Writing

A sample of Orren’s articles:

Orren Prunckun

  • 8 Ways to Get the Most out of Startup Weekend
  • 21 January 2015 (Alexa.com Global Rank: 15,778)
  • “At 2.03 AM on Monday August 1, 2011, on a train somewhere between Redfern and Kings Cross Station in Sydney, Australia, I was exhausted and delirious. ” Read more Screenshot

Orren Prunckun

  • The Virtuous Circle of Startup Weekend
  • 1 Demeber 2014 (Alexa.com Global Rank: 20,880)
  • “It’s common for Startup Weekend participants to have insightful experiences, both personally and professionally during the event. For many however, the journey ends on Sunday night, but it does not have to.” Read more Screenshot

Orren Prunckun

  • 5 Common Mistakes Recent Grads Make When Looking For Work
  • 10 November 2014 (Alexa.com Global Rank: 943)
  • “We all make mistakes; it’s human. Through trial and error, we learn what to do and what not to do. In some cases, this slow method is okay, but when it comes to searching for work, the mistakes we make prove very painful.” Read more Screenshot

Orren Prunckun

  • First dollar earned is the hardest for tech startups
  • August/September 2013 Print Edition
  • “No one else will employ me—I’m too opinionated and hard to manage. If I hadn’t left CSIRO I would have been fired for my big mouth.” Screenshot
  • Olsen redefines strategy for startups
  • August/September 2013 Print Edition
  • “Creeping death of SA’s manufacturing base and the rise of web and mobile technologies would suggest there is no place for physical product commercialisation in Adelaide.” Screenshot
  • Adelaide IT potential an echo of Silicon Valley
  • February/March 2013 Print Edition
  • “IT entrepreneur Stuart Snyder says Adelaide reminds him of Silicon Valley 40 years ago – needing only a spike of cultural change to trigger an entrepreneurial surge.” Screenshot

Orren Prunckun

  • How To Start Up In Adelaide and End Up In Silicon Valley
  • 11 May 2013
  • “Jindou Lee is the co-founder of Happy Inspector, a tech startup developing iPad apps for property managers. They take traditional pen and paper inspections and make them digital on tablet devices. He’s also the previous co-founder of mobile app development outfit Mighty Kingdom.” Read more Screenshot
  • How to Be A Successful Entrepreneur In Adelaide
  • 10 January 2013
  • “Stuart Snyder was a co-founder, director, and CFO of YourAmigo, the South Australian exporter of the year in 2008. YourAmigo was incorporated in 1999 and successfully commercialised novel search technology acquired from Flinders University.” Read more Screenshot