PRINCE ANDREW SAYS 'CONNECTIVITY' AND COLLABORATION IS THE KEY TO STARTUP SUCCESS

Prince Andrew has been part of a judging panel that has taken pitches from 17 of the best and brightest minds from Queensland, Northern Territory and northern New South Wales as part of a nationwide competition to find Australia's top entrepreneur.

The Duke of York was the special guest at Bond University on the Gold Coast for the inaugural Pitch@Palace Australia startup competition which this year has a focus on technology.

The Duke spent the day at Bond University talking with students and entrants from Queensland, northern New South Wales and the Northern Territory about their business ideas before they pitched their ideas directly to him as part of the competition which was designed to pick the regional winners who will then attend the national final in Sydney next week.

"This event is all about connections and connectivity," Prince Andrew said.

"What I want to see is these entrepreneurs to ask for something from the people present here and I want all of you to think about how you can connect these entrepreneurs and help them scale up their business.

"We can all play a part in helping build these businesses and I always have one ask of both the Entrepreneurs and the audience.

"You, the entrepreneurs must make at least one follow up Action with one or more of the other entrepreneurs present here today. Read more

Ben Hall - Business News Australia - 22 Sep 2017