Flashback has sent a tidal wave through Shark Tank Australia, receiving a huge $500,000 investment offer from ‘Retail Queen’ Maxine Horne, the biggest deal of the season so far! Aired on last night's episode, Brisbane university students Kelric Mullen and Mackenzie Salisbury pitched Flashback and the ONE35 Camera to a board of multi-millionaire entrepreneurs and CEO’s, the ‘Sharks’, offering investment and mentorship. After an impactful pitch, Kelric and Mack worked through forty-five minutes of questions and negotiations and received an investment deal of $500,000 in return for 10% equity of Flashback, from Australian multi-millionaire Maxine Horne! Best friends Mackenzie Salisbury (left) and Kelric Mullen (right)...
From meeting our community to celebrating our team’s successes, I had the great pleasure of being part of the University of Queensland’s Ventures Showcase with the Flashback team. For me this was a highly anticipated day – my first opportunity to officially represent Flashback! With Kelric, Mack, and the rest of the team working overseas, it was up to Abbey, Will, and me to represent Flashback. Taking place on World Entrepreneurship Day on 21st August, we joined the rest of the UQ Ventures’ cohort of businesses to showcase our brands and products to the university. Had the pleasure of meeting...
There’s no doubt that people are becoming a lot more critical about the disposable products they use every day, and for good reason: the world generates over 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste each year. Further, at least one third of that is not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Disposable cameras have always been the subject of controversy. At their inception in 1986, the cameras were designed to end up in landfill, and the community wasn’t happy. In fact, Kodak was even awarded a scathing “Waste Maker of the Year” award from a U.S. Senator. Due to public...
Flashback was formed by lovers of film and disposable cameras: you’ve probably noticed the abundance of film pictures on our Instagram page. One of our goals is to keep the romance of film photography alive, but it’s important to consider the environmental impact. So, we’ve assembled 5 ways to be more eco-friendly with film and disposable cameras. Let’s get started! 1. Take less pictures There’s no doubt that the beauty of film is the fact that every photo is special. In fact, one of the reasons that Flashback loves film is that it leads us to taking fewer photos. Rather...