Podcasts about launchvic

In a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises.Dr Yagiz Aksoy is a Resident Doctor at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and co-founder and Director of EosGene Therapeutics, a startup developing a pioneering light-activated gene therapy for diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration using proprietary drug delivery technology – removing the need for painful eye injections.Yagiz explains how taking part in AUSCEP helped him shift from being a clinician researcher to becoming a translational founder, giving him the language and tools to navigate startup strategy. And it gifted him a community of clinicians trying to solve real problems in different ways.The program's third cohort has been delivered in NSW and Victoria, in partnership with MTPConnect and Australian Society for Medical Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ASME) and supported by LaunchVic and NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI). The next 2025/26 cohort is open for Victorian applications until 20 June 2025 – apply at auscep.au.This episode is hosted by MTPConnect's Caroline Duell and Elizabeth Stares.

In a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises. Elleesha King is a registered nurse and ambulance paramedic, and founder of Pulsatile Innovations, a start-up developing a medical device called Pulse Tile™ to reduce delays to CPR and defibrillation. She takes us on the journey of turning her idea into reality and explains how taking part in AUSCEP and meeting like-minded entrepreneurs has paid off in spades.  www.thepulsetile.comThe program's third cohort has been delivered in NSW and Victoria, in partnership with MTPConnect and Australian Society for Medical Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ASME), and supported by LaunchVic and NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI). The next 2025/26 cohort is open for Victorian applications until 20 June 2025 – apply at auscep.au This episode is hosted by MTPConnect's Caroline Duell and Elizabeth Stares.

Dr. Kate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, leading efforts to build Victoria's startup ecosystem and she has been in the role since 2016, and her impact has been incredible in funding and supporting numerous Venture Capital firms, angel networks, accelerators and more. With a Ph.D. in telecommunications engineering, she has held key roles at NBN Co and the University of Melbourne. Recently appointed to the Australian Government's R&D Advisory Committee demonstrating her impact and contribution; and Kate continues to be strong advocate for innovation, diversity, and entrepreneurship, driving programs that empower founders and attract investment to the state of Victoria in Australia. Please note: This a replay of the episode that was released in June 2022. ***Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.It's now time to explore your curiosity. If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today! -> Find out more about Vanta here and get your compliance superpower for your business today.***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact 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! ***The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.180+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, Social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. Past guests include: Anil Sabharwal, Mark Suster, Ahmed Fahour, Holly Ransom, Daniel Petre, Paul Bassat, Simon Holmes a Court, Michael Traill, Osher Gunsberg, Ed Cowan, Carol Schwartz, Wyatt Roy, Jack Zhang, Martijn Wilder, Holly Kramer, Dom Price, Sam Kroonenburg, Mike Schneider and more.The Curiosity Center is your on-demand intelligence hub for knowledge, connections and growth to achieve your potential, everyday. Join 200,000+ Investors, Founders, Decision Makers and Emerging Leaders. Learn with the world's best at www.curiositycenter.xyz***

Aneetha De Silva is the managing director, government for Aurecon's Australia and New Zealand business is a leading public infrastructure expert. She is also President of Roads Australia and sits on the boards of Aurecon Group, LaunchVic, the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation and the North East Link State Tolling Corporation.***Episode guiding points: Learn about Aneetha's sunrise in Singapore, at a time when wasn't the city it is today and Aneetha calls it a fight for survival, and the influences of her parents with her dad being a professional cricketer and building the family business.This conversation is candid and applicable to life and work, whether you're early in your journey to more established — we cover Aneetha's adjustment period coming to Australia halfway through her law degree, to then unpacking the behind the scenes of a successful career in infrastructure, roads and government projects and what that work entails including $2B dollar projects (critical to our society), private and public partnerships and more.Questions I loved hearing Aneetha's organic reflections include: How to go into a new environment and build relationships whilst learning the area, Connecting with people 1:1 vs in a group setting to build relationships, Spotting and nurturing talent, Balancing working on the bigger picture and getting in the details, Influencing local governments in different cultures and how does one get accepted onto boards, and we cover the importance of family, switching off and more.It's now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact 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! ***The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.140+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. ***

Leigh Jasper is a leading entrepreneur, investor and business executive. Leigh previously co-founded Aconex, the world's most widely used cloud collaboration platform for managing construction projects. As CEO, he led Aconex through multiple capital raisings, to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2014 and company sale to Oracle Ltd for $1.6 billion in 2018.Leigh is a founder of SecondQuarter Ventures + Saniel Ventures, and is a director of SEEK Ltd, Salta Properties, the Burnet Institute, Buildxact Pty Ltd, Zuuse, Matrak and the Jasper Foundation. He is also the Chair of LaunchVic.***Episode guiding points: Learn about Leigh's sunrise in Rutherglen in country Victoria growing up around the family business, a car dealership — with his dad also being a member of parliament and mum's influence raising Leigh and his sister.We cover a lot in this conversation so strap in — importance of loyalty, meeting his Aconex founder Rob Philpott during boarding school, and how they first decided to start a business together and why it became Aconex. It was fascinating to learn that Aconex was started during a time when the concept of SaaS (software as a service) was quite new with no AWS and no real concept of customer pricing models. Some of the areas of the Aconex journey we dive into include: The importance of doing sales as a founder, their first expansion out of Australia, optimism bias and narrowing focus and Leigh's most painful learning.Find out about Leigh's transition following the Aconex sale to Oracle, learning to say no, tracking his time, setting up a foundation with his life, his advice to founders on selling some equity to be more risk on with a financial safety net and more.It's now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact 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! ***

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterEmail Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share how we can improve. ***Welcome to episode #86 w Kate Cornick! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:1. Grandma's influence to believe, and outdoorsy childhood with mad passionate for animals2. Accidentally falling into engineering after moving to Australia in her teens from the UK3. How shyness evolved and building public speaking skills (great tips for anyone looking to develop!)4. Building a life of work across academia, business and government, including deputy Chief of Staff 5. Being headhunted to be CEO @ LaunchVic role after moving on from scaling her startup through to IPOPlease enjoy!***TIMESTAMPS03:07 - Fun facts about Kate 03:39 - Re-imagining a high flyer 04:14 - Influence of family growing up in London 06:00 -  Learning responsibility and power of work through horses 07:40 - Grandma being a big influence to dream big 10:24 - Accidentally falling into engineering 11:56 - How Kate got past being shy and nervous 17:00 - Nerves are selfish 18:00 - Success post PhD 22:04 - Learning how to build trust from politics 29:09 -  Exterior vs Interior leadership 33:18 - Insecurity becoming arrogance 38:30 - Understanding the business and academic worlds 43:38 -  Being headhunted to lead LaunchVic as CEO 48:28 - LaunchVic funding startmate and other champions 50:45 - The unique unlock of government funding for a startup 54:50 - Final sprint

Collaboration to boost innovation as a means of preventing non-communicable diseases.  Dr Sandro Demaio is the CEO of VicHealth. Georgia McDonald is the COO at LaunchVic. LaunchVic is the Victorian state government agency responsible for startups. VicHealth is an independent statutory authority that is financed by a tobacco tax. In this episode, Pete, Sandro and Georgia have a conversation about a new partnership between VicHealth and LaunchVic, called CivVic Labs, which seeks to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to advance the health of Victoria's young people. This episode surrounds the need for multiple solutions being deployed across multiple sectors from multiple partners to solve a significant issue that affects even our youth.   Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at VicHealth, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here and LaunchVic, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show? Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, and let us know how we can improve by completing our podcast listener survey. Keen to take your healthtech to the next level? Become a THT+ Member for access to our online community forum, quarterly summits and more exclusive content.  For more information visit here.

