Podcasts about m8 ventures

Summary:Elaine Stead joins the podcast to discuss bravery and courage in the investing world, particularly as a woman in the Australian ecosystem. She shares her journey as an investor and highlights the importance of investing in education and building networks.Elaine also challenges the notion of being a contrarian investor and emphasizes the need for a high tolerance for risk. She discusses portfolio construction and the importance of managing risk and diversification.The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by women in the industry and the need for change in the ecosystem.Our supporters:Scendar - Australia's OG startup accounting firm catering to all stages of your business' life.Free 1-hour consultation about your Business' growth plans and finance needs.Contact Scendar todayTuro - The world's largest car-sharing marketplace, and it's the perfect app for travel.The booking process is so convenient, you can get the car delivered and the hosts are super friendly.Download the app today!About The Guest:Elaine Stead is a General Partner at M8 Ventures and an experienced investor in the Australian ecosystem. With nearly 100 investments under her belt, she is known for her bravery and courage in making investment decisions. She has a background in science and innovation and has built a strong network in the industry.Key Takeaways:Investing in education is a crucial investment that can change the trajectory of one's life.Building networks is essential for success in the investing world, particularly for women.Being a contrarian investor is about having a higher tolerance for risk and being able to see opportunities early.The Australian ecosystem needs more diversity in capital allocation and investment decisions.Wealth creation and equity allocation should be more inclusive to drive change in the industry.Quotes:"Being brave is about being fearful of something, but doing it anyway." - Elaine Stead"Diversity in teams signals the ability to manage conflict and work with people who think differently." - Elaine Stead"Making room for others is a show of strength and confidence." - Elaine SteadResources:M8 Ventures: Elaine Stead, the guest on the podcast, is the General Partner at M8 Ventures, a venture capital firm. (Timestamp: [00:00:49])Day One Network: The podcast is part of the Day One network, dedicated to founders, operators, and investors. (Timestamp: [00:00:08])Elaine Stead: A prominent figure in the Australian investing ecosystem, recognized for her experience and insights into investing. (Various Timestamps)Alex Rampell: Mentioned by Maxine Minter in the context of investing perspectives. (Timestamp: [00:10:15])South by Southwest Sydney: Elaine Stead mentions she will be on a panel at this event. (Timestamp: [00:25:20])Aussie Angels: Discussed in the context of making investment...

You could be a banana farm. An insurer. A school network. It doesn't matter. Digital tech is now so integral to day-to-day life that, whatever business you're in, you're now a technology business. So why don't more boards have tech at the top of their minds? Why are Australia's ASX toppers the top tech laggers? That forms the topic of conversation today between board directors Pia Turcinov and Alan Jones and FDI's Paul Smith. The conversation spans: Why techy directors are seen as risky. Creating bridges in to the boardroom that can then grow more organically - from digital innovation subcommittees, to just one expert at the table. Getting the supply by reframing technologists as innovators. Speaking the language the board is speaking right now. Not just bringing in the technology of innovation, but also the processes of innovation – including, comfort with failure. Pia Turcinov is a Non-Executive Director and Innovation Strategist, and founder of Venture X and Fund WA. Alan John is a startup founder mentor and tech investor, who is a partner with M8 Ventures, and the chair of Catalysr, an entrepreneurship program focused on marginalised migrants and refugees.

It's part two of last ep's convo with FDI's Paul Smith and tech & governance experts, Pia Turcinov and Alan Jones. This time they're thinking about how those ‘dangerous and disruptive tech folk' can reframe what they offer, in order to get a seat at the boardroom table in the first place.  The conversation spans: Why techy directors are seen as risky. Creating bridges in to the boardroom that can then grow more organically - from digital innovation subcommittees, to just one expert at the table. Getting the supply by reframing technologists as innovators. Speaking the language the board is speaking right now. Not just bringing in the technology of innovation, but also the processes of innovation – including, comfort with failure. Pia Turcinov is a Non-Executive Director and Innovation Strategist, and founder of Venture X and Fund WA. Alan John is a startup founder mentor and tech investor, who is a partner with M8 Ventures, and the chair of Catalysr, an entrepreneurship program focused on marginalised migrants and refugees.

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 to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share feedback. ***Welcome to episode #84 w Alan Jones! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:1. Influences of growing up with dreamer parents and living in 28 houses before age 172. Two biggest learnings being a journalist3. Reflections on being the 2nd employee at Yahoo and employee share plans4. What do the best founders do when speaking to investors?5. Five people in the startup ecosystem he's learnt from the most Please enjoy!***TIMESTAMPS03:13 - Where were you born and live now? 03:53 - What was your first job and what do you do now? 05:17 - Why the unsung hero co-founder of Canva is the most talent technologist in ANZ 06:48 - Influenced by “dreamer” parents and learning what entrepreneur meant 10:31 - Learning from mum and her perseverance 11:25 - Trying journalism, programming and medical paths as career paths 15:07 -  The power of building your brand recognition and reputation 20:45 - Painful learning investing in hardware 24:55 - Being the 2nd employee at Yahoo and stock ownership learnings 32:12 - Nurturing up and coming investors 37:20 - What are founders not doing to stand out to investors? 42:41 - Creating your learning room of 5 operators, founders and investors 49:00 - How he's raising a pre-seed fund in M8 ventures 55:33 - Do you feel successful? 57:35 - Best investment 1:00:23 - Appearing on the 20VC podcast

Emