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What Early-Stage Founders Often Get Wrong About Tech

It’s easy to treat software like a magic lever. But after working with dozens of early-stage teams, we see how it can derail promising ventures long before they run out of runway.

How to validate a pre-product idea

How can you prove potential without a product? Here’s some clarity on what we expect to see from pre-product founders when it comes to validation.

A quick guide to choosing a Venture Studio

Not all studios are created equal. Choosing the right one can be one of the most important decisions a founder makes in the early stages of building their startup but it can be hard to know what ‘good’ looks like...

Mindset and Strategy for Early Stage Founders

There’s a few topics that come up repeatedly in our conversations with early stage founders when they’re figuring out how to build produc

What to expect from the Paloma Ventures application process

So you’ve got a great venture idea, you’d love to partner with Paloma… what’s next?

What we look for in Ventures

Working so intensively with ventures means we have to be very selective during the application process. For every~500 pitch decks we see we typically only work with 5.

Challenging VC Rules of Thumb

Do you ever feel like the startup world is stuck on repeat? Playing by the same tired rules and holding Australia back from true innovation?

Code and Compounds: Digitising the Future of the Chemicals Industry

ChemCloud is a Paloma portfolio company that kicked off back in 2021. Since thfen they’ve completed a successful capital raise, grown to a team of 5 and have millions of dollars worth of transactions taking place through their platform.

Venture Studio FAQs

I was lucky enough to speak at SXSW Sydney this October on the topic of venture studios. The big questions that were raised during the audience Q&A are ones that I hear often, so here’s an FAQ.

How we use 'The 7 Powers' to assess early stage ventures at Paloma

If you’ve ever done an MBA you’ve probably come across ‘The 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy’ by Hamilton W. Helmer. Whilst pretttttty dense, it does cover some good ground...

3 reasons why Webflow has become our secret weapon in building successful businesses

In the early stages of building high-growth companies, the tools you use to get there can make a crucial difference in saving time and money. One in particular that has been a heavyweight at Paloma is Webflow. Here's why we love it.