Things I wish I knew before I became a tech millionaire

1 August 2014 Happy Friday! We end this week on a high, with great stories proving very popular with our readers. Don't miss Sylvia Pennington's piece on lessons tech millionaires learnt on the way up, Ben Grubb's report on the glitch afflicting Opal, and Stuart Corner's story about a move to revive Australian manufacturing with 3D printing Brian Krebs' pieces on hackers and Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, and a "service" that drains online ad budgets are also a must read. And for a bit of fun mixed with business, read my report on a new start-up show about start-ups that might just take Australian technology to the world. All below and more on the IT Pro page. Happy reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au Things I wish I knew before I became a tech millionaire Success stories like those of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg seem like a swift path to untold riches, others, like failed 99dresses, point to a rockier road. First known peak-hour Opal glitch hits commuters Fears of overcrowding at train stations due to a shutdown of the Opal system have been realised, with one of the first known instances of a glitch affecting commuters during peak hour in the Sydney CBD. The Gruen Transfer of start-ups A new Australian show is hoping to take home-grown tech ideas to the world. Recruitment start-up wants to make a headhunter out of everyone Technology is making it harder for traditional recruiters to keep exclusivity on the job market. Advertisement Security Hacker service drains Google AdWords budgets Hackers penetrate missile defence system vendors Capgemini urges corporations to turn to start-ups for innovation Established enterprises should look to the start-up community for ideas that can be applied to their businesses or they won't be able to compete for ever. Online financial advice going for a song A new financial services start-up wants to attract $1 billion worth of funds within two years as it aims to do to financial advice what PayPal did to payments.   Governments should butt out of cyber protection schemes It appears many governments, including ours, don’t know their role in the fight against cybercrime, argues Phil Kernick. 3D printing funds needed to revive manufacturing Australia needs to invest massively in applying 3D printing to manufacturing to compensate for the decline in traditional manufacturing. Growing start-up company numbers reflect confidence A new survey has shown that the number of start-ups in Australia has jumped by 23 per cent in the second quarter of 2014, indicating strong confidence in the small business sector. Microsoft targeted in Chinese antitrust probe Chinese regulators launched an investigation into Microsof in the latest setback for US tech companies. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe