Parachuute

19/11/2019

We are working on an exciting opportunity with the VIC Govt which requires some specific research.

We need to speak to girls living in VIC (11-15 yo range) to understand what organised sports or other activities they do/don't do, and why.

The interview would take place at a time/place that suits you/them. CottonOn voucher as a thanks!

Comment below if you can help.

06/11/2019

Great coverage by Channel 7 on the work we are doing with St Andrews Lutheran College to get more parents carpooling to school. It’s just one of the things the school are doing to take the load off parents and cars off the road.

31/10/2019

Interesting Queensland research that has crunched data to estimate the traffic impact of private vs independent schools. Key findings were that in high school the traffic impact was greater, not because a larger % of children were driven, but rather that independent school car trips which were about twice as far. Many of these Qld schools don't have public transport options and parents are often left with no choice but to act as chauffeurs.

It goes on to conclude that perhaps schools shouldn't be established where public transport doesn't exist. This seems a bit chicken and egg as often schools are created to serve the needs of the existing surrounding populations rather than the other way around.

An analysis of trips to school has found the extra time and distance private secondary school students travel is a significant contributor to morning peak-hour congestion.

09/09/2019

Parachuute are one of the startups invited to participate in the startup zone at the Road & Traffic expo. We are also pitching on Tuesday 17th, and have our fingers crossed that Steve Baxter will be kind to us during Q&A.

Come along and hear about the work we are doing to connect parents so that good old fashioned carpooling becomes second nature. We are in the startup zone, booth 20. Entry is free.

Major changes and developments are on a fast track in Australia’s road infrastructure and traffic industries. $73 billion has been committed by the government to transport infrastructure across the country, and companies that provide solutions and services to the road planning, building and operat...

24/07/2019

Skoda have launched an app that you use to track how much you drive your kids around, and then translates km driven into chores they can do to compensate you for being a taxi legend.

Marketing ploy or something useful?

If I said it will cost you cleaning the bathroom to get you to netball I wouldn't get a clean bathroom or a kid who has done some decent exercise, BUT perhaps it would work for the things she really wants to get to!

‘Skoda Parent Taxi’ app logs kids’ chores and converts them to ride miles

12/07/2019

How many spare seats could she offer in this carpool?

The two children were the motorist’s daughters; they were ​sitting in the pool to keep it on the roof of the car, police allege.

03/05/2019

Happy to be doing some Friday wind down after a HUGE week in Sydney. Wed was Product Showcase day. Members of Stocland’s board came along as well as plenty of others who wanted to diss us out, ask questions and potentially discuss opportunities.

Thanks to everyone from Stockland and my fellow founders for making it such a great day.

@ The University of Sydney Business School City Campus

01/05/2019

My hairstyle has been pretty much the same for the last 20 years - I pity my hairdresser - so i thought I’d try something organic and a different colour. Thoughts?

30/04/2019

Back with the team of other founders getting ourselves sorted for the Stockland Accelerator Showcase, which marks the halfway point of the program.

It’s always so good to reconnect with everyone in person (we meet up once per month) and hear about all the progress, setbacks 😩 and new ideas.

26/04/2019

So much good stuff: awards 🏆, TV 📺, + carpooling team pilots 🚗 - https://mailchi.mp/5816fc78aee0/so-much-good-stuff-awards-tv-carpooling-team-pilots

23/04/2019

For anyone in Sydney next Wed I'll be at the Stockland Accelerator showcase along with 9 other great startups doing all sorts of interesting things from urban farms, community building, construction payments and liveability data consolidation.

So if you are in Sydney come and say hi, see some interesting stuff and support the startup ecosystem. Register via the link below.

The Stockland Accelerator is reaching the 3-month mark and we would like to invite you to its Product Showcase. This exclusive event is your opportunity to get a look at the early stage products and solutions being developed by the Stockland Accelerator founders and their BlueChilli teams. The Produ...

18/04/2019

For anyone interested in the startup journey you might want to take a look at this piece I wrote for BlueChilli describing what I've learnt from participating in their accelerator program (this was penned at the halfway point)

https://www.bluechilli.com/blog/parachuute-lessons/?fbclid=IwAR0_kDojuLy8Z9k6ru7HAyVSJDSkiHBqWa3DevVywzmEj1TFw2IKwfDvZuU