Rachael Neumann is one of the founding partners of Flying Fox Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm backing startups in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this Rachael has played many roles in the Australian startup ecosystem, including as Partner at Startmate, Head of Startups Australia & New Zealand at Amazon Web Services, board member at LaunchVic and Managing Director of Eventbrite Australia. In her conversation with Adam, Rachael discusses her time in the US startup ecosystem and how it differs from Australia's, and some effects that the pandemic has had on Australian startups. See full show notes: http://w2d1.com/rachael-neumann

Kate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, the Victorian Government's initiative to accelerate startups and create new jobs in Victoria. Before taking this position, Kate worked in a variety of roles in startup land, including leading the development of a human resources technology startup through a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as acting as General Manager at NBN Co. In her conversation with Alex Carpenter, Kate discusses Australia's low number of startup founders per capita relative to other countries, and potential ways of supporting Australians to begin their startup journey. See the full show notes https://w2d1.com/kate-cornick

Today on the show we're lucky to have Kate Cornick.Kate is the CEO of LaunchVic, Victoria's Startup Agency responsible for developing Victoria's startup ecosystem. LaunchVic is doing great things for the ecosystem and particularly for women through the Alice Anderson Fund, the support of Scale Investors, the funding for SBE, Atto and other women-focused accelerators and being a voice for women in tech and startups at a government level.We cover her passion for tech and innovation, the secret to LaunchVic's success, the 475% growth in Melbourne's ecosystem in the four years since LaunchVic's establishment and getting funding to female founders.About Kate and LaunchVicLaunchVic is Victoria's startup agency. LaunchVic is on a mission to lead the development of a globally-connected startup ecosystem by supporting startups and investors to sustainably grow and deliver economic and cultural benefits for both Victoria and Australia.Find them here and while you're there check out the raft of programs and resources targeted at startups in Victoria. Follow and get in touch with us on Instagram @faceoftechpodcastBig thanks to our sponsors, Common Code who build products, communities and enterprises for a better world.

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet this week's panel...Alicia Garden, Goanna AgCara Waters, The Age & SMHJohn Henderson, AirTree VenturesTopics we discuss:In this edition, we talk about recently-announced funds in Australia, including LaunchVic's $10m sidecar fund to support women-led startups and Investible's new $50m fund. Piggybacking off of the announcement of LaunchVic's fund, the panel deep dives into the lack of funding for women-led startups in Australia and what needs to be done to address it. The panel also discusses the Roblox IPO, Vend acquisition by Lightspeed, CBA launching a BNPL competitor to AfterPay, Stripe's doubling of their valuation. Lastly, NFTs are on the table again as we discuss a $23m raise by OpenSea from Andreessen Horowitz.__________________Innovation Bay is holding AI and health tech-focused pitch events this May for Horizon, our community of experienced angel investors. If you are the founder of an AI or health tech startup looking to network with angels who can offer advice, connections and capital, apply to pitch here: https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMayWomen-led startups in Victoria, apply to connect with Horizon: https://bit.ly/VictorianFemaleFounders

Some of the biggest startups have come in the wake of crises — and they're definitely not all in the city.

