley’s Citizen of the Year and member of the Unley Business and Economic Development committee – said it was promising to see support for start-up business. “When government get involved with assisting business communities…it can send a welcomed message of support,” Mr Prunckun said.” Read more Screenshot

Introducing the Australia Day Citizen of the Year
Autumn 2015
“Entrepreneur Orren Prunckun as named Australia Day Citizen of the Year at Unley Council’s Australia Day celebrations.” Read more Screenshot

New Venture for MEGA
6 February 2015
“We are now offering a really robust flipped classroom framework for helping people navigate new venture creation based on years of experience and trial and error,” NVI marketing manager Orren Prunckun said.” Read more Screenshot

Majoran’s MEGA and Flinders University’s Venture Dorm merge to launch pre-accelerator course
5 February 2015
“Facilitator of Venture Dorm Orren Prunckun says, “We are now offering a really robust flipped classroom framework for helping people navigate new venture creation based on years of experience and trial and error.” Read more Screenshot

Start-ups launch top citizen’s ride
4 February 2015
“When business mentor Orren Prunckun organized an event for young entrepreneur waiting to launch their businesses, he did not realise how many peoples’ lives he would change.” Read more Screenshot

Adelaide startup stalwart Orren Prunckun receives Australia Day award
29 January 2015
“Startup Weekend Adelaide co-founder Orren Prunckun has been honoured for his contribution to the startup community.” Read more Screenshot

Award for entrepreneurial advocacy
29 January 2015
“A leading player in Adelaide’s start-up community has been recognised as part of the Australia Day awards for his role in fostering, facilitating and promoting up-and-coming South Australian entrepreneurs.” Read more Screenshot

South Australia startup community gets $400,000 from State government
3 October 2014
“In a previous interview with Startup Daily, Orren Prunckun, Adelaide Startup Weekend coordinator and prominent personality in the state’s startup scene, said “It’s welcomed news that the leaders of our state have taken an interest in startups as a way of developing the local economy.” Read more Screenshot

Why Facebook or Telstra could be the next PayPal
19 June 2014
“Orren Prunckun, a tech entrepreneur and marketing manager at the New Venture Institute at Flinders University, points out that the big tech companies are already involved in payments, so it shouldn’t come as too much of a shock.” Read more Screenshot

Floragram: Blossoming startup from Adelaide demonstrates the value of simplicity
8 May 2014
“Orren Prunckun and my mentor, Tom Young, basically encouraged me to “just do it”, and suggested I set up a Facebook page and start selling some flowers for that Sunday,” says Klavins.” Read more Screenshot

Start-ups are now an election issue in South Australia’s upcoming election
18 February 2014
“No matter who wins, this being an election issue and the support will serve as an accelerant for the work of current start-up programs and groups who are already proven and working away.” Read more Screenshot

South Australian Liberals announce big startup boost
17 February 2014
“It’s welcomed news that the leaders of our state have taken an interest in startups as a way of developing the local economy.” Read more Screenshot

Liberals to allocate $500,000 of funds to revive Adelaide’s startup community
17 February 2014
“It’s welcomed news that the leaders of our state have taken an interest in startups as a way of developing the local economy.” Read more Screenshot

South Australian university program director wins Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year award
13 November 2013
“The Business and Higher Education Round Table group is a not-for-profit organisation fostering the connection between education facilities and the workforce.” Read more Screenshot

What’s up, Adelaide? Apparently, a lot, thanks to New Venture Institute
11 October 2013
“NVI also welcomes Orren Prunckun, a Flinders law/arts grad who is a well-known figure in the South Australian entrepreneurial sector, due to his leadership in Startup Weekend events in Adelaide, as we’ve previously reported.” Read more Screenshot

New Venture Institute strengthens University enterprise culture
18 September 2013
“I think Orren coming on board reflects the fact that universities have a really important role to play [in the entrepreneurial sector] and that it isn’t only one of being the thought-leaders and the thinkers: it’s about being the do-ers in that space as well,” says Salier.” Read more Screenshot

Lift off for New Venture Institute
30 August 2013
“NVI’s ranks have been bolstered with the appointment of Orren Prunckun, a Flinders law/arts graduate who is well-known in the South Australian entrepreneurial sector for his leadership of the global Startup Weekend events locally.” Read more Screenshot

Startup Adelaide 3.0
12 July 2013
“Opened by a Startup Adelaide Founder Orren and then followed up by four fantastic speaker-sponsors, Sue Milner from ANZ, Simon Hackett Internode Co-founder, Houssam Abiad from Adelaide City Council and Alan Noble from Google who shared real life stories and ideas was a great way to start the night.” Read more Screenshot

Startup Weekend leads to a bright future
14 January 2013
“Startup Weekend Adelaide facilitator Orren Prunckun says the emphasis isn’t on perfection but rather the quality of the idea, and the team’s ability to leverage off each other’s skills to ‘create really amazing apps.'” Read more Screenshot

Majoran Distillery
January 2013
“Orren Pruncken, has been a big catalyst for getting all the parts to come together, at least temporarily.” Read more Screenshot

Market research app wins competition
4 December 2012
“One organiser of the start-up weekend held at Flinders University’s city campus, Orren Prunckun, said those attending came up with 32 ideas for a web or mobile application that could form the basis of a business”

Weekend’s intense introduction to the business of startups
30 November 2012
“’I am interested in the convergence of technology and new ventures,’ Mr Prunckun said.”

Awesome sauce alert: Startup Weekend Adelaide & Brisbane is shaping up for greatness
12 November 2012.
“’We are expecting that the second Startup Weekend in Adelaide for this year will really solidify it as being the premier event on the Adelaide startup calendar. After the sell-out first event, this second one is very close to being a repeat. We hope a breakthrough startup will emerge,’ says Prunckun.”Read more

Massive Launch Party
16 September 2012
“…and Orren Pruncken pitched the next Startup Weekend in November.” Read more Screenshot

New Zealand english teacher, Michael Yockney wins StartupWeekend Cambodia
6 August 2012
“Startup Weekend Adelaide Co-Organizer David Truong and Orren Prunckun.” Read more Screenshot

Event Wrap Up–Adelaide Startup Weekend
24 April 2012
“A few weekends ago (it feel like longer because of the Easter Break) I was invited to head to Adelaide to be a judge on the Adelaide Startup Weekend event.”