Perspectives on product, design, engineering, and technology from the Paloma team.
Native vs React Native in 2025?
The landscape of mobile development has undergone a profound transformation. The question is no longer whether React Native can match native—it's why you'd still build the same feature three times.
December 3, 2025 · Nick Frandsen
How to migrate from native to React Native?
Most organisations are still building every feature three times. This approach creates a hidden tax on development velocity that directly impacts the bottom line.
November 25, 2025 · Nick Frandsen
Coding Smarter with AI – José Coelho Explains How
We sat down with José Coelho, a seasoned developer with 25 years of experience, to hear how he's using AI tools like Claude Code and ChatGPT to accelerate his workflow.
August 5, 2025 · Poppy Trewhella
What Early-Stage Founders Often Get Wrong About Tech
In the scramble to market, it's easy to treat software like a magic lever. After working with dozens of early-stage teams, we see how it can derail promising ventures.
June 26, 2025 · Poppy Trewhella
How to validate a pre-product idea
At Paloma we work with founders right from the very start. Pre-product, pre-revenue is our sweet spot. Here's what we expect to see from pre-product founders when it comes to validation.
June 10, 2025 · Poppy Trewhella
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.
March 13, 2025 · Poppy Trewhella
Mindset and Strategy for Early Stage Founders
There's a few topics that come up repeatedly in our conversations with early stage founders. Here are our views on some of the common challenges.
December 9, 2024 · Seb Cox
Announcing our second fund
We're excited to announce we've opened our second fund to support founders in underserved industries and a wave of new GenAI ventures launching from our venture studio.
October 31, 2024 · Poppy Trewhella
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? We assess about 500 venture ideas a year. Here's how the process works.
August 21, 2024 · Poppy Trewhella
What we look for in Ventures
At Paloma, our mission is to identify groundbreaking ideas, nurture them from inception, and guide them to market success. Here are our top three criteria.
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?
May 21, 2024 · Poppy Trewhella
Code and Compounds: Digitising the Future of the Chemicals Industry
ChemCloud is a Paloma portfolio company helping manufacturers streamline procurement of raw materials. We sat down with the co-founders to hear their story.
January 24, 2024 · Poppy Trewhella
Knowing When to Quit: The Art of Letting Go in Entrepreneurship
How do you know if success is just around the corner for your startup, or if you're flogging a dead horse?
November 23, 2023 · Poppy Trewhella
Venture Studio FAQs
I was lucky enough to speak at SXSW Sydney on the topic of venture studios. Here's an FAQ from the big questions raised.
November 3, 2023 · Poppy Trewhella
Simplifying the future of freight with Netlogix
We teamed up with Netlogix to reimagine their shipper portal — revolutionising the way shippers and receivers operate.
October 6, 2023 · Hayden McMillan
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'. Here's how we use this framework to assess early stage ventures.
September 13, 2023 · Poppy Trewhella
A commitment to investing in women
Investing in women is a long term commitment and it's one I'm glad we're making at Paloma.
September 5, 2023 · Poppy Trewhella
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 can make a crucial difference. One heavyweight at Paloma is Webflow.
August 28, 2023 · Bella Hemming
The Paloma Podcast #1
Our very own Nick Frandsen spoke to the phenomenal founders of Hatch to hear their story from day one all the way to acquisition.
August 1, 2023 · Paloma
Paloma and YouPay, another rocket ship?
Paloma loves helping startups scale. Learn how we're helping YouPay expand their merchant support and customer base.
June 28, 2023 · Toby Cox
Choose a product development partner that brings out the best in you
The old idiom of "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" applies to businesses too. Choose your partners wisely.
June 4, 2023 · Toby Cox
What is the difference between a digital product studio and a digital product agency?
We explore the key differences between a digital product studio and a digital product agency to help your business make an informed decision.
May 31, 2023 · Steph Schaffer
What do we mean when we say 'Venture Studio'?
Usually when I tell people I work for a venture studio it is met with a blank stare. Here's what we mean at Paloma.
May 24, 2023 · Poppy Trewhella
Why We Rebranded to Paloma
Staying true to our company value of "keep it candid", we wanted to share the full story behind why we have decided to rebrand to Paloma.
September 17, 2022 · Steph Schaffer
Meet the two Wanaka friends behind Afterpay technology
Stuff spoke to Ash Fogelberg and Nick Frandsen about their work in the tech industry and involvement in the meteoric rise of Australia's fastest growing company.
Piers Fuller
Venture studio Dovetail raising $10 million for first fund
Successful founders and family offices can expect to hear from venture studio Dovetail as it kicks off raising its first $10 million fund.
Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup
Afterpay's $39bn sliding doors moment
This week's blockbuster Square deal — the largest in Australian corporate history — almost happened four years ago.
The Australian
The mobile and digital transformation behind Afterpay's rapid international rise
Chief product officer and its digital agency partner share the mobile web and digital programs supporting Afterpay's global growth ambitions.
Nadia Cameron
Five tips for emerging start-ups from a Kiwi founder
In our experience designing and building products for a range of start-ups, we've learnt a few lessons about what works and what doesn't.
Nick Frandsen
Dynamic Business - Let's Talk: Success Secrets
Success looks different for each business. This week we ask: How have you built a great company?
Ann Wen
Fintech report reveals top differentiators that will help you better engage mobile users
Mobile-first fintech apps are setting a new benchmark for handling personal finances.
Fintech News Singapore
Dynamic Business - Let's Talk: Getting the right people in
A good team and support network can make starting your own business much smoother.
A day in the life: Dovetail's managing partner Nick Frandsen
Idealog speaks to Dovetail co-founder Nick Frandsen about what it's like to walk a day in his shoes.
Idealog
From the ground up: The Kiwi masterminds behind Afterpay's technology
A key component to Afterpay's success is the development and support from Dovetail.
Mollie Edwards
Building a scalable ecommerce platform without a technical background
Australia is home to almost 500 retail startups, many started by non-technical founders.
Why 2021 is the year for non-technical founders
Someone no longer needs to be technical or have a technical co-founder to launch a successful technology startup.
Venture builders: can they fix it?
How venture studios are changing the face of Australian entrepreneurship.
Building your Australian start-up success story
What it takes to start your own business in 2021.
Keith Davidson
Key ingredients for startup success
Venture capital is a common denominator for most successful businesses. But often, even with money, many budding startups still don't get to the finish line.
Business Daily
Dynamic Business - Let's Talk: How to find and keep great staff
Never has it been more critical to position yourself as an employer of choice and establish a nurturing culture.
Dynamic Business
Technology predictions for 2022 and beyond
What are Australia's IT leaders expecting? Our CTO, Toby Cox, shares his thoughts.
bit.com
Techies demand top dollar as skills shortages bite
Australian tech companies are turning down new business because soaring pay rates are making projects unprofitable.
AFR
Dovetail, the venture studio that has worked with startups like Afterpay, is raising a new fund
Dovetail is a full-service venture studio that works closely with founders who have a great idea.
Techcrunch
Marketing on a budget: How startups can make every dollar count
When it comes to the early days at a startup, marketing isn't always the number one priority.
Bandt
Dynamic Business - Let's Talk: Making the hard business choices
It can be a challenge to admit when something isn't working, particularly when it's something we've put our blood, sweat and tears into.
How these 9 female executives cracked the c-suite
Nine women challenging expectations and stereotypes while soaring to the top of their game.
Gillian Wolski
Celebrating female leaders and entrepreneurs in the tech world on #IWD2021
Our Head of Quality Engineering, Georgia de Pont, speaks to iTWire for International Women's Day.
ITwire
Business Essentials Daily Podcast: Startup in a box
If the idea is sound but lacks the funds or tech know-how to build, then Dovetail Ventures is for you.
Bedaily
YBF Ventures - People Building Businesses Podcast: Dovetail's Nick Frandsen
The journey from dropping out of high school to Dovetail and its inevitable success.
YBF Ventures
How to tell business stories through design: A 9 step process
A step-by-step guide to help your design team create an engaging business story.
Dribbble
Why you should build your mobile app with React Native
Before rushing to build your concept, it's important to first undertake product discovery.
Hackernoon
Why you should be doing product discovery
Young Startups
3 mistakes still seen too often in startups
We've learnt a few lessons about what works and what doesn't in early-stage startups.
Startup Victoria
Heroku Podcast - Codeish: Innovations in business modeling
Evolving a startup into a business can be tough, even after you've raised funds and found customers.
Heroku
UX Collective: A guide of UI design trends for 2021
Check out Dovetail's feature in UX Collective's 2021 UI design trends guide.
Diana Malewicz
Stone & Chalk: Helping build Australia's fastest growing company
Afterpay is one of the biggest tech success stories of the decade.
Stone & Chalk
Startup Victoria x Dovetail: How to identify a great startup idea
Advice for first-time founders on how to validate your idea and determine whether you should pursue it.
How Dovetail Studios designs, builds and maintains billion-dollar fintech companies
A catch up with Nick Frandsen, co-founder of Dovetail Studios.
Atlassian
Why there's no end in sight to disruption
Leaders of established companies are being warned to brace for even more disruption.
Financial Review
Never mind the code, just count the cash
Entrepreneurs will increasingly seek help when it comes to technology.