This week’s guest has an insatiable passion for learning and the future and she has the career portfolio to prove it! We’re talking about international company director, entrepreneur and global philanthropist, Laura Anderson. Laura grew up near Chicago in the US. She found out early on that she was good at maths and loved ideas and set about immersing herself in areas that fascinated her. As a girl she wanted  to be an astronaut and to this day is convinced the Space Program is critically important. And yes, she’s passionate about humans getting to Mars! Laura’s “why not?” attitude ultimately led her to a career in the technology industry where she worked around the world for companies such as HP, KPMG and Perot Systems, as well as starting her own successful supply chain company.  Laura is now based in Australia where she has a full and fascinating portfolio of local and international interests and directorships including being Chair of LaunchVic (a Government organisation to foster a start-up ecosystem), the Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Technology in Schools, and SVI Global Pty Ltd.  She’s also on the boards of: the Fulbright Commission, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Epworth HealthCare, the National Basketball League, and the Defence Science Institute.  In this episode, you’ll learn: How Laura goes about influencing people, particularly in a male dominated environment What tools and tactics she uses to manage her mindset How she thinks about her global network Her advice to entrepreneurs And the reasons why she’s on a Mission to Mars! Sit back, buckle up and enjoy this episode with the very accomplished and delightful Laura Anderson.     Links of Interest Laura's Website Laura on Twitter Laura on Instagram   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Envato's capacity to create new products is relentless. They don't all work but there's one product that's tipped to be a very large part of the business in the coming years.  Even in the early days of the company it had created not one but three marketplaces. This is the final episode of the third season.  Share the show and leave a review where you're listening.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   GhostPatrol website / Instagram Medium: Fair revenue share for independent designers, Xavier Russo Medium: How To Make Streaming Royalties Fair(er), Sharky Laguana LaunchVic: a review of Melbourne's Digital Marketplace McKinsey: The three horizons of growth   All the sounds and music in this season of Scale Up are from Envato Elements.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode in no particular order. Ghostpatrol AKA David Booth Collis Ta'eed James Ross Prof Michael Vitale Monica McCormick Xavier Russo Julian Doherty Support the show.

Envato is strangely unencumbered by external deadlines, forces, companies, weather, politics and many other things that traditional businesses might be.  In the head office on King Street there’s a peculiar but positive sense of calm that exists as soon as you swipe into the building.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode in no particular order Lindsay Andrew Matthew Cox James Giroux Collis Ta-eed Nick Rasmussen Julian Doherty Gus Gollings James Ross Monica McCormick Support the show.

You've never heard of a company profit share like this. Wanting to take a more systematic approach to how the company shares its profit the team at the top gets a small team in HR together to keep a secret and get busy. What they do will only ever and can only ever happen once at Envato.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode in no particular order Mary-Anne Cosgrove Peter Rhoades Collis Ta-eed Amber Johnson Nick Rasmussen Julian Doherty Briany Kalms Kelly Dent Support the show.

Participated in an event hosted by Innovation Bay in which Susan Wu discussed her history in technology investing, thoughts on humane and human progress. Asked her for her thoughts on Oculus as a company, VR as a technology to provide happiness, and advice for someone looking to move to Silicon Valley. Innovation Bay: https://innovationbay.com/ Susan Wu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanwu1/ Launch Vic: https://launchvic.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/virtuallyhq/message

Being a huge website makes you a big target for people with bad intentions. And when they decide to act it can often come in the form of a distributed denial of service attack - a DDOS attack. What happens when Envato's targeted and how do they respond? Whoever's on call get's to work quickly.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Mario Visic Lindsay Andrew James Ross Support the show.

"When the community succeeds, we succeed" One of the the values (see last episode) and emblematic of the focus Envato retains on its treasured and longtime community of authors. Building the global community has been a focus from the start. It is why Envato can keep diversifying, scaling and increasing the huge amount of revenue that flows through it to the community. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Collis Ta'eed Cyan Ta'eed Kate McInnes Mario Visic James Giroux Brett Elliott Josh Janssen Julian Doherty Nick Rasmussen Support the show.

In a Friday meeting Collis Ta'eed's phone starts buzzing. Someone appears at the window. Then half the executive team are waiting outside. Something's going on. It's one thing to have values, it's another to stand by them even if it negatively affects the business. When push came to shove Envato's made those choices. Almost more than any other, "Values" is the word people at Envato used when describing the company. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Collis Ta'eed Jo Miller Kate McInnes Mary-Anne Cosgrove Matthew Cox Cyan Ta'eed Paul Moran Support the show.

Envato has never taken outside investment. For a tech company if this size that’s a very rare feat. While many start ups chase venture capital to aid growth, validation and scale, Envato has been building over a decade uninfluenced by investors looking for an exit. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. CREDITS Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Cyan Ta'eed Gus Gollings Brett Elliott Xavier Russo Kate Kendall Collis Ta'eed Music in this episode was supplied through Envato Elements. Experimental Piano Flickering Lights Relaxin' Jazz Loop Inspirational Orchestra Support the show.

What's it like to join Envato? The process from the outside to inside reveals some telling characteristics of Envato’s culture and values. People from around the world are landing in Melbourne to start work on King Street. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. CREDITS Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Nick Rasmussen Amber Johnson Lindsay Andrew Gus Gollings Annie Denton Mario Visic Jay Hyett Adam Noonan Michelle Ridsdale Collis Ta'eed Xavier Russo Ben Leong Mario Cuba Music in this episode was supplied through Envato Elements. Tracks included;  Experimental Piano Flickering Lights Dreamy Big Show Opener Relaxin' Jazz Loop Fun Indie Pop Adventure Support the show.

This season we look into a Victorian company that's best described as a spaceship. Experiencing Envato from within makes the world outside that's not on either side of the marketplace almost irrelevant. Though it's in Envato's powerful and human focused values that keep it familiar, give it a conscience and inspire those who work for or with the incredibly successful digital marketplace. Actually it's many marketplaces. And more. Over 50 interviews with employees of all levels, past and present, reveal what a lightning strike this company is and how it'll have a hand in so much of what we see, hear, watch and experience online. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org Subscribe where you're listening or on your favourite podcast app. Please leave a review of the series and let us know what you think. Check out LaunchVic.org for more information. Support the show.

Redbubble's First XI travel to Sydney. It's been a 10 year slog to get here. Chairman and CEO stand in front of the gathered crowd at the Australian Securities Exchange while the brass bell waits patiently on the wall behind the lectern. But Redbubble didn't have to put itself through the scrutiny of the market, even though it chose to. Links mentioned in the episode - A review of Melbourne's digital marketplaces - Schrodinger’s Cat t-shirt - Redbubble IPO video YouTube - Mr Baxter   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Support the show.

From about day 1 Redbubble's market was the world while it's base has always, except for a brief moment of consideration, remained Melbourne. It's rare for Australian companies to do this immediately for the global market, and even rarer for them to succeed to the level Redbubble has. But they've pulled it off, with a few lessons along the way.   Links mentioned in the episode - A review of Melbourne's digital marketplaces - Melbourne Startup Ecosystem Report   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Support the show.

After a threat in the media, a vote in Federal Parliament and movie partnerships. Redbubble has managed to significantly lessen the chances it will be in court over copyright infringement through a couple of moves and Martin's hard time in the public eye driven by the mission.   Links mentioned in the episode Ground Hog Day brand partnership State Library Victoria competition Hipster Hitler   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Support the show.

Drifting from crisis to crisis in an uncontrolled environment created by yourself, entrepreneurship is hard. And there's a good chance you'll waste a lot of time and hopefully develop some coping mechanisms. Is there a way out if you need it? Martin Hosking, founder and CEO of Redbubble, opens up about disassociation, the hard Mondays, and where he's come from over a decade a go to now.   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Support the show.

Behind the website is an immense logistics network that Redbubble initiates, drives yet barely owns. We drive to Horsham and meet the very first supplier still printing stickers and artwork to this day. It's just one of 15 suppliers globally that prints the creative on the products shipped to individual customers.   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Support the show.

Martin had drawn a small circle on a bit of paper, then a bigger circle around the small circle. It's the bigger circle that would become and still is the backbone, the mission and the life of Redbubble - the community, both inside the company and on the website. This early strategy, focus and passion for Redbubble remains consistent, nourished and exists far greater that the sum of its parts. For the platform as a marketplace it's invaluable, passionate and fierce.   Links mentioned in the episode Welcome Our Newest Artist-In-Residence: Alle C Instagram: Little Luxuries Loft Redbubble Blog: Mr Baxter asks   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Support the show.

The concept is mapped out by Peter, Paul and Martin. Then the pivot. Redbubble company raises $2 million from a business plan and an office is rented, but it's not an office. With enthusiasm and a vision they set about getting the company off the ground. Redbubble is chosen as the name. The early days of Redbubble are in full swing and it seems that someone swinging from the rafters of their first 'office' wouldn't have been out of place. Server in the boot - https://imgur.com/a/VJi3P3n See the website change - https://blog.redbubble.com/2014/02/redbubble-celebrates-7-years/"   Redbubble profiles Martin Hosking Russell Greenwood Paul Vanzella   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic   Scale Up is presented by Courtney Carthy. Support the show.

A two year old Redbubble was also reeling from the Global Financial Crisis. Shocked faces of Wall Street traders and the phrase "we don't know where the bottom is" beomes commonplace on the TV news. The GFC sets in and Redbubble's expansion plans are rapidly rolled back. A "Down Round" becomes necessary.   Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic.  LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic   Scale Up is presented by Courtney Carthy Music in this episode by Dmitriy Diomores, Acedis, Acedis, Yung Ferry and Max Sergeev. Sourced from Fugue.   Support the show.

This week on the pod we're discussing the role of Government in helping to build sustained tech ecosystems with Dr Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic.LaunchVic is an independent agency established by the Victorian Government with a $60M fund to support and grow the state's startup ecosystem, increase investment and create jobs.Rather than investing in startups directly, they've made over 50 investments through grand funding rounds to support accelerators, education programs, mentoring and startup events that directly help entrepreneurs.And it's working, there have been over 510 investment deals in Victoria across the last 10 years in tech startups, there are over 107 different coworking spaces across the region, and with 1 in 5 startups in the Health space, they want to make Victoria known as the global HeathTech hub.But there is still work to be done, Kate discusses fixing the 457 visa, the skills gap within Product, product management, product design, the need for more later stage investment (Series A +), and how we need to see more founders investing in foundersIt was great to sit down with Kate who is deeply passionate about the role of innovation in our economy and society more broadly, and her considerable experience in technology innovation across startups, academia, corporates and government is helping LaunchVic to have such a profound impact on the thriving Victorian ecosystem.Be sure to check out LaunchVic's Yeah/Nah festival o n 24th August http://yeahnah.melbourne/Applications are open for our own LaunchVic backed education program, Pathways to Investment: http://bit.ly/IBpathways2And for more information about the great work LaunchVic visit https://launchvic.org/

Redbubble was founded in Fitzroy, Victoria in 2006 when Peter, Martin and Paul sat around to talk about an idea. It's since become a global three-sided creative marketplace for artists to upload their work and it reproduced on-demand for customers. In 2018 Redbubble, still based in Melbourne, has been through it all; leadership changes, the Global Financial Crisis, a down-round, legal controversy and Initial Public Offering and more. Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic, supporting the startup ecosystem here in Victoria. Find out more information by visiting LaunchVic.org   Follow LaunchVic Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Medium Instagram Youtube   Listen to Scale Up wherever you find podcasts. Review, rate and share.   Music by Ilya Marfin and Denis Stelmach from Fugue. Support the show.

Revolutionising family day care with Aussie start-up Founder - Liam McFaddenIn this latest episode of the Brandon Burns Show we had the pleasure to sit down with Aussie start-up founder Liam McFadden from Clann. Having been born out of the LaunchVic founded regional start-up incubator Runway Geelong, Liam has launched a family day care application that is revolutionising this space for stay at home Mums and early childhood educators. Hear from Liam first hand on his experience of the program and traction to date.As a proud client of Enterprise Monkey's, Liam talks about his experience building the app, constructing an MVP and how he has benefited from collaborating with the team at Runway Geelong and other like minded businesses.We thank Liam for his time and encourage to find out more about him and Clann below:https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-mcfadden-owc/https://clann.com.au/https://clann.com.au/https://www.facebook.com/ClannAustralia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Hosking, co-founder of Redbubble, from when we spoke to him on Scale Up.  Like Culture Amp, Redbubble has their global head office in Melbourne, does the majority of it's business internationally and has scaled enormously.   Don't forget to leave a review where you're listening, and please let a friend know about Scale Up.   More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria Support the show.

What's in store for Culture Amp's future? Plenty it seems. With the increasing momentum we catch moments with the founders to hit at the possibilities and what keeps them going. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org   LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria.   Support the show.

Culture Amp still calls the world's most liveable city home. Scale Up takes stock of the growing startup scene here and why big fast growth companies are choosing to stay. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria. Support the show.

While growing at lightning speed we catch some snapshots of how that growth has altered the working lives of the founders and what they've learned from the experience.   And, inevitably, the company's first competitior appears.   More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency.   Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria. Support the show.

Product market fit, an urge to grow and a meeting with an Atlassian co-founder. What happens next? It's the first of three raises that'll get Culture Amp in with big VC players - locally and in the Valley. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria.Building a company whose core business is telling other companies about their culture means looking after your own. Support the show.

Going from 1 to 20 to now over 180 employees Culture Amp has paid close attention to what sort of company it will be to the people working there. We hear from three employees who've all joined at very different times of scale and significant growth. The very first employee Dr Jason McPhearson, two and a half year Culture Amp veteran designer Nicole Dominic and one of the most recent hires visiting the Melbourne office from the US, Stephanie Sutton. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria. Support the show.

What do you do when a giant global software firm contact your through your website? If you're Culture Amp chat with them from a friend's bedroom, spend $800 on a plane ticket and work like crazy. The co-founders didn't come together to scale in bits, they want leaps and bounds. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria. Support the show.

Didier Elzinga, CEO and founder of Culture Amp, writes the "world's simplest business plan", finds some cofounders and launches Culture Amp in a small co-working space. Welcome to the first episode of Scale Up, an 8 part series focused on startup companies scaling in Victoria, Australia. This series is all about Culture Amp. Started back in 2012 with four co-founders in a small co-working space. They're now venture capital funded with their global headquarters still in Melbourne. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria. Thanks to Blackbird Ventures and The Sunrise Conference for allowing us to use some of Didier's presentation   Support the show.

A new show about startups in Melbourne scaling to global success. In this first series we'll meet Culture Amp, founded in 2012 by Didier Elzinga, Doug English, Rod Hamilton and Jon Williams. Since then it's gone from strength to strength winning clients from the Valley, opening offices across three continents and raising capital from some of the most reputable VCs. What can founders, teams, investors and fellow Melbourne entrepreneurs learn from their success and failures? Find out on Scale Up by LaunchVic. More information go to www.launchvic.org  LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. It’s role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in Victoria. Thanks to Blackbird Ventures and The Sunrise Conference for allowing us to use some of Didier's presentation More information about either - www.blackbird.vc   Support the show.

We chat with Anne Bennett (Board member of Launch Vic) about the parental leave journey and how you can feel when returning to work. We talk about women who decide to do something different and what to focus on if you find yourself wanting to start your own business. 

Yet another podcast where I talk about talking about Rotary. This is a link to the Deafness Foundation, and their CEO Jenny Coburn's information: http://www.deafness.org.au/about-us/staff/ Just for fun, here's some information about LaunchVic: http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/launchvic-unveils-4-9m-to-boost-victorias-startup-sector/ As always. Contact me at: mmfinke@gmail.com And contact the Rotary Club of Forest Hill at: foresthillrotary1975@gmail.com Our online presence is www.foresthillrotary.com and www.facebook.com/RotaryClubForestHill/ Any ideas about projects in the local area? Drop a line at whatwhitehorseneeds@gmail.com

My guest for Episode 57 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, is Rachael Neumann, the new Venture Partner and Head of Australia at 500 Startups. If you are connected to the startup ecosystem, I am sure you have read the accounts of the sexual harassment scandal sweeping the startup world over the last few months, thanks to some courageous women sharing their story and shining a light on this issue. These accounts led Uber's Founder and CEO Travis Kalancik to resign and one of the bigger pieces to come out recently was a New York Times article that named several influential VC's such as Chris Sacca from Lowercase Capital and Dave McClure from 500 Startups. Following subsequent revelations of sexual harassment by Dave against a 500 Startups entrepreneur, he has since resigned his post as general partner. All of this was against the backdrop of Dave McClure being in Melbourne just a few weeks ago to officially launch the 500 Startups Melbourne program which was part funded by the Victorian State government's $60M ecosystem development fund - LaunchVic. Caught in the middle of this firestorm was Rachael Neumann, the new Venture Partner and Head of 500 Startups in Australia who I had arranged a podcast interview with on the 29th of June, the day before the New York Times article was published As a result, this podcast is split into 2 parts; the first one covering Rachael's background as the former Head of Eventbrite in Australia where we talk about her experiences and insights into launching into new markets, the importance of having a mindset of abundance and why you shouldn't build with a focus on being acquired. The second part of the interview was recorded a few days ago over Skype, so please excuse the audio quality). In this part of the interview we cover what's happened since the New York Times article was published, how much was shared internally at 500 Startups before the revelations came out, the KPI's for the future program and Rachael and 500 Startups's plan and next steps in building a safer and more inclusive ecosystem. If you want to jump to part 2 of the interview, skip to the 47:51 mark.  Show notes: - Eventbrite - Startmate - 500 Startups - LaunchVic - Minister Philip Dalidakis - Kate Cornick - Dave Scheine (podcast interview) - 500melbourne.co - Rachael Neumann (Twitter) - Rachael Neumann (Email) - New York Times Post - Program update from LaunchVic - Event at One Roof  - Eloise Watson - Vanessa Hutchinson - Paul Naphtali - Rampersand VC - Vicky Lay (podcast interview) - Drew Corby's Pathways Podcast LIVE PODCAST WITH KATE MORRIS (FOUNDER - ADORE BEAUTY) Feedback/ connect/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Stitcher & Soundcloud The post Ep057 – Rachael Neumann (Head of Australia – 500 Startups) on rebuilding trust and listening to the ecosystem appeared first on Startup Playbook.

In episode 35 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, I sat down with Andrew Hyde, an expert in building effective and engaged startup communities and ecosystems around the world. Andrew was the Founder of Startup Weekend, a movement that went from 70 people attending a hackathon to a large global community of startup enthusiasts which now operates in over 150 countries and has close to 200,000 alumni members. He was also the first employee at Techstars, one of the leading Accelerator and venture funds in the world counting companies such as Classpass and Digital Ocean in it's portfolio. Andrew is also known as one of the major building blocks behind the startup community in Boulder, Colorado, recognised as one of the top startup ecosystems globally. In the interview, Andrew shares, the key components of an effective community, overcoming barriers, the drawbacks of fundraising and the advantages of starting a startup in Australia. Show notes: - Trident Booksellers and Cafe - LaunchVic - Techstars - Startup Weekend - Sarah Moran - Girl Geek Academy - This book is about Travel - Craig Hebert (Crowdfunding Hacks) - Andrew Hyde's email - Andrew Hyde's Blog - Andrew Hyde's Twitter Australian Podcast Awards - Voting Feedback/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Click here to listen on iTunes Click here to listen on Stitcher The post Ep035 – Andrew Hyde (Founder – Startup Weekend) on building communities appeared first on Startup Playbook.