SummaryCheryl Mack and Maxine Minter reflect on the year 2023 and discuss the challenges and trends in the startup ecosystem.... more

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This special bonus episode was recorded live at Fishburners as part of the Spark Festival in October 2022, to celebrate... more

What does the future hold for the Australian startup ecosystem? After five episodes focused on the past, this episode will... more

Episode 5 begins during the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic which disrupted every facet of life as we knew it.... more

This episode kicks off in September 2015, when Malcolm Turnbull was elected as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. Unveiling... more

In episode 3, we take a deep dive into the birth of the Australian startup ecosystem. Although everyone may have... more

Episode 2 begins in the aftermath of the dot com bust. We explore the story of LookSmart through the lens... more

In this episode, we explore the seed phase of the Australian startup ecosystem, tracing its roots to some of the... more

Steve Grace is CEO and founder of The Nudge Group, which works with startups and scale-ups to support them through... more

Peter Tippett is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience working in startups both in Australia and around the world.... more

John Allsopp is an author, web developer and conference organiser who’s been working in Australia’s startup ecosystem for nearly three... more

Lars Rasmussen is a Danish computer scientist and tech angel investor with a long history of working within the startup... more

Ric Richardson is an Australian inventor who first came to prominence as a result of his invention of Software Activation,... more

Brad Parsons is CEO and founder of Movus, a company that provides monitoring tools for industrial equipment with the mission... more

Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall are the founders of Taboo, a social enterprise that sell organic cotton pads and tampons,... more

What will the new economy look like? As startups become the new way of life, Australia must become more open... more

Joshua Flannery is the Founder and CEO of Innovation Dojo, an organisation active in both Australia and Japan which was... more

Markus Kahlbetzer is CEO and founder of BridgeLane, which labels itself an “alternative investment company” and aims to bring innovation... more

Pauline Fetaui is General Manager at River City Labs, a startup community hub in Brisbane, as well as founder of... more

Kim Heras is Partner at 25Fifteen, a “startup studio” which as Kim describes in the episode is a model of... more

Darryl Lyons is the Entrepreneur in Residence at both James Cook University in Cairns, Queensland, and at Farmers2Founders, a national... more

Emily Casey is the founder and director of What The Health, a health media company and community that aims to... more

Yolanda Redrup is a senior journalist with The Australian Financial Review, with a focus on technology and healthcare. Yolanda first... more

Dr Megan Sebben is the Program Manager at CSIRO’s Kick-Start Program, an initiative designed to help innovative Australian startups and... more

Alex Scandurra is the founding CEO of Stone & Chalk, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to support Australian startups, scaleups,... more

Phil Ireland is Co-Founder and CEO of Hone Carbon, a mission-driven business with the objective of unlocking the potential for... more

Dr Dharmica Mistry is Director of Diagnostics and Industry Engagement at MTP Connect, a not-for-profit organisation focused on growing the... more

Wayne Gerard is co-founder of RedEye, a tech company which manages engineering information for large, complex asset owners such as... more

Don Wright is the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Western Sydney University, as well as co-founder of Western Sydney... more

Trevor Folsom is Co-Founder and Chairman at Investible, an early-stage investment group that aims to connect ground-breaking companies with the... more

Allan O’Connor is Co-Executive Director for the Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies at the University of South Australia,... more

Sam Jockel is the founder of ParentTV, which offers hundreds of on-demand videos and courses to support the parenting and... more

Alex Carpenter is the founder (or as he puts it, the “Initial Nudger, Steward and Groundskeeper”) of The Guild of... more

Dr James Fielding is the Founder and Managing Director of Audeara, a hearing health technology company that produces headphones designed... more

Hayden Williams is Senior Product Manager for Existing Customers at MYOB, a cloud-based business management platform fit for Enterprise, SME... more

Samantha Finnegan is the founder of Madebox, a company which provides customers with gift boxes of curated goods from small... more

Emma Fawcett is General Manager, SME at MYOB, a cloud-based business management platform fit for Enterprise, SME & startup businesses.... more

Vicki Engsall is the co-founder of The Jojoba Company, an Australian skincare company which produces a range of products which... more

Evan Thornley is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience founding and leading tech startups, including Australia’s first to be... more

Andrew Nunn is the co-founder, Chairman and Executive Director of JBS&G, one of Australia’s largest privately owned environmental consulting companies.... more

Lana Weal is the founder of Market Mindfully, a marketing consultancy company that aims to support impact-driven startups in Australia... more

Arthur Sinodinos is an Australian diplomat and former Liberal Party politician who has served as Ambassador to the United States... more

Petr Adámek is the CEO of the Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN), a not for profit with the mission of empowering... more

Ashley Baxter is the founder of Monty Compost Co, a clean-tech startup building hardware and software technology for monitoring and... more

Peter Devine is CEO of Uniseed, Australia’s longest running venture fund which works with researchers, businesses and industry to provide... more

Tim Fung is founder of Airtasker, a local services marketplace connecting people and businesses who need work done with people... more

Simon Thomsen is editor of Startup Daily and host of the Startup Daily show which airs on the business streaming... more

Rohit Bhargava runs the podcast The Startup Playbook Podcast, where each week he interviews successful entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts.... more

Louise Nobes is the founder and CEO of KIK Innovation, an organisation that aims to end youth unemployment through enterprise.... more

Darren Winterford is the founder and CEO of EdApp, a mobile focused LMS (learning management system) which allows its users... more

Craig Swann is the Event Director for SouthStart, Australia’s first innovation impact festival which brings together entrepreneurs, technologists, creatives, and... more

Serina Bird is the author of The Joyful Frugalista, a personal finance guide, and runs online courses on money and... more

Moira Were has been involved in many endeavors in the Australian startup ecosystem throughout her long career, with a focus... more

Tim Boyle is Director of Innovation & Commercialisation at ANSTO, Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Tim is also the... more

Bill Tai is a global venture capitalist who is based in Silicon Valley and spends part of the year in... more

Rohan McDougall is the director of commercialisation at Curtin University, where his team work to identify business opportunities for new... more

Kate Jones is the former Minister for Innovation in the Queensland government, and has spent the last 20 years of... more

Kylie Frazer is co-founder and partner of Flying Fox Ventures, an Australian investment firm with a focus on early stage... more

James Tynan is Principal at Square Peg, which is currently Australia’s largest independent Venture Capital firm with $1.6 billion under... more

Pete Horsley is the founder of Remarkable, a tech accelerator for early stage startups in the disability tech space. Starting... more

Mick Liubinskas is the founder of Climate Salad, an organisation that aims to boost climate tech companies in Australia and... more

Pete Lead is former Head of Programs at tech startup accelerator BlueChilli, the author of the The Startup Guide, a... more

Alan Noble is the founder of AusOcean, a not-for-profit organisation with the mission of helping the world’s oceans through technology.... more

Terry Hilsberg is a co-owner and partner in Fork Ventures, an investment firm that primarily focuses its investments in crypto... more

Matt Bullock is the CEO and founder of Spinify, a gamification platform that aims to help motivate staff of an... more

Emily Rich is a co-founder and partner at M8 Ventures, a venture fund that focuses on investing in tech startups... more

Peter Bradd was the founding director and initial CEO of Fishburners, one of Australia’s first coworking spaces which has been... more

Leslie is the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Director at Minderoo Foundation, an Australian not-for-profit organisation seeking effective, scalable solutions to persistent problems.... more

Anthony Ferrier is an innovation and commercialisation specialist, primarily working within the intersection between startups and corporations. Anthony is the... more

Colette Grgic is Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand at AWS (Amazon Web Service), a role which... more

Zoe Piper has been working at the intersection of industry, research and government for two decades, with a diverse and... more

Phil Hayes-St Clair is co-founder and CEO of Drop Bio, a digital health company with a mission of accelerating the... more

Zrinka Tokic is the director of ThincLab, the University of Adelaide’s business incubator that has its headquarters in Adelaide but... more

David Burt is the Director of Entrepreneurship at UNSW, where his team helps students, academics, staff and alumni turn their... more

Rachael Neumann is one of the founding partners of Flying Fox Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm backing startups... more

Pete Cooper is a serial founder and mentor who has worked in a wide variety of roles in the technology... more

Anna Wright is the CEO and co-founder of BindiMaps, a smartphone app that helps anybody find their way around complicated... more

Chad Renando is director of Startup Status, a not-for-profit which aims to help organisations that support entrepreneurs by mapping and... more

Annie Parker is a startup investor and advisor with 20+ years experience in the digital startup, technology and consulting sectors.... more

Brendan Hill is an angel investor and startup mentor and advisor. He is Syndicate Lead at Logan and Wayne, a... more

Lucinda Hartley is an urban strategist and serial entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Neighbourlytics, a social analytics platform for... more

Baden U’Ren is an entrepreneurship educator and innovation professional who has worked in a variety of roles within the Australian... more

Daniel Flynn is co-founder of Thankyou, a social enterprise that was founded in 2008 and sells consumer products to help... more

Aaron Birkby is the co-founder of The Unconventional Group, and has over two decades experience working as a founder, advisor,... more

Mark Pesce is the host of This Week In Startups Australia (TWISTA), a podcast which has charted the growth and... more

Malcolm Turnbull was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia between 2015 - 2018, in which time he launched the National... more

Jodie Fox co-founded Shoes of Prey, an innovative shoe retail company which at its peak was a global business, with... more

James Alexander is the co-founder of Galileo Ventures, which focuses on investing in young, first time startup founders. Prior to... more

An Angel Investor and co-founder of multiple startup ventures, Susan Oliver has also served as a board member on over... more