The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal Archiv
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1 Stunde 5 Minuten
In this episode #123 w David Shein, learn about:
David’s memories of growing up in South Africa during a divided time for the country, the influences of his father, a businessman and mother, a piano teacher — and his 2 older brothers.
I asked Dave about his move to Australia in the 80’s or “gods country” as he calls it. You may be aware that he founded ComTech, Australia’s first unicorn but what you may not know is the story behind this, especially having a young family and being new in Australia.
Dave was candid about his biggest regret, how’s he made career decisions, the meaning of success, how he’s managed to build a knack of understanding people quickly and maintaining high quality relationships with leaders in business, sport, politics and more.
And I couldn’t release this episode without asking Dave some of the hard questions about his fund, OIF, best in class investor relationships, and his unfiltered advice to founders in this uncertain climate.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
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02:15 - Secrets to looking young
02:52 - Where were you born and live now?
03:18 - What was your first job and now?
05:00 - High Flyer in David’s life
07:25 - Growing up in South Africa during a divided country
11:52 - Chartered Accounting family
13:05 - 3 brothers
15:42 - Moving to Australia in 1981
19:34 - Founding ComTech with a young family
22:01 - Sitting on a gold mine
25:00 - Financial success
27:22 - Career decision making hierarchy
34:55 - VC as a career path today
38:00 - Judging people in 5 minutes
41:00 - Cultivating high quality relationships
44:37 - OIF and US connection
48:26 - Best in class investor relationships
52:02 - Hall of fame
54:10 - Advice to founders in today’s market
57:40 - Balance between growth and profitability
01:00:22 - Success, respect, reputation
01:02:28 - Rapid fire
David’s memories of growing up in South Africa during a divided time for the country, the influences of his father, a businessman and mother, a piano teacher — and his 2 older brothers.
I asked Dave about his move to Australia in the 80’s or “gods country” as he calls it. You may be aware that he founded ComTech, Australia’s first unicorn but what you may not know is the story behind this, especially having a young family and being new in Australia.
Dave was candid about his biggest regret, how’s he made career decisions, the meaning of success, how he’s managed to build a knack of understanding people quickly and maintaining high quality relationships with leaders in business, sport, politics and more.
And I couldn’t release this episode without asking Dave some of the hard questions about his fund, OIF, best in class investor relationships, and his unfiltered advice to founders in this uncertain climate.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
(Timestamps below)
***
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02:15 - Secrets to looking young
02:52 - Where were you born and live now?
03:18 - What was your first job and now?
05:00 - High Flyer in David’s life
07:25 - Growing up in South Africa during a divided country
11:52 - Chartered Accounting family
13:05 - 3 brothers
15:42 - Moving to Australia in 1981
19:34 - Founding ComTech with a young family
22:01 - Sitting on a gold mine
25:00 - Financial success
27:22 - Career decision making hierarchy
34:55 - VC as a career path today
38:00 - Judging people in 5 minutes
41:00 - Cultivating high quality relationships
44:37 - OIF and US connection
48:26 - Best in class investor relationships
52:02 - Hall of fame
54:10 - Advice to founders in today’s market
57:40 - Balance between growth and profitability
01:00:22 - Success, respect, reputation
01:02:28 - Rapid fire
49 Minuten
In this episode #122 w Sheel Mohnot, learn about:
02:15 - Where were you born and live now?
02:30 - What was your first job and now?
03:20 - High Flyer in Sheel’s life
04:12 - Indian family influences
05:19 - High school impressions
06:09 - Connecting with Indian / American identity
06:51 - Grandfather’s inspiration
07:44 - Multi dimensional career interests
09:00 - A year living in India on a $1 a day
10:18 - Internalising personal values and happiness
11:10 - Most painful learning
12:26 - Meeting his wife thanks to a dating show
12:48 - Taco Bell metaverse wedding
13:44 - Hanging out with AirBnB’s Brian Cheesky
16:18 - Business opportunity in podcasts
17:13 - Finance, Consulting, Healthcare
18:02 - Mental models for learning
18:57 - Crowdfunding as part of a VC round
19:50 - State of FinTech today
21:07 - Founding team vs product at seed stage
21:50 - Transition from angel investor to running a fund
22:45 - Questions to ask in first meeting with founder
23:51 - Downside of saying no to founders
24:42 - Hallmarks of a great enduring Venture firm
26:44 - Managing both sides: the LP’s and Founders
28:44 - 5 best hall of fame investors
29:54 - Best underrated investors
30:35 - most unexpected successful founders
31:35 - Unpacking Flexport’s business model
33:09 - Indian CEO’s
34:58 - Building rapport cross cultures
37:20 - FinTech in Africa
38:01 - Opportunity in Australia
39:12 - 3 tips to become a VC today
40:12 - Progression within a VC
41:51 - Traits of a great investment memo
42:50 - Areas founders should be more aware of
44:39 - Growth vs burn rates
45:15 - Final sprint
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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02:15 - Where were you born and live now?
02:30 - What was your first job and now?
03:20 - High Flyer in Sheel’s life
04:12 - Indian family influences
05:19 - High school impressions
06:09 - Connecting with Indian / American identity
06:51 - Grandfather’s inspiration
07:44 - Multi dimensional career interests
09:00 - A year living in India on a $1 a day
10:18 - Internalising personal values and happiness
11:10 - Most painful learning
12:26 - Meeting his wife thanks to a dating show
12:48 - Taco Bell metaverse wedding
13:44 - Hanging out with AirBnB’s Brian Cheesky
16:18 - Business opportunity in podcasts
17:13 - Finance, Consulting, Healthcare
18:02 - Mental models for learning
18:57 - Crowdfunding as part of a VC round
19:50 - State of FinTech today
21:07 - Founding team vs product at seed stage
21:50 - Transition from angel investor to running a fund
22:45 - Questions to ask in first meeting with founder
23:51 - Downside of saying no to founders
24:42 - Hallmarks of a great enduring Venture firm
26:44 - Managing both sides: the LP’s and Founders
28:44 - 5 best hall of fame investors
29:54 - Best underrated investors
30:35 - most unexpected successful founders
31:35 - Unpacking Flexport’s business model
33:09 - Indian CEO’s
34:58 - Building rapport cross cultures
37:20 - FinTech in Africa
38:01 - Opportunity in Australia
39:12 - 3 tips to become a VC today
40:12 - Progression within a VC
41:51 - Traits of a great investment memo
42:50 - Areas founders should be more aware of
44:39 - Growth vs burn rates
45:15 - Final sprint
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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58 Minuten
Global tech investor Squarepeg announces investment in Chronicle. Hear from James Tynan and Mayuresh Patole!
In this special episode #121, learn about:
️ 02:09 - James’ memories of first meeting with Mayuresh @ Chronicle
️04:04 - Mayuresh’ memories of early interactions with Squarepeg
️06:15 - Where was Mayuresh born and lives now?
️07:20 - Most profound experience in childhood
️10:38 - Ultra HD vision only at age 12
️13:07 - Parents influences and high performance
️16:00 - Living up to family expectations
️17:56 - The global significance of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
️20:13 - 800 students from a million applicants + CEO alumni
️21:40 - First spark of interest in the world of design
️24:22 - Helping 300 startup founders with “how to make kickass presentations
️27:35 - The rare package of design and analytical thinking
️32:22 - It’s too easy right now to make bad presentations
️33:52 - Constraint and power together in presentations
️35:58 - How Chronicle is using constraint for a great storytelling experience
️38:48 - Enabling users to design with blocks, not templates
️45:42 - Visual metaphor designed for the overhead projector
️49:02 - The new storytelling world using Chronicle
️50:48 - Use cases of generative AI in presentations
️54:20 - Final sprint rapid fire
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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In this special episode #121, learn about:
️ 02:09 - James’ memories of first meeting with Mayuresh @ Chronicle
️04:04 - Mayuresh’ memories of early interactions with Squarepeg
️06:15 - Where was Mayuresh born and lives now?
️07:20 - Most profound experience in childhood
️10:38 - Ultra HD vision only at age 12
️13:07 - Parents influences and high performance
️16:00 - Living up to family expectations
️17:56 - The global significance of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
️20:13 - 800 students from a million applicants + CEO alumni
️21:40 - First spark of interest in the world of design
️24:22 - Helping 300 startup founders with “how to make kickass presentations
️27:35 - The rare package of design and analytical thinking
️32:22 - It’s too easy right now to make bad presentations
️33:52 - Constraint and power together in presentations
️35:58 - How Chronicle is using constraint for a great storytelling experience
️38:48 - Enabling users to design with blocks, not templates
️45:42 - Visual metaphor designed for the overhead projector
️49:02 - The new storytelling world using Chronicle
️50:48 - Use cases of generative AI in presentations
️54:20 - Final sprint rapid fire
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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59 Minuten
New series! In this episode #120 w Alex Badran and Tim Doyle, learn about:
02:36 - Alex and Tim’s memories of meeting each other
03:30 - Opportunity in marketing from capital allocation and media management
04:10 - Probabilities and thinking in frameworks
04:57 - Alex’s memories of winning competitions watching cricket
06:56 - Grounding first principles in a logical framework from mathematics
08:14 - Why not enter finance post PhD in math?
10:38 - Career selection and matching interests and skills
12:07 - Balance between data and judgement in decision making
18:05 - Do founders have to evolve thinking from Seed stage to Series B and beyond?
20:28 - Drawing inference to the needs of a population for product building
22:02 - Role of data in performance marketing
23:47 - Campaign at Eucalyptus that surprised Tim the most
25:08 - Current phase of marketing being hyper local optimisation
27:06 - Finding product market fit for the second act of the business
33:24 - Customer problems, business problems, vision
35:06 - Generalist vs specialists
39:10 - Formulating team skill sets
41:15 - Combination of personalities effective at specific times and not others
44:18 - Outsource anything that doesn’t make your beer taste better
47:17 - What makes someone the best?
51:30 - Dreamers, leavers and settlers
54:50 - Transitioning from corporate to a startup
56:42 - Key learning for Alex and Tim in next 6 months
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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02:36 - Alex and Tim’s memories of meeting each other
03:30 - Opportunity in marketing from capital allocation and media management
04:10 - Probabilities and thinking in frameworks
04:57 - Alex’s memories of winning competitions watching cricket
06:56 - Grounding first principles in a logical framework from mathematics
08:14 - Why not enter finance post PhD in math?
10:38 - Career selection and matching interests and skills
12:07 - Balance between data and judgement in decision making
18:05 - Do founders have to evolve thinking from Seed stage to Series B and beyond?
20:28 - Drawing inference to the needs of a population for product building
22:02 - Role of data in performance marketing
23:47 - Campaign at Eucalyptus that surprised Tim the most
25:08 - Current phase of marketing being hyper local optimisation
27:06 - Finding product market fit for the second act of the business
33:24 - Customer problems, business problems, vision
35:06 - Generalist vs specialists
39:10 - Formulating team skill sets
41:15 - Combination of personalities effective at specific times and not others
44:18 - Outsource anything that doesn’t make your beer taste better
47:17 - What makes someone the best?
51:30 - Dreamers, leavers and settlers
54:50 - Transitioning from corporate to a startup
56:42 - Key learning for Alex and Tim in next 6 months
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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57 Minuten
In this episode #119 w Wyatt Roy, learn about:
Sunrise in regional Queensland and working on the family strawberry farm
Influence of high school teacher to enter politics at age 20
specifics of how he become a member of parliament
Similarities between politicians and startup founders (yep stick with us and hear the answer)
Overcoming age bias, and why it exists not just in politics but in areas like Military, Sport etc
Genesis for the National Innovation and Science Agenda
Transitioning the Australian economy towards innovation and entrepreneurship
Creating the first renewable billionaire, from renewables and sustainability, rather than mining
Why can “innovation” be a divisive word in government
“Don’t worry, a bigger idiot than you has gone before you and done it”
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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Sunrise in regional Queensland and working on the family strawberry farm
Influence of high school teacher to enter politics at age 20
specifics of how he become a member of parliament
Similarities between politicians and startup founders (yep stick with us and hear the answer)
Overcoming age bias, and why it exists not just in politics but in areas like Military, Sport etc
Genesis for the National Innovation and Science Agenda
Transitioning the Australian economy towards innovation and entrepreneurship
Creating the first renewable billionaire, from renewables and sustainability, rather than mining
Why can “innovation” be a divisive word in government
“Don’t worry, a bigger idiot than you has gone before you and done it”
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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1 Stunde 9 Minuten
In this epsiode #118 w Anil Sabharwal learn about:
Sunrise in Canada with Indian roots
Reflections on his early influences and leaving home at age 17
Highlights / Learnings from 10-15 year career prior to joining Google
Moving to Australia in 2006
Achieving momentum in early days at Google
Unlocking skills working across new markets, segments and industries in building billion user products and becoming globally recognised product leader
Building Google Photos into a billion user product
Leadership responsibility across product, design and engineering
Promotion to managing Google Chrome, ChromeOS and Communications
Product DNA differences between Photos and Chrome
Transition from Chrome to a blank canvas and prioritising values
Why is the product function king (or queen) at Google?
Key metrics to monitor in your product function
Make a few people very happy vs a lot of people semi happy
Success at 50
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Sunrise in Canada with Indian roots
Reflections on his early influences and leaving home at age 17
Highlights / Learnings from 10-15 year career prior to joining Google
Moving to Australia in 2006
Achieving momentum in early days at Google
Unlocking skills working across new markets, segments and industries in building billion user products and becoming globally recognised product leader
Building Google Photos into a billion user product
Leadership responsibility across product, design and engineering
Promotion to managing Google Chrome, ChromeOS and Communications
Product DNA differences between Photos and Chrome
Transition from Chrome to a blank canvas and prioritising values
Why is the product function king (or queen) at Google?
Key metrics to monitor in your product function
Make a few people very happy vs a lot of people semi happy
Success at 50
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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41 Minuten
We're joined by Ben Simai, the program led for Startmate’s first believers and Jess Walker, the program lead for Airtree’s explorers in their first joint appearance for this episode #117 and installment #22 of the special Curiosity series.
Explore your curiosity about:
Quick intro on Ben and Jess and how they made they way into startups and investing
What is an Angel Investor?
Surprises about the entry points of angel investors?
Helping new angels overcome imposter syndrome?
What differentiates Explorers vs first believers program?
Pros and Cons of new vs experienced angels
Syndicates for non sophisticated investors
Why does startmate charge and Airtree is a free program?
Secret to earning trust with founders
Current economic climate
Please enjoy!
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Find out more about Airtree's Explorers program at https://www.airtree.vc/explorer-program
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Explore your curiosity about:
Quick intro on Ben and Jess and how they made they way into startups and investing
What is an Angel Investor?
Surprises about the entry points of angel investors?
Helping new angels overcome imposter syndrome?
What differentiates Explorers vs first believers program?
Pros and Cons of new vs experienced angels
Syndicates for non sophisticated investors
Why does startmate charge and Airtree is a free program?
Secret to earning trust with founders
Current economic climate
Please enjoy!
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center, including events, angel investment and 110+ podcast episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Find out more about Startmate's first believers program at https://www.startmate.com/first-believers
Find out more about Airtree's Explorers program at https://www.airtree.vc/explorer-program
Share your feedback and discuss sponsorship opportunities with us by directly emailing vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or at https://www.curiositycenter.xyz/contact-us
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39 Minuten
We're joined by Co-Founders and Co-Ceo’s of Different, Mina Radhakrishnan and Ruwin Perera in their first joint appearance on a podcast for this episode #116 and installment #21 of the special Curiosity series.
Explore your curiosity about:
Mina and Ruwin growing up 200km's away from each other in Zambia without knowing it
How they met in San Fransisco many years later
Learnings from Uber, Google, Softbank, MBA and more
How Mina & Ruwin settled on different as their startup idea when they were travelling in 2016
“Property Management as a service for real estate agencies” - what was the problem different could solve in 2017?
When did they know that Different could be a big business
Business model working with property agencies
Biggest misconception about Different
Having a team across Sri Lanka and Australia
Managing disagreements as founders (and life partners)
Please enjoy!
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Find out more about Different at https://different.com.au/
Share your feedback and discuss sponsorship opportunities with us by directly emailing vidit@curiositycenter.xyz
Follow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter
Explore your curiosity about:
Mina and Ruwin growing up 200km's away from each other in Zambia without knowing it
How they met in San Fransisco many years later
Learnings from Uber, Google, Softbank, MBA and more
How Mina & Ruwin settled on different as their startup idea when they were travelling in 2016
“Property Management as a service for real estate agencies” - what was the problem different could solve in 2017?
When did they know that Different could be a big business
Business model working with property agencies
Biggest misconception about Different
Having a team across Sri Lanka and Australia
Managing disagreements as founders (and life partners)
Please enjoy!
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center, including events, angel investment and 110+ podcast episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Find out more about Different at https://different.com.au/
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Follow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter
42 Minuten
In this special (live) episode #115 w Niki Scevak and Vince Allen, learn about:
Source of Niki’s ambition
Vince’s first meeting with Niki
Dynamic of a university student as Vince was (Phd I might add) and Niki being more experienced in his career
How they’ve helped each other in unexpected ways given the founder/investor relationship is built on a commercial agreement but is very personal
Niki and Vince’s global cultural influences
Vince unpacks exactly how Australia can be the global leader in solar energy
Twitter memes
The two shits (Yes, you read hat right)
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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Source of Niki’s ambition
Vince’s first meeting with Niki
Dynamic of a university student as Vince was (Phd I might add) and Niki being more experienced in his career
How they’ve helped each other in unexpected ways given the founder/investor relationship is built on a commercial agreement but is very personal
Niki and Vince’s global cultural influences
Vince unpacks exactly how Australia can be the global leader in solar energy
Twitter memes
The two shits (Yes, you read hat right)
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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1 Stunde 3 Minuten
Last week, we learnt this show ranked in the top 10% most shared podcasts by Spotify globally for 2022, all thanks to you!
In this final episode of the year, #114 w Marcus Thompson, learn about:
sunrise in Timboom, Country VIC
Mum’s influence to have self confidence and belief - “you must be proud of yourself”
How army interest began? Wanted to be an engineer
At its very core, the army is a training organisation
17 moves in 34 years in the army
Behind the scenes of being deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq etc: how did he get picked, training and more
Reality vs perception of missions to Afghanistan
Week in the life on deployment
Becoming inaugural head of Information Warfare @ ADF
Rating Australia’s cyber defence capabilities
Protecting ourselves using Multi factor authentication
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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In this final episode of the year, #114 w Marcus Thompson, learn about:
sunrise in Timboom, Country VIC
Mum’s influence to have self confidence and belief - “you must be proud of yourself”
How army interest began? Wanted to be an engineer
At its very core, the army is a training organisation
17 moves in 34 years in the army
Behind the scenes of being deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq etc: how did he get picked, training and more
Reality vs perception of missions to Afghanistan
Week in the life on deployment
Becoming inaugural head of Information Warfare @ ADF
Rating Australia’s cyber defence capabilities
Protecting ourselves using Multi factor authentication
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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1 Stunde 4 Minuten
In this episode #113 w Daniel Petre, learn about:
sunrise in Sydney and immigrant parents from Romania being sent to Australia after World war 2
reflections on childhood not being the happiest and looking for a sense of belonging
success at age 18: be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, don’t make it from last 35 applicants
psychology being a path Daniel would explore if he was 18 again
Joining Microsoft when it wasn’t a household name and rising to one of 5 global VP's under Bill Gates
Does he feel successful after time at Microsoft?
How birth of first daughter and death of sister re-prioritised life focus
Creating a culture of truth seeking as a leader at Airtree Ventures
Learnings from Bill Bartee (co-founder of Blackbird + Main Sequence)
How Australia can be a philanthropic nation
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sunrise in Sydney and immigrant parents from Romania being sent to Australia after World war 2
reflections on childhood not being the happiest and looking for a sense of belonging
success at age 18: be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, don’t make it from last 35 applicants
psychology being a path Daniel would explore if he was 18 again
Joining Microsoft when it wasn’t a household name and rising to one of 5 global VP's under Bill Gates
Does he feel successful after time at Microsoft?
How birth of first daughter and death of sister re-prioritised life focus
Creating a culture of truth seeking as a leader at Airtree Ventures
Learnings from Bill Bartee (co-founder of Blackbird + Main Sequence)
How Australia can be a philanthropic nation
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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32 Minuten
Today, we're joined by with Dr Evelyn Chan, the co-founder and CEO of Smileyscope, a leading technology company bringing virtual and augmented reality therapeutics focused on managing pain and anxiety for kids and adults, in Australia, the US and beyond.
Explore your curiosity about:
Evelyn’s story from working in her dad’s pharmacy growing up
Her time within paediatrics at leading hospitals
How being exposed to a VR company working on a side project whilst at the consulting firm, BCG eventually led to the creation of Smileyscope.
How she met her co-founder Paul, early years of founding the business, debunking perceptions about hardware and VR and scaling the customer relationship with hospitals
The total addressable market being kids AND adults
How Smileyscope could lead the non drug based pain relief movement
Exciting new open jobs as part of their expansion into the US!
Vidit Agarwal is a proud investor in Smileyscope through his syndicate FB10x AdVentures.
Please enjoy!
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Find out more about Smileyscope at https://www.smileyscope.com.au/
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Explore your curiosity about:
Evelyn’s story from working in her dad’s pharmacy growing up
Her time within paediatrics at leading hospitals
How being exposed to a VR company working on a side project whilst at the consulting firm, BCG eventually led to the creation of Smileyscope.
How she met her co-founder Paul, early years of founding the business, debunking perceptions about hardware and VR and scaling the customer relationship with hospitals
The total addressable market being kids AND adults
How Smileyscope could lead the non drug based pain relief movement
Exciting new open jobs as part of their expansion into the US!
Vidit Agarwal is a proud investor in Smileyscope through his syndicate FB10x AdVentures.
Please enjoy!
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center, including events, angel investment and 110+ podcast episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Find out more about Smileyscope at https://www.smileyscope.com.au/
Share your feedback and discuss sponsorship opportunities with us by directly emailing vidit@curiositycenter.xyz
Follow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter
60 Minuten
In this episode #111 w Laura Henshaw, learn about:
sunrise in Melbourne, Australia w 2 younger sisters and the effects of seeing her parents seperate when she was 11
the guiding light her mum has been from the early days
importance of female financial independence especially post birth
Chips on shoulder and comparison being the thief of joy
creating the Keep it cleaner business affectionately called KIC with her friend Steph Claire Smith
how it’s become multi faceted with a health & wellness app, grocery products and a movement amongst females with a large social media following.
Building a technology app with no tech experience prior
Co-founder dynamics and growing as a CEO
being an entrepreneur rather than an influencer
how she manages her social media activity and being there for her first believers.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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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!
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sunrise in Melbourne, Australia w 2 younger sisters and the effects of seeing her parents seperate when she was 11
the guiding light her mum has been from the early days
importance of female financial independence especially post birth
Chips on shoulder and comparison being the thief of joy
creating the Keep it cleaner business affectionately called KIC with her friend Steph Claire Smith
how it’s become multi faceted with a health & wellness app, grocery products and a movement amongst females with a large social media following.
Building a technology app with no tech experience prior
Co-founder dynamics and growing as a CEO
being an entrepreneur rather than an influencer
how she manages her social media activity and being there for her first believers.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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!
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1 Stunde 1 Minute
In this episode #110 w Will Richardson, learn about:
sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with an asian mum and white Australian dad
what it means to be of mixed race
what is private equity given his 7 year stint + what made him step away in 2013
importance of asking yourself “what makes you come alive” to make life and career decisions
transition to venture capital and impact investing
real founding story of Giant Leap in 2016 whilst also having his first child
The reality of capital raising and building relationships with no prior connections
Blue sky thinking vs in the weeds
Life changing moments through a believer or attending an event
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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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!
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sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with an asian mum and white Australian dad
what it means to be of mixed race
what is private equity given his 7 year stint + what made him step away in 2013
importance of asking yourself “what makes you come alive” to make life and career decisions
transition to venture capital and impact investing
real founding story of Giant Leap in 2016 whilst also having his first child
The reality of capital raising and building relationships with no prior connections
Blue sky thinking vs in the weeds
Life changing moments through a believer or attending an event
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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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!
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60 Minuten
In this episode #109 w Terence Jeyaretnam, learn about:
sunrise in Sri Lanka with dad, a veterinary doctor and mum a teacher
memories of seeing Sri Lanka goes through a brutal civil war which resulted in his family moving to Perth, Australia on refugee status
studying in the first cohort of an environmental engineering degree at University
inside the founding story of Net Balance in 2005
growing Net Balance to Australia's largest standalone sustainability and climate change practice, rated one of the fastest 100 growth companies in Australia and one of the first B Corps in Australia.
personal sacrifices as founder / CEO
concept of social dollars and building a purpose led organisation
how Net Balance was acquired by the big 4 firm, Ernst & Young
continuing to making sustainability a mainstream corporate agenda
how we can continue to collective solve climate change, Diversity and inclusion
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
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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!
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sunrise in Sri Lanka with dad, a veterinary doctor and mum a teacher
memories of seeing Sri Lanka goes through a brutal civil war which resulted in his family moving to Perth, Australia on refugee status
studying in the first cohort of an environmental engineering degree at University
inside the founding story of Net Balance in 2005
growing Net Balance to Australia's largest standalone sustainability and climate change practice, rated one of the fastest 100 growth companies in Australia and one of the first B Corps in Australia.
personal sacrifices as founder / CEO
concept of social dollars and building a purpose led organisation
how Net Balance was acquired by the big 4 firm, Ernst & Young
continuing to making sustainability a mainstream corporate agenda
how we can continue to collective solve climate change, Diversity and inclusion
It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!
***
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 iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
