The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal Archiv
286 Episoden
1 Stunde 15 Minuten
Tom Humphrey is an Investor with Blackbird Ventures, a globally top ranked venture capital fund supercharging the most ambitious founders. Prior to Blackbird, Tom was a partner with Access Ventures based in Denver USA and was on the management / founding teams of two successful startups. Tom was COO of OurDeal, a “group-buying” ecommerce website in Australia that over 12 months scaled to a team of 80 and a successful exit to News Corp, and then became COO of Kanopy, a B2B video streaming platform that he guided to an exit in 2018 delivering a 14x return to investors.
In this episode #138 w Tom Humphrey, learn about:
Tom’s sunrise in Sydney, Australia being the youngest of 4 siblings, with his mother a high school teacher and then business executive and dad an architect. I loved his reflections on how his older sister, stayed up at night and sometimes missed school because she was looking after Tom, and then their journey later in life building Canopy for nearly a decade to now being one of the top 10 M&A exits for a tech company out of Australia. 14x return on investment
I asked Tom about the key differences between Australian and US culture given his 10 years living, studying and working in the US, his reflections on his time in Bhutan and learning about the economics of happiness, his insecurities and how he manages them, how he’s learn what good looks like in sales and go to market for startups, the concept of deposits in the care bank to be a great manager and his balancing act on decision making with analytics and gut feel. We also cover his transitions from consulting to a a startup at a time when startups weren’t the buzz they are today and his reflections on what he would change if he could start his career today.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
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03:30 - Where were you born and live now?
03:57 - What was your first job and now?
04:57 - High Flyer in Tom’s life
07:09 - Youngest of 4 children
09:01 - Sports, Studious and Adventure
10:29 - Australia vs USA friendship culture
13:04 - Hungry not the proven
14:08 - Falling into Law due to a timetable clash
16:33 - Should you join a startup straight out of university?
19:40 - FullStack message
22:13 - 7 to 85 people in 10 months
24:46 - Economics of happiness
28:05 - Learning how to lead people
31:04 - Joining his sister in building a startup in the US
33:34 - Experiences taking VC capital money
36:06 - Door knocking universities in the US
39:13 - Learning sales and go to market
41:40 - Chip on his shoulder
44:39 - Learning from founders
45:45 - Slack vs HipChat vs Microsoft teams
47:18 - Strength of talent in Australia vs the world
52:44 - Most valuable career experiences
56:38 - Perception of self worth and happiness
58:52 - Deposits in the care bank and connection to leadership
01:01:54 - Building trust with a new team member
01:04:34 - Balance with analytical and intuition muscle
01:08:30 - Being a VC or working at a startup?
01:10:55 - Final sprint rapid fire
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In this episode #138 w Tom Humphrey, learn about:
Tom’s sunrise in Sydney, Australia being the youngest of 4 siblings, with his mother a high school teacher and then business executive and dad an architect. I loved his reflections on how his older sister, stayed up at night and sometimes missed school because she was looking after Tom, and then their journey later in life building Canopy for nearly a decade to now being one of the top 10 M&A exits for a tech company out of Australia. 14x return on investment
I asked Tom about the key differences between Australian and US culture given his 10 years living, studying and working in the US, his reflections on his time in Bhutan and learning about the economics of happiness, his insecurities and how he manages them, how he’s learn what good looks like in sales and go to market for startups, the concept of deposits in the care bank to be a great manager and his balancing act on decision making with analytics and gut feel. We also cover his transitions from consulting to a a startup at a time when startups weren’t the buzz they are today and his reflections on what he would change if he could start his career today.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:30 - Where were you born and live now?
03:57 - What was your first job and now?
04:57 - High Flyer in Tom’s life
07:09 - Youngest of 4 children
09:01 - Sports, Studious and Adventure
10:29 - Australia vs USA friendship culture
13:04 - Hungry not the proven
14:08 - Falling into Law due to a timetable clash
16:33 - Should you join a startup straight out of university?
19:40 - FullStack message
22:13 - 7 to 85 people in 10 months
24:46 - Economics of happiness
28:05 - Learning how to lead people
31:04 - Joining his sister in building a startup in the US
33:34 - Experiences taking VC capital money
36:06 - Door knocking universities in the US
39:13 - Learning sales and go to market
41:40 - Chip on his shoulder
44:39 - Learning from founders
45:45 - Slack vs HipChat vs Microsoft teams
47:18 - Strength of talent in Australia vs the world
52:44 - Most valuable career experiences
56:38 - Perception of self worth and happiness
58:52 - Deposits in the care bank and connection to leadership
01:01:54 - Building trust with a new team member
01:04:34 - Balance with analytical and intuition muscle
01:08:30 - Being a VC or working at a startup?
01:10:55 - Final sprint rapid fire
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1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Michael Traill was the founding CEO of Social Ventures Australia from 2002 -14. Prior to this role, Michael spent 15 years as a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Macquarie Bank's private equity arm, Macquarie Direct Investment. In his time there, the Macquarie Direct Investment team invested in 43 businesses generating a gross rate of return of 32.3%. Michael chairs Australia’s largest charitable foundation, the Paul Ramsay Foundation, is a Director of Australian Retirement Trust, MH Carnegie & Co., Australian Philanthropic Services and Hearts & Minds Investments and was previously Chair of Goodstart Early Learning.
Michael also chairs the Federal Government Social Impact Investing Taskforce and is the author 'Jumping Ship - from the world of corporate Australia to the heart of social investment’, Winner Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2017.
In this episode #137 w Michael Traill, learn about:
His humble upbringing in country Victoria, with his father being the first in 4 generations to go past grade 10, Michael’s chip on his shoulder being the country kid and making it to rooms where he felt out of place like Harvard and Macquarie and success at age 18 being a career in politics but how he ended up in the business world.
I ask Michael about his reflections on his Harvard MBA and was that a hindrance or accelerant, his most painful learning and Questions he asks perspective candidates looking to join his team so he can understand them intimately.
And of course we cover how and why he jumped ship from the business world to social investment a day before his 42nd birthday, the difficult first year of making the transition, the role of superannuation in funding climate and impact solutions, and the legacy he wants to leave.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
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This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:29 - Where were you born and live now?
03:48 - What was your first job and now?
04:22 - High Flyer in Michael’s life
06:03 - Father being the first in 4 generations to finish grade 10
08:48 - Chip on his shoulder
11:14 - Standing up and having a voice
12:08 - Influence of athletics and sport
14:44 - Success at age 18
16:25 - Career serendipity and entering business
20:32 - Unlocking opportunities thanks to Harvard MBA
25:10 - Fullstack message
27:34 - Founding the private equity business at Macquarie Capital
31:14 - State of Private Equity and VC
35:43 - Most painful learnings
38:53 - Questions he asks perspective candidates
42:21 - “Jumping ship” to from Banking to Social Impact
44:05 - First year of making the transition
49:57 - What’s different about the social purpose capital market?
54:28 - Role of superannuation in ClimateTech as Chair of $240B fund, Australian Retirement Trust
56:57 - Raising institutional capital for first time fund managers in impact investing
01:00:10 - Three questions to ask to have an impactful life
01:03:35 - Legacy
01:06:00 - Final sprint rapid fire
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Michael also chairs the Federal Government Social Impact Investing Taskforce and is the author 'Jumping Ship - from the world of corporate Australia to the heart of social investment’, Winner Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2017.
In this episode #137 w Michael Traill, learn about:
His humble upbringing in country Victoria, with his father being the first in 4 generations to go past grade 10, Michael’s chip on his shoulder being the country kid and making it to rooms where he felt out of place like Harvard and Macquarie and success at age 18 being a career in politics but how he ended up in the business world.
I ask Michael about his reflections on his Harvard MBA and was that a hindrance or accelerant, his most painful learning and Questions he asks perspective candidates looking to join his team so he can understand them intimately.
And of course we cover how and why he jumped ship from the business world to social investment a day before his 42nd birthday, the difficult first year of making the transition, the role of superannuation in funding climate and impact solutions, and the legacy he wants to leave.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:29 - Where were you born and live now?
03:48 - What was your first job and now?
04:22 - High Flyer in Michael’s life
06:03 - Father being the first in 4 generations to finish grade 10
08:48 - Chip on his shoulder
11:14 - Standing up and having a voice
12:08 - Influence of athletics and sport
14:44 - Success at age 18
16:25 - Career serendipity and entering business
20:32 - Unlocking opportunities thanks to Harvard MBA
25:10 - Fullstack message
27:34 - Founding the private equity business at Macquarie Capital
31:14 - State of Private Equity and VC
35:43 - Most painful learnings
38:53 - Questions he asks perspective candidates
42:21 - “Jumping ship” to from Banking to Social Impact
44:05 - First year of making the transition
49:57 - What’s different about the social purpose capital market?
54:28 - Role of superannuation in ClimateTech as Chair of $240B fund, Australian Retirement Trust
56:57 - Raising institutional capital for first time fund managers in impact investing
01:00:10 - Three questions to ask to have an impactful life
01:03:35 - Legacy
01:06:00 - Final sprint rapid fire
***
49 Minuten
Founded in 2017 by Zoe Milgrom and Kunal Kalro, Eugene offers medical-grade genetic testing and counselling services to people anywhere at any time. With a few drops of saliva, Eugene can identify variations in genes that may lead to disease, allowing you to proactively take control of your own health. Eugene was the first company in Australia to make medical grade genetic testing available to consumers directly and at-home, and has screened over 12,000 people across Australia!
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Welcome to installment #24 of the Investment Memo series and overall episode #136 on the show.
Submit this EOI for your company to be considered in future episodes of this special series!
Today, we’re unpacking the healthcare company that is Eugene, and I’m joined by the two co-founders Zoe Milgrom and Kunal Karlo.
Founded in 2017, Eugene offers medical-grade genetic testing and counseling services to people anywhere at any time. With a few drops of saliva, Eugene can identify variations in genes that may lead to disease, allowing you to proactively take control of your own health.
Learn about how they first met, their experiences and motivations to start Eugene, what exactly is genome sequencing and why it’s critical to each of us, how the cost of sequencing a human genome has dropped from $2.7B to nearly a thousand dollars, Eugene’s business model and go to market strategy, their suite of products and how they’re building broader community education and awareness of genetic risks. I must admit I learnt a lot in this conversation.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
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This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:35 - Where were Zoe and Kunal born and live now?
04:19 - What were Zoe and Kunal’s first jobs and now?
06:55 - Origin story of Eugene
13:01 - How Kunal and Zoe agreed to be co-founders
17:25 - First product launch
19:50 - Unpacking Genome sequencing
23:00 - $2.7Billion to $1,000
24:46 - Finding a solution to improve healthcare outcomes
27:20 - Fullstack Advisory
28:09 - Scientific and regulatory approval
30:10 - Go-To-Market strategy
34:15 - Business Model and Economics of B2B and B2C
35:37 - Education and awareness of genetic risks
43:40 - Product offerings at Eugene
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Welcome to installment #24 of the Investment Memo series and overall episode #136 on the show.
Submit this EOI for your company to be considered in future episodes of this special series!
Today, we’re unpacking the healthcare company that is Eugene, and I’m joined by the two co-founders Zoe Milgrom and Kunal Karlo.
Founded in 2017, Eugene offers medical-grade genetic testing and counseling services to people anywhere at any time. With a few drops of saliva, Eugene can identify variations in genes that may lead to disease, allowing you to proactively take control of your own health.
Learn about how they first met, their experiences and motivations to start Eugene, what exactly is genome sequencing and why it’s critical to each of us, how the cost of sequencing a human genome has dropped from $2.7B to nearly a thousand dollars, Eugene’s business model and go to market strategy, their suite of products and how they’re building broader community education and awareness of genetic risks. I must admit I learnt a lot in this conversation.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
03:35 - Where were Zoe and Kunal born and live now?
04:19 - What were Zoe and Kunal’s first jobs and now?
06:55 - Origin story of Eugene
13:01 - How Kunal and Zoe agreed to be co-founders
17:25 - First product launch
19:50 - Unpacking Genome sequencing
23:00 - $2.7Billion to $1,000
24:46 - Finding a solution to improve healthcare outcomes
27:20 - Fullstack Advisory
28:09 - Scientific and regulatory approval
30:10 - Go-To-Market strategy
34:15 - Business Model and Economics of B2B and B2C
35:37 - Education and awareness of genetic risks
43:40 - Product offerings at Eugene
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59 Minuten
James Alcorn is a partner at Zetta Venture Partners, one of the world's leading AI focused VC investors, serving technical founders building AI-native companies. Zetta has partnered with the founders of Kaggle, Domino Data Lab, Nabla Bio, and other leading franchises.
In this episode #135 w James Alcorn, learn about:
Given the extensive focus on AI and it’s exponential mainstream growth, I wanted to bring on someone who understands this space from various angels, the technological shift, business models, venture capital investment opportunities and what founders should know.
A couple of weeks ago, I contacted my network and one name that kept coming up was James Alcorn so here we are. James is a partner at Zetta Venture Partners, one of the world’s leading AI focused VC investors since their inception in 2015.
This episode can be best described as an introduction to AI, whilst being a deep dive into various aspects. I asked James about Zetta’s origin story given they’ve been 100% focused on only AI since 2015, his thoughts on AI today vs 5 years ago, what exactly led to ChatGPT becoming mainstream, open source vs priopetiary models, infrastructure vs application layer and more.
And yes, we cover a lot of questions that founders and investors are asking today including IP protection, metrics for investment, valuation, geographical differences and we end with a special rapid fire final sprint, make sure to listen through for this special conversation.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
03:30 - Where were you born and live now?
04:02 - What was your first job and now?
05:19 - Entry into VC with Zetta
06:11 - Zetta as an “AI only” investor
07:39 - Rate of growth in AI today vs 5 years ago
09:55 - What exactly is Artificial intelligence?
13:06 - What led to ChatGPT breakthrough in late 2022?
14:50 - Open source vs proprietary models
17:52 - Large availability of compute today
19:46 - IP protection for early stage startups
24:33 - What makes an AI startup investible?
28:50 - Startups vs incumbents in platform shifts like AI
32:40 - LLMs in infrastructure vs application layer
36:19 - Differences in USA vs Israel vs China
38:12 - Are AI startups more capital intensive?
41:40 - Automated speech recognition (ASR)
46:00 - Vector databases
51:10 - AI progress in Australia
55:25 - Final sprint rapid fire
In this episode #135 w James Alcorn, learn about:
Given the extensive focus on AI and it’s exponential mainstream growth, I wanted to bring on someone who understands this space from various angels, the technological shift, business models, venture capital investment opportunities and what founders should know.
A couple of weeks ago, I contacted my network and one name that kept coming up was James Alcorn so here we are. James is a partner at Zetta Venture Partners, one of the world’s leading AI focused VC investors since their inception in 2015.
This episode can be best described as an introduction to AI, whilst being a deep dive into various aspects. I asked James about Zetta’s origin story given they’ve been 100% focused on only AI since 2015, his thoughts on AI today vs 5 years ago, what exactly led to ChatGPT becoming mainstream, open source vs priopetiary models, infrastructure vs application layer and more.
And yes, we cover a lot of questions that founders and investors are asking today including IP protection, metrics for investment, valuation, geographical differences and we end with a special rapid fire final sprint, make sure to listen through for this special conversation.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
03:30 - Where were you born and live now?
04:02 - What was your first job and now?
05:19 - Entry into VC with Zetta
06:11 - Zetta as an “AI only” investor
07:39 - Rate of growth in AI today vs 5 years ago
09:55 - What exactly is Artificial intelligence?
13:06 - What led to ChatGPT breakthrough in late 2022?
14:50 - Open source vs proprietary models
17:52 - Large availability of compute today
19:46 - IP protection for early stage startups
24:33 - What makes an AI startup investible?
28:50 - Startups vs incumbents in platform shifts like AI
32:40 - LLMs in infrastructure vs application layer
36:19 - Differences in USA vs Israel vs China
38:12 - Are AI startups more capital intensive?
41:40 - Automated speech recognition (ASR)
46:00 - Vector databases
51:10 - AI progress in Australia
55:25 - Final sprint rapid fire
46 Minuten
This is a special episode and the 2nd in our "guest host" series. This time, with Jax Vullinghs from Airtree Ventures interviewing Kim Randle, Co-Founder and CEO of FairSupply about her early influences, how she fell into law and being inspired by a movie, what led to co-founding Fair Supply and problem they’re tackling, tireless enthusiasm and being a founder + parent.
In this special episode #134:
We have a special guest host in Jax Vullings from Airtree Ventures. We tried this format earlier in the year with another investor in James Tynan from Square Peg, guest hosting episode #121 and it was well received so we’re doing it again!
What you’re about to hear is a special conversation where Jax and Kim Randle unpack important topics very candidly including Kim’s early influences, how she fell into law and being inspired by a movie, what led to co-founding Fair Supply and the important problem they’re tackling; tireless enthusiasm and being a founder and parent.
I hope you enjoy this great conversation, and if you have ideas for other iconic duos we could bring on in a similar format, send me a note.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:48 - Kim’s early influences
07:50 - Career aspirations
09:40 - bridge building between the corporate world and social justice problems
15:00 - 3 daughters and founding FairSupply
17:30 - Ambition behind FairSupply
19:12 - Industrial mathematician meets human rights lawyer
22:55 - Modern slavery in supply chains and how FairSupply is the solution
31:08 - Building a culture and employee engagement
34:45 - Tireless enthusiasm being CEO
36:25 - Risks and speed of learning
40:00 - Being a founder and parent
***
In this special episode #134:
We have a special guest host in Jax Vullings from Airtree Ventures. We tried this format earlier in the year with another investor in James Tynan from Square Peg, guest hosting episode #121 and it was well received so we’re doing it again!
What you’re about to hear is a special conversation where Jax and Kim Randle unpack important topics very candidly including Kim’s early influences, how she fell into law and being inspired by a movie, what led to co-founding Fair Supply and the important problem they’re tackling; tireless enthusiasm and being a founder and parent.
I hope you enjoy this great conversation, and if you have ideas for other iconic duos we could bring on in a similar format, send me a note.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:48 - Kim’s early influences
07:50 - Career aspirations
09:40 - bridge building between the corporate world and social justice problems
15:00 - 3 daughters and founding FairSupply
17:30 - Ambition behind FairSupply
19:12 - Industrial mathematician meets human rights lawyer
22:55 - Modern slavery in supply chains and how FairSupply is the solution
31:08 - Building a culture and employee engagement
34:45 - Tireless enthusiasm being CEO
36:25 - Risks and speed of learning
40:00 - Being a founder and parent
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1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Bec is Executive Director at Tripple, a 100% Impact private investment company that works across all asset classes and incorporates both investing and grant-making to use capital as a force for good. Outside of Tripple. Bec has extensive experience in marketing and strategy in the start-up and not for profit sectors and is a current board member of the Centre for Australian Progress, a not for profit enabling civil society to win social and environmental progress, and Steward, a crowd-lending platform focussed on regenerative farming. Bec has a particular passion for food, farming, social justice and systems change.
In this episode #133 w Bec Milgrom learn about:
Her sunrise in Melbourne, Australia being the middle child with two siblings and influences of her entrepreneurial parents.
Bec talks about being the teachers pet in high school, the fullness of her imagination and aspirations after she graduated. I really enjoyed the human-ness Bec shows in this conversation about her journey of self exploration by traveling the world and working in the craft beer industry post university and for many years which led to the US and the realisation that driving change using capital is her calling which led to co-founding Tripple with her two brothers.
We dive deep into Thoughtful vs thoughtless investing, Storytelling to change people’s world views on impact, climate and social change, the reality of Policy, Grant making and their involvement in The Australian election in 2021 through climate 200 driving historic grassroots and community change, and we unpack the structure, operations and team at Tripple.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
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03:20 - Acknowledgement of country
05:00 - Where were you born and live now?
05:18 - What was your first job and now?
06:21 - High Flyer in Bec’s life
07:25 - Deep family connection
11:34 - Different learning styles
14:20 - Aspirations at age 18 and beyond
18:37 - 10 years in Craft Beer and behaviour change
22:36 - Oregon, USA
25:50 - The story behind the creation of Tripple, 100% impact multi asset private company
30:49 - Thoughtful vs thoughtless investing
36:29 - Storytelling to change people’s world views on impact, climate and social change
44:05 - Policy, Grant making and climate 200
48:38 - Structure, operations and team at Tripple
54:40 - Short term vs long term investing
01:04:20 - Rapid fire final sprint
In this episode #133 w Bec Milgrom learn about:
Her sunrise in Melbourne, Australia being the middle child with two siblings and influences of her entrepreneurial parents.
Bec talks about being the teachers pet in high school, the fullness of her imagination and aspirations after she graduated. I really enjoyed the human-ness Bec shows in this conversation about her journey of self exploration by traveling the world and working in the craft beer industry post university and for many years which led to the US and the realisation that driving change using capital is her calling which led to co-founding Tripple with her two brothers.
We dive deep into Thoughtful vs thoughtless investing, Storytelling to change people’s world views on impact, climate and social change, the reality of Policy, Grant making and their involvement in The Australian election in 2021 through climate 200 driving historic grassroots and community change, and we unpack the structure, operations and team at Tripple.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
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***
03:20 - Acknowledgement of country
05:00 - Where were you born and live now?
05:18 - What was your first job and now?
06:21 - High Flyer in Bec’s life
07:25 - Deep family connection
11:34 - Different learning styles
14:20 - Aspirations at age 18 and beyond
18:37 - 10 years in Craft Beer and behaviour change
22:36 - Oregon, USA
25:50 - The story behind the creation of Tripple, 100% impact multi asset private company
30:49 - Thoughtful vs thoughtless investing
36:29 - Storytelling to change people’s world views on impact, climate and social change
44:05 - Policy, Grant making and climate 200
48:38 - Structure, operations and team at Tripple
54:40 - Short term vs long term investing
01:04:20 - Rapid fire final sprint
1 Stunde 28 Minuten
Osher Gunsberg is one of the most recognisable media personalities. He first came to attention as the face of Australian Idol and the voice of Australia's largest weekly radio countdown, Take 40 Australia. He continues to be the host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette on Channel Ten. Until recently, Osher was also part of the Breakfast Team and co-host of Hit105's radio brekky show alongside Abby Coleman and Stav Davidson. Osher is a keen advocate for mental health awareness and climate change. He is also the co-creator and host of Movember Radio for the Movember Foundation, and a director of the board of SANE Australia.
In this episode #132 w Osher Günsberg learn about:
His sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with both parents being doctors. I found his reflections on being a “white immigrant” and being a muso in a sports school really intriguing
We cover how he found clarity for his career early on, manufacturing serendipity and how that’s led to incredible opportunities, not achieving his radio or music dreams, transitioning to network TV, and evolving his identity including a name change.
I was surprised to learn radio is much better to host compared to TV, and really valued Osher’s candour on his battles with addiction, exactly how he prepares for a TV show shoot (make sure to note down the 5 D’s and the 6 P’s). I enjoyed asking Osher about how he balances his public persona with his family role, and what seeded his advocacy for climate change.
I went into this a little unsure, Osher is a pro at interviews but he was candid, vulnerable and this is one of my favourite conversations for sure.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
04:20 - Where were you born and live now?
04:55 - What was your first job and now?
08:20 - High Flyer in Osher’s life
10:35 - Realities of hosting TV shows
13:05 - Growing up “immigrant” in QLD
15:53 - Influence of doctor parents
19:10 - Music in a sports school
23:28 - A+ in school vs A+ in life
24:50 - Seeking professional career clarity
31:47 - Manufacturing serendipity
36:35 - Not achieving his music or radio dreams
39:50 - World class TV hosting
44:20 - Versatility of Hamish and Andy across Radio, TV, Podcasts etc
46:04 - Evolving his identity
48:00 - Only Australian to have hosted live network TV in US
49:11 - Becoming sober and noticing success
55:31 - Vulnerability on network television
59:30 - Preparation for a live gig, tv, keynote etc
01:06:50 - Balancing the public and personality identity
01:11:40 - Journey to Climate advocacy
01:23:59 - Final Sprint rapid fire
***
In this episode #132 w Osher Günsberg learn about:
His sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with both parents being doctors. I found his reflections on being a “white immigrant” and being a muso in a sports school really intriguing
We cover how he found clarity for his career early on, manufacturing serendipity and how that’s led to incredible opportunities, not achieving his radio or music dreams, transitioning to network TV, and evolving his identity including a name change.
I was surprised to learn radio is much better to host compared to TV, and really valued Osher’s candour on his battles with addiction, exactly how he prepares for a TV show shoot (make sure to note down the 5 D’s and the 6 P’s). I enjoyed asking Osher about how he balances his public persona with his family role, and what seeded his advocacy for climate change.
I went into this a little unsure, Osher is a pro at interviews but he was candid, vulnerable and this is one of my favourite conversations for sure.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
04:20 - Where were you born and live now?
04:55 - What was your first job and now?
08:20 - High Flyer in Osher’s life
10:35 - Realities of hosting TV shows
13:05 - Growing up “immigrant” in QLD
15:53 - Influence of doctor parents
19:10 - Music in a sports school
23:28 - A+ in school vs A+ in life
24:50 - Seeking professional career clarity
31:47 - Manufacturing serendipity
36:35 - Not achieving his music or radio dreams
39:50 - World class TV hosting
44:20 - Versatility of Hamish and Andy across Radio, TV, Podcasts etc
46:04 - Evolving his identity
48:00 - Only Australian to have hosted live network TV in US
49:11 - Becoming sober and noticing success
55:31 - Vulnerability on network television
59:30 - Preparation for a live gig, tv, keynote etc
01:06:50 - Balancing the public and personality identity
01:11:40 - Journey to Climate advocacy
01:23:59 - Final Sprint rapid fire
***
1 Stunde 11 Minuten
Michael Kim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cendana Capital, a globally renowned "fund of funds", aka the investors behind Venture Capital funds. Cendana Capital are investors in many of the funds of our previous guests including Blackbird VC, Better Tomorrow Ventures and many more well-known funds in the US, Israel, Australia and India. Prior to Cendana, Michael was one of the original partners of Rustic Canyon Partners, a VC firm with $1B AUM. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and now lives in San Fransisco, USA.
In this episode #131 w Michael Kim, learn about:
His sunrise in Morgantown, West Virginia, in the US (a town of just 27,000 people), his cultural influences with his mum born and raised in Japan and Dad from Korea, with a family background in politics.
Michael shares how he explored a career in politics and then as he calls it had a “sea change” and went into banking, which then led to a role in a technology M&A team in San Fransisco and eventually Venture Capital.
We dive deep into his journey with Cendana Capital, an investment firm referred to as a fund of funds, meaning they are a fund that invests in other VC funds. We cover how he started, building track record and economics, their diligence process for new VCs they back, Investing globally, with Australia and Israel being some examples, thought process changes especially on ownership levels relative to fund size, seed vs pre seed funds, hall of fame LP’s and more.
And our 7-star events are back! Yes as many of you know — we are a special series of LIVE fireside conversations in May and June. Tickets are quickly selling out for event #2 with James Tynan, Partner at Squarepeg, get your ticket today HERE!
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
02:45 - Where were you born and live now?
03:10 - What was your first job and now?
05:23 - High Flyer in Michael’s life
06:05 - Japanese and Korean influences
11:20 - Aspirations at age 18
13:56 - Sea Change from politics to banking
17:27 - Accelerating career and tech M&A role post Wharton MBA
19:56 - Building relationships with junior analysts, not just partners
21:37 - Working with the City of San Fransisco’s $12B pension fund
25:27 - Founding Cendana Capital and raising first fund
32:06 - Changing landscape in VC that allowed for seed funds
35:00 - Economics of a “fund of funds”
38:40 - Conviction in backing new and solo VC fund managers
45:42 - Investing in Israel, India, Australia, UK
47:45 - Thought process changes as an LP
55:10 - Australia and New Zealand startup ecosystem
56:50 - Learning journey building Cendana Capital
59:58 - Hall of fame LP’s
01:07:20 - Rapid fire
***
In this episode #131 w Michael Kim, learn about:
His sunrise in Morgantown, West Virginia, in the US (a town of just 27,000 people), his cultural influences with his mum born and raised in Japan and Dad from Korea, with a family background in politics.
Michael shares how he explored a career in politics and then as he calls it had a “sea change” and went into banking, which then led to a role in a technology M&A team in San Fransisco and eventually Venture Capital.
We dive deep into his journey with Cendana Capital, an investment firm referred to as a fund of funds, meaning they are a fund that invests in other VC funds. We cover how he started, building track record and economics, their diligence process for new VCs they back, Investing globally, with Australia and Israel being some examples, thought process changes especially on ownership levels relative to fund size, seed vs pre seed funds, hall of fame LP’s and more.
And our 7-star events are back! Yes as many of you know — we are a special series of LIVE fireside conversations in May and June. Tickets are quickly selling out for event #2 with James Tynan, Partner at Squarepeg, get your ticket today HERE!
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
02:45 - Where were you born and live now?
03:10 - What was your first job and now?
05:23 - High Flyer in Michael’s life
06:05 - Japanese and Korean influences
11:20 - Aspirations at age 18
13:56 - Sea Change from politics to banking
17:27 - Accelerating career and tech M&A role post Wharton MBA
19:56 - Building relationships with junior analysts, not just partners
21:37 - Working with the City of San Fransisco’s $12B pension fund
25:27 - Founding Cendana Capital and raising first fund
32:06 - Changing landscape in VC that allowed for seed funds
35:00 - Economics of a “fund of funds”
38:40 - Conviction in backing new and solo VC fund managers
45:42 - Investing in Israel, India, Australia, UK
47:45 - Thought process changes as an LP
55:10 - Australia and New Zealand startup ecosystem
56:50 - Learning journey building Cendana Capital
59:58 - Hall of fame LP’s
01:07:20 - Rapid fire
***
1 Stunde 11 Minuten
Paul Bassat is the Co-Founder of the Venture Capital firm, Square Peg with operations in Australia, Singapore and Israel. Previously, he co-founded the success story that is the online recruitment website, Seek. He was born and lives in Melbourne, Australia.
In this episode #130 w Paul Bassat, learn about:
Paul’s sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with European heritage with his parents coming to Australia as refugees and mum being a holocaust survivor from Poland. Paul shares the influences of his mum, a lawyer and dad an IBM executive, and his two older siblings.
I loved asking Paul about his personality in high school, dreams at age 18, the two catalysts to leave his law career and start Seek in the 90’s (note: startups were not a thing back then) — and he’s candid about various parts of the Seek story that haven’t been shared before including the structure of the co-founding team, competing with large incumbents and market leadership in China.
We dive deep into the transition from Seek to Square Peg, including living in France with his family, the ways in which the founder experience helped and hindered his investor role, the importance of founder’s having awareness of investor conviction in follow on rounds, and his most painful learnings. And we unpack what Paul would do if he was Australian Prime Minister for a year and how he would like to leave a legacy.
And our 7-star events are back! Yes as many of you know — we are a special series of LIVE fireside conversations in May and June. Tickets are quickly selling out for event #2 with James Tynan, Partner at Squarepeg, get your ticket today HERE!
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
02:47 - Where were you born and live now?
03:09 - What was your first job and now?
03:55 - High Flyer in Paul’s life
04:47 - Sense of identity as an Australian and Jewish
06:36 - Smartass or studious as a child?
08:00 - Sporting heroes
08:54 - Success at age 18
10:31 - Being the youngest of 3 siblings
11:41 - Catalysts to start Seek in the 90’s
16:20 - Sponsor message featuring Full Stack Advisory
17:00 - Foundational learnings about team management
20:20 - Three groups of competitors
22:18 - Market leadership in China
25:04 - How did he succeed as CEO
27:50 - Learning about investing as a profession
29:30 - Leaving seek and living in France
35:05 - Sponsor message featuring Full Stack Advisory
35:50 - The birth of Square Peg Capital
38:20 - Realities of transition from founder to investor
40:45 - Raising their first fund
44:18 - Brand awareness and high conviction investing
47:41 - Lack of Founder awareness of follow on funding
50:42 - The VC fund vs the Partner?
52:40 - Most painful learnings to date
55:30 - What should Australia do differently?
57:45 - Decade goals vs yearly goals
01:01:10 - Building relationships, not networking
01:04:10 - Being grounded and relatable despite success
01:06:35 - Final sprint
***
In this episode #130 w Paul Bassat, learn about:
Paul’s sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with European heritage with his parents coming to Australia as refugees and mum being a holocaust survivor from Poland. Paul shares the influences of his mum, a lawyer and dad an IBM executive, and his two older siblings.
I loved asking Paul about his personality in high school, dreams at age 18, the two catalysts to leave his law career and start Seek in the 90’s (note: startups were not a thing back then) — and he’s candid about various parts of the Seek story that haven’t been shared before including the structure of the co-founding team, competing with large incumbents and market leadership in China.
We dive deep into the transition from Seek to Square Peg, including living in France with his family, the ways in which the founder experience helped and hindered his investor role, the importance of founder’s having awareness of investor conviction in follow on rounds, and his most painful learnings. And we unpack what Paul would do if he was Australian Prime Minister for a year and how he would like to leave a legacy.
And our 7-star events are back! Yes as many of you know — we are a special series of LIVE fireside conversations in May and June. Tickets are quickly selling out for event #2 with James Tynan, Partner at Squarepeg, get your ticket today HERE!
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
This episode is brought to you by Fullstack Advisory, Australia's top tech accounting firm, designed specifically for innovative tech founders and investors. They provide founder-friendly support across Accounting & Tax, R&D Tax Incentives, Bookkeeping, and CFO Advisory -- so you can focus on what you do best, innovating and growing your business. Get in touch with Stuart and the team today!
***
02:47 - Where were you born and live now?
03:09 - What was your first job and now?
03:55 - High Flyer in Paul’s life
04:47 - Sense of identity as an Australian and Jewish
06:36 - Smartass or studious as a child?
08:00 - Sporting heroes
08:54 - Success at age 18
10:31 - Being the youngest of 3 siblings
11:41 - Catalysts to start Seek in the 90’s
16:20 - Sponsor message featuring Full Stack Advisory
17:00 - Foundational learnings about team management
20:20 - Three groups of competitors
22:18 - Market leadership in China
25:04 - How did he succeed as CEO
27:50 - Learning about investing as a profession
29:30 - Leaving seek and living in France
35:05 - Sponsor message featuring Full Stack Advisory
35:50 - The birth of Square Peg Capital
38:20 - Realities of transition from founder to investor
40:45 - Raising their first fund
44:18 - Brand awareness and high conviction investing
47:41 - Lack of Founder awareness of follow on funding
50:42 - The VC fund vs the Partner?
52:40 - Most painful learnings to date
55:30 - What should Australia do differently?
57:45 - Decade goals vs yearly goals
01:01:10 - Building relationships, not networking
01:04:10 - Being grounded and relatable despite success
01:06:35 - Final sprint
***
1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Sam Wong is a General Partner at Blackbird Ventures, who exist to supercharge Australia's and New Zealand's most ambitious founders. She was the first hire in their Australia fund and has since invested in companies including Vow, Halter, Harrison AI and led the raising of their inaugural $59M New Zealand Fund, and $80M New Zealand Fund II (2022) + heads up their New Zealand office. Sam was born in Perth, Australia and now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
In this episode #129 w Sam Wong, learn about:
Sam’s sunrise in Perth, Australia growing up in and around her parent’s business packing Soundblaster boxes, and influenced by various cultures with mum of Malaysian/Chinese heritage and Dad being half English and half Chinese but grew up in India.
This one is wide ranging and Sam is very candid — we cover her highlights from 7 years as a lawyer and influences from early managers that have shaped Sam’s leadership style today as General Partner at the Venture Capital firm, Blackbird.
Sam’s been at various vantage points in her career, from law to early stage startup to co-founding a startup to investing so I wanted to know where would she start her career if she could do it again? Learn about her experience co-founding a startup with her partner Ben, biases Sam had to delete switching from founder to investor and we cover the Blackbird story to date, including Sam’s reflections on her investments in companies like Vow and Halter that seemed very non obvious at the time, the story behind raising and building the NZ fund and her most painful learning to date.
And our 7-star events are back! Yes as many of you know — we are a special series of LIVE fireside conversations in May and June. We are almost sold out for event #1 with Niki Scevak on the 18th May, get your ticket today HERE!
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
02:42 - Lowest ego to bad-assess ratio
03:15 - Where were you born and live now?
03:27 - What was your first job and now?
04:48 - High Flyer in Sam’s life
06:54 - Sandblasters, Perth, 80s
09:08 - Malaysian, Chinese, UK, Indian influences
12:32 - Helping others come up the ranks
15:50 - Not having a set path at age 18
18:00 - Highlights from 7 years in Law
20:56 - Niki Scevak’s “2/10 intellectually lazy” feedback
26:29 - time bounded experiments and firing yourself every year
31:50 - Practicalities of annual reviews
32:55 - Building a startup with her now partner, Ben
37:06 - Investor and founder biases
40:19 - Building success foundations of a VC fund
45:38 - Sam’s investments to date in Vow, Partly, Halter, Harrison.AI
50:13 - Painful learnings as an investor
53:19 - The story behind starting the Blackbird NZ fund
58:44 - What would Sam like to change about the world of LP’s?
01:01:38 - Final sprint
***
In this episode #129 w Sam Wong, learn about:
Sam’s sunrise in Perth, Australia growing up in and around her parent’s business packing Soundblaster boxes, and influenced by various cultures with mum of Malaysian/Chinese heritage and Dad being half English and half Chinese but grew up in India.
This one is wide ranging and Sam is very candid — we cover her highlights from 7 years as a lawyer and influences from early managers that have shaped Sam’s leadership style today as General Partner at the Venture Capital firm, Blackbird.
Sam’s been at various vantage points in her career, from law to early stage startup to co-founding a startup to investing so I wanted to know where would she start her career if she could do it again? Learn about her experience co-founding a startup with her partner Ben, biases Sam had to delete switching from founder to investor and we cover the Blackbird story to date, including Sam’s reflections on her investments in companies like Vow and Halter that seemed very non obvious at the time, the story behind raising and building the NZ fund and her most painful learning to date.
And our 7-star events are back! Yes as many of you know — we are a special series of LIVE fireside conversations in May and June. We are almost sold out for event #1 with Niki Scevak on the 18th May, get your ticket today HERE!
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:42 - Lowest ego to bad-assess ratio
03:15 - Where were you born and live now?
03:27 - What was your first job and now?
04:48 - High Flyer in Sam’s life
06:54 - Sandblasters, Perth, 80s
09:08 - Malaysian, Chinese, UK, Indian influences
12:32 - Helping others come up the ranks
15:50 - Not having a set path at age 18
18:00 - Highlights from 7 years in Law
20:56 - Niki Scevak’s “2/10 intellectually lazy” feedback
26:29 - time bounded experiments and firing yourself every year
31:50 - Practicalities of annual reviews
32:55 - Building a startup with her now partner, Ben
37:06 - Investor and founder biases
40:19 - Building success foundations of a VC fund
45:38 - Sam’s investments to date in Vow, Partly, Halter, Harrison.AI
50:13 - Painful learnings as an investor
53:19 - The story behind starting the Blackbird NZ fund
58:44 - What would Sam like to change about the world of LP’s?
01:01:38 - Final sprint
***
1 Stunde 2 Minuten
Peter Huynh is the Chief Strategy Officer at Harrison AI, and previously spent over a decade as a VC investor in Asia, UK and Australia with Singtel and Qualgro Partners. He was born in Vietnam, and lives in Sydney, Australia.
In this episode #128 w Peter Huynh, learn about:
Peter’s Vietnamese heritage, especially how his family moved to Sydney, Australia in the late 1970’s and the early challenges they faced as his dad’s medical degree was not recognised meaning he had to study again, whilst Peter and his mum stayed in a small apartment with 9 of his relatives in Wollongong. Peter’s reflections including learning English watching TV shows on the ABC are fascinating!
Peter is well known for helping founders and investors with mindfulness coaching, I had to ask him the source of this and he candidly shares his own journey including having teachers for nearly 8 years to understand his own self.
We unpack his career including his most formative experiences, with Hutchison Group and Singtel in the UK, Asia and Australia, working with early versions of Spotify and Facebook in 2009 and seeding the Australian startup ecosystem when it was just taking off in 2011.
Peter has recently transitioned from a decade long stint as a VC investor to became a startup executive joining Harrison AI as chief strategy officer, hear about why he made this decision and his learnings working at the intersection of health care and AI.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:41 - Where were you born and live now?
03:51 - What was your first job and now?
05:37 - High Flyer in Peter’s life
07:02 - Challenging adjustment setting in Australia as a child
11:35 - Learning English watching TV
12:42 - The desire to belong
13:54 - Relationship with mindfulness and spirituality
16:57 - Realising Law wasn’t an enjoyable career path
19:35 - Most formative career experience
22:34 - Single largest foreign investor in Western Europe
23:47 - Re-connecting with Asian heritage
24:39 - Working with mobile versions of Spotify and Facebook in 2009
28:11 - Seeding the early Australian startup ecosystem
34:41 - Founding Qualgro VC, building a bridge between South East Asia and Australia
36:40 - Learning to build deeper connections with people
42:19 - Mindfulness practises during a work day
45:42 - Educating his two children on guided meditations
46:42 - What led to joining Harrison AI as Chief Strategy Officer
54:58 - Government regulations in Health and AI
58:17 - Rapid fire final sprint
***
In this episode #128 w Peter Huynh, learn about:
Peter’s Vietnamese heritage, especially how his family moved to Sydney, Australia in the late 1970’s and the early challenges they faced as his dad’s medical degree was not recognised meaning he had to study again, whilst Peter and his mum stayed in a small apartment with 9 of his relatives in Wollongong. Peter’s reflections including learning English watching TV shows on the ABC are fascinating!
Peter is well known for helping founders and investors with mindfulness coaching, I had to ask him the source of this and he candidly shares his own journey including having teachers for nearly 8 years to understand his own self.
We unpack his career including his most formative experiences, with Hutchison Group and Singtel in the UK, Asia and Australia, working with early versions of Spotify and Facebook in 2009 and seeding the Australian startup ecosystem when it was just taking off in 2011.
Peter has recently transitioned from a decade long stint as a VC investor to became a startup executive joining Harrison AI as chief strategy officer, hear about why he made this decision and his learnings working at the intersection of health care and AI.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:41 - Where were you born and live now?
03:51 - What was your first job and now?
05:37 - High Flyer in Peter’s life
07:02 - Challenging adjustment setting in Australia as a child
11:35 - Learning English watching TV
12:42 - The desire to belong
13:54 - Relationship with mindfulness and spirituality
16:57 - Realising Law wasn’t an enjoyable career path
19:35 - Most formative career experience
22:34 - Single largest foreign investor in Western Europe
23:47 - Re-connecting with Asian heritage
24:39 - Working with mobile versions of Spotify and Facebook in 2009
28:11 - Seeding the early Australian startup ecosystem
34:41 - Founding Qualgro VC, building a bridge between South East Asia and Australia
36:40 - Learning to build deeper connections with people
42:19 - Mindfulness practises during a work day
45:42 - Educating his two children on guided meditations
46:42 - What led to joining Harrison AI as Chief Strategy Officer
54:58 - Government regulations in Health and AI
58:17 - Rapid fire final sprint
***
1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Michael Stocks is Head of Strategy & Operations at "FL0", previously he joined the global success story Linktree as one of their earliest hires, scaling the startup to a billion dollar business. He was born and lives in Sydney, Australia.
In this episode #127 w Michael Stocks, learn about:
Michael’s sunrise, a mix of the Blue Mountains in Sydney and Malaysia — his parents met bush walking (how good), and mum was a speech pathologist and dad in the navy followed by working in Oil & Gas.
We connect over our shared love for quality storytelling and advertising, especially in today’s closed loop world with Netflix and Spotify where ads aren’t like live TV.
We spend the majority of this episode on Michael’s career journey from starting in advertising to joining Google first in Sydney and then New York when they were slightly smaller than they are today, how this led to his MBA study at Harvard and then the big moment!
How did he join Linktree when they were a dozen people and had not raised much external funding. Today they’re valued at over a billion dollars — what exactly is operations in a startup and why the perceptions can be wrong, using the vision to values framework to set team and company vision, how to strategise pricing for a global product launch, sequencing ambition and impact in a fast growing company, world class investor relations and successful off boarding and on boarding.
And that’s not all — Michael has decided to go back to early stage company building, joining Flo (that’s Fl0) — the platform that empowers back end engineers to deploy code, and how he’s using his link tree experiences to see around corners, especially being the first non engineer hire.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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02:48 - Where were you born and live now?
03:20 - What was your first job and now?
05:04- High Flyer in Michael’s life
06:18 - Malaysia and the Blue Mountains
07:46 - Introverted and shy
09:02 - Advertising love from day dot
13:15 - Mad Men
15:02 - Young Wisdom
17:08 - Rationale to work at Google
19:30 - Corporate vs startups
22:39 - Google in America vs Australia
26:35 - Harvard MBA
28:30 - Joining Linktree (when it was < 20 employees)
34:10 - Setting up for success in early startup
38:06 - Unpacking what “operations” means in a startup
42:05 - The vision to values framework
44:32 - Setting pricing for a viral global company
46:57 - Executive Coach
49:33 - Sequencing ambition and impact
53:06 - World class investor relations
56:00 - How can investors be most helpful
58:10 - Team management being a sharp curve
59:33 - Joining the startup, FL0
01:00:31 - Successful off boarding and onboarding
01:02:25 - Most formative experience in his career
01:03:39 - Final sprint
***
In this episode #127 w Michael Stocks, learn about:
Michael’s sunrise, a mix of the Blue Mountains in Sydney and Malaysia — his parents met bush walking (how good), and mum was a speech pathologist and dad in the navy followed by working in Oil & Gas.
We connect over our shared love for quality storytelling and advertising, especially in today’s closed loop world with Netflix and Spotify where ads aren’t like live TV.
We spend the majority of this episode on Michael’s career journey from starting in advertising to joining Google first in Sydney and then New York when they were slightly smaller than they are today, how this led to his MBA study at Harvard and then the big moment!
How did he join Linktree when they were a dozen people and had not raised much external funding. Today they’re valued at over a billion dollars — what exactly is operations in a startup and why the perceptions can be wrong, using the vision to values framework to set team and company vision, how to strategise pricing for a global product launch, sequencing ambition and impact in a fast growing company, world class investor relations and successful off boarding and on boarding.
And that’s not all — Michael has decided to go back to early stage company building, joining Flo (that’s Fl0) — the platform that empowers back end engineers to deploy code, and how he’s using his link tree experiences to see around corners, especially being the first non engineer hire.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:48 - Where were you born and live now?
03:20 - What was your first job and now?
05:04- High Flyer in Michael’s life
06:18 - Malaysia and the Blue Mountains
07:46 - Introverted and shy
09:02 - Advertising love from day dot
13:15 - Mad Men
15:02 - Young Wisdom
17:08 - Rationale to work at Google
19:30 - Corporate vs startups
22:39 - Google in America vs Australia
26:35 - Harvard MBA
28:30 - Joining Linktree (when it was < 20 employees)
34:10 - Setting up for success in early startup
38:06 - Unpacking what “operations” means in a startup
42:05 - The vision to values framework
44:32 - Setting pricing for a viral global company
46:57 - Executive Coach
49:33 - Sequencing ambition and impact
53:06 - World class investor relations
56:00 - How can investors be most helpful
58:10 - Team management being a sharp curve
59:33 - Joining the startup, FL0
01:00:31 - Successful off boarding and onboarding
01:02:25 - Most formative experience in his career
01:03:39 - Final sprint
***
1 Stunde 1 Minute
Dan Fitzgerald is the Managing Partner at ReGen Ventures, has been investing in climate-tech for over 10 years across early-stage, growth and real assets. Dan was previously the co-founder of a quant hedge fund and an Options Trader at UBS and Macquarie Bank.
In this episode #126 w Dan Fitzgerald, learn about:
His early influences with his sunrise in Brisbane, Australia when his mum was just 18! (My mum was 21 when I was born, kudos to all the incredible mums out there, you’re special). I love Dan’s candour including his dreams to play professional sport, Rugby union in particular — how that didn’t eventuate and led his foray into the world of financial markets and living a life of being present.
Dan calls his 6+ years in the investment banking and hedge fund industry as a rolling epiphany as he sought to find his eventual home of fulfillment being impact investing and working with exceptional founders creating companies as the force for good and this led to the creation of ReGen Ventures, where Dan is the Managing Partner.
Get excited to immerse yourself in how Dan and his team are re-imagining the world from the atom up, what it means to invest in startups from the UK, to Austria to the US to Australia and what are the raw ingredients of category defining companies in ClimateTech.
This episode is dedicated to the beautiful memory of Dan’s daughter Frankie who inspires us all to live to our fullest each day, in love and wonder.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
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***
02:20 - Where were you born and live now?
02:42 - What was your first job and now?
03:52 - High Flyer in Dan’s life
05:03 - 18 year old mum
07:25 - Period of change
08:37 - Everyday is a gift
09:40 - Heroes
10:55 - Professional athlete dreams
14:27 - 4am wake ups capturing moments of quiet
16:23 - First date with business and finance
19:20 - Rolling epiphany 6 years in financial markets
21:50 - How to review and change career identity
24:28 - Founding a Quant fund
26:50 - Downside limited, upside unknown and Risk Management
28:10 - Creation of ReGen Ventures
32:00 - “Inconvenient truth” movie inspiring change
34:00 - Magic moments to building a VC fund
37:47 - Breath vs depth of relationships
40:20 - Thesis beyond sustainability to “Regenerative” globally
45:28 - Learnings from investing in UK, Austria, USA and more
48:43 - DNA of a category defining company in ClimateTech
51:00 - Assessing spikes in category creating founders
54:05 - Rainbow in the clouds, daughter Frankie’s memory
57:50 - Final sprint
***
In this episode #126 w Dan Fitzgerald, learn about:
His early influences with his sunrise in Brisbane, Australia when his mum was just 18! (My mum was 21 when I was born, kudos to all the incredible mums out there, you’re special). I love Dan’s candour including his dreams to play professional sport, Rugby union in particular — how that didn’t eventuate and led his foray into the world of financial markets and living a life of being present.
Dan calls his 6+ years in the investment banking and hedge fund industry as a rolling epiphany as he sought to find his eventual home of fulfillment being impact investing and working with exceptional founders creating companies as the force for good and this led to the creation of ReGen Ventures, where Dan is the Managing Partner.
Get excited to immerse yourself in how Dan and his team are re-imagining the world from the atom up, what it means to invest in startups from the UK, to Austria to the US to Australia and what are the raw ingredients of category defining companies in ClimateTech.
This episode is dedicated to the beautiful memory of Dan’s daughter Frankie who inspires us all to live to our fullest each day, in love and wonder.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:20 - Where were you born and live now?
02:42 - What was your first job and now?
03:52 - High Flyer in Dan’s life
05:03 - 18 year old mum
07:25 - Period of change
08:37 - Everyday is a gift
09:40 - Heroes
10:55 - Professional athlete dreams
14:27 - 4am wake ups capturing moments of quiet
16:23 - First date with business and finance
19:20 - Rolling epiphany 6 years in financial markets
21:50 - How to review and change career identity
24:28 - Founding a Quant fund
26:50 - Downside limited, upside unknown and Risk Management
28:10 - Creation of ReGen Ventures
32:00 - “Inconvenient truth” movie inspiring change
34:00 - Magic moments to building a VC fund
37:47 - Breath vs depth of relationships
40:20 - Thesis beyond sustainability to “Regenerative” globally
45:28 - Learnings from investing in UK, Austria, USA and more
48:43 - DNA of a category defining company in ClimateTech
51:00 - Assessing spikes in category creating founders
54:05 - Rainbow in the clouds, daughter Frankie’s memory
57:50 - Final sprint
***
1 Stunde 8 Minuten
Eytan Lenko is CEO at Boundless, on a mission to make Australia a renewable energy superpower by 2030, backed by Atlassian Co-founder, Mike Cannon Brookes. He previously was a software engineer and co-founded 2 companies including Outware Mobile.
In this episode #125 w Eytan Lenko, learn about:
Think of this in two parts, with the first half being a deep dive into Eytan’s life influences and career decisions and the second half, a deep dive into his love affair with climate solutions and technology, how it started first at Beyond Zero Emissions and more recently as CEO at Boundless, the non for profit to make Australia a renewable energy superpower by 2030, backed by Atlassian Co-founder, Mike Cannon Brookes.
Learn about Eytan’s sunrise in Melbourne, his jewish heritage and the influences of his father, a chemical engineer turned entrepreneur and mum, a nurse turned a cosmetics sales extraordinaire, and his 3 sisters.
We cover his career track especially how he went from software engineer to CEO, and founding 2 companies along the way and influences living in Japan, Darwin and the UK.
I loved every minute of this, Eytan is candid, passionate, introspective and really lives up to our ethos of open direct access, and it’s a masterclass in the climate solutions today, how Eytan and his team are using the epic way of working and creating 100,000 jobs in the space today.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:16 - Where were you born and live now?
02:33 - What was your first job and now?
03:45 - High Flyer in Eytan’s life
04:42 - WW2 and holocaust survivors
05:47 - 3 younger sisters
06:21 - Chemical engineer, programming and nursing
11:03 - kibbutz and Israel
13:01 - Friday night dinners with family
16:55 - Academic learning vs learning through doing
22:09 - Learning people leadership alongside technical skills
26:23 - Engineering to CEO
28:07 - How to go into a new company environment and drive alignment
31:00 - Founder transferable skills
33:48 - Learnings from Japan, Darwin and UK
37:33 - First date with climate
41:47 - Working in “epics”
47:44 - Electric Vehicles and Transportation
49:50 - Solving with government
54:38 - Cost of capital to unlock innovation
57:58 - 100,000 new jobs
01:01:40 - Rapid fire
***
In this episode #125 w Eytan Lenko, learn about:
Think of this in two parts, with the first half being a deep dive into Eytan’s life influences and career decisions and the second half, a deep dive into his love affair with climate solutions and technology, how it started first at Beyond Zero Emissions and more recently as CEO at Boundless, the non for profit to make Australia a renewable energy superpower by 2030, backed by Atlassian Co-founder, Mike Cannon Brookes.
Learn about Eytan’s sunrise in Melbourne, his jewish heritage and the influences of his father, a chemical engineer turned entrepreneur and mum, a nurse turned a cosmetics sales extraordinaire, and his 3 sisters.
We cover his career track especially how he went from software engineer to CEO, and founding 2 companies along the way and influences living in Japan, Darwin and the UK.
I loved every minute of this, Eytan is candid, passionate, introspective and really lives up to our ethos of open direct access, and it’s a masterclass in the climate solutions today, how Eytan and his team are using the epic way of working and creating 100,000 jobs in the space today.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:16 - Where were you born and live now?
02:33 - What was your first job and now?
03:45 - High Flyer in Eytan’s life
04:42 - WW2 and holocaust survivors
05:47 - 3 younger sisters
06:21 - Chemical engineer, programming and nursing
11:03 - kibbutz and Israel
13:01 - Friday night dinners with family
16:55 - Academic learning vs learning through doing
22:09 - Learning people leadership alongside technical skills
26:23 - Engineering to CEO
28:07 - How to go into a new company environment and drive alignment
31:00 - Founder transferable skills
33:48 - Learnings from Japan, Darwin and UK
37:33 - First date with climate
41:47 - Working in “epics”
47:44 - Electric Vehicles and Transportation
49:50 - Solving with government
54:38 - Cost of capital to unlock innovation
57:58 - 100,000 new jobs
01:01:40 - Rapid fire
***
49 Minuten
Featuring two of the co-founders, Jess Richmond & Lindsay Ellis, building from Tasmania for the world!
Welcome to installment #23 of the Investment Memo series and episode #124 on the show.
Submit this EOI for your company to be considered in future episodes of this special series!
This exciting startup Sumday, is empowering accountants to re-define how the world measures and reports on environmental impact.
In this conversation with 2 of the co-founders, Jess Richmond and Lindsay Ellis, based in Tasmania, Australia — learn about how their regional upbringing and global work experiences from Dubai to Norway influences their outlook on life today. This one’s candid, I asked them about how they first met which is quite the story, the magic moments that led to leaving their full time jobs and going all in on building Sumday, crucible moments including their first customer, their first product and engineer hires and transitioning from an accounting firm to a software platform.
Be sure to have your notepad ready to understand what exactly is carbon accounting, what are scope 1,2 and 3 emissions. And in what can seem a crowded space, how have Sunday built their point of difference for investors, customers and employees to join them on this mission, as they bring the future today, building in Tasmania, Australia for the world.
It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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Contact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:29 - Jess’s influences from Tasmania, Dubai, Melbourne
03:55 - Linday’s influences from Perth, Norway, NZ
05:04 - Most impactful career experiences to date
10:37 - How Lindsay and Jess met
13:35 - Playing in the arena to reduce emissions
16:30 - Realising importance of analysis + storytelling
17:37 - Decision to go all-in
21:30 - Crucible moment this could be a large business
24:00 - Funny stories of first senior hires
25:35 - Generating significant traction
28:30 - Transition from accounting firm to software platform
31:33 - Defining carbon accounting and scope 1,2 and 3
35:59 - Sunday’s points of difference
42:32 - Building from Tasmania for the world
44:30 - Upcoming job openings and skill sets in team
Welcome to installment #23 of the Investment Memo series and episode #124 on the show.
Submit this EOI for your company to be considered in future episodes of this special series!
This exciting startup Sumday, is empowering accountants to re-define how the world measures and reports on environmental impact.
In this conversation with 2 of the co-founders, Jess Richmond and Lindsay Ellis, based in Tasmania, Australia — learn about how their regional upbringing and global work experiences from Dubai to Norway influences their outlook on life today. This one’s candid, I asked them about how they first met which is quite the story, the magic moments that led to leaving their full time jobs and going all in on building Sumday, crucible moments including their first customer, their first product and engineer hires and transitioning from an accounting firm to a software platform.
Be sure to have your notepad ready to understand what exactly is carbon accounting, what are scope 1,2 and 3 emissions. And in what can seem a crowded space, how have Sunday built their point of difference for investors, customers and employees to join them on this mission, as they bring the future today, building in Tasmania, Australia for the world.
It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!
Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
***
02:29 - Jess’s influences from Tasmania, Dubai, Melbourne
03:55 - Linday’s influences from Perth, Norway, NZ
05:04 - Most impactful career experiences to date
10:37 - How Lindsay and Jess met
13:35 - Playing in the arena to reduce emissions
16:30 - Realising importance of analysis + storytelling
17:37 - Decision to go all-in
21:30 - Crucible moment this could be a large business
24:00 - Funny stories of first senior hires
25:35 - Generating significant traction
28:30 - Transition from accounting firm to software platform
31:33 - Defining carbon accounting and scope 1,2 and 3
35:59 - Sunday’s points of difference
42:32 - Building from Tasmania for the world
44:30 - Upcoming job openings and skill sets in team
