Chisholm and Harper | Creating businesses of the future

In 1949, when John von Neumann, the Hungarian Mathematician said, ‘we have reached the limits of what is possible with computers’ he was a little... ‘off-the-mark’. But we have all made mistakes in our professional careers. I still shudder when I remember some of my embarrassing early-career moments. What separates the successful from the unsuccessful is not whether or not they make mistakes; it’s whether or not they learn from them. Read more

In the last month a furore has erupted over Railcorp’s handling of four Sydney software developers. The developers created applications that allow Sydney commuters to check train times on their iPhones and mobiles. Now, if you’ve ever experienced Sydney’s mass transit system at peak hour you’ll appreciate how very valuable Sydney’s frustrated commuters found these services. Read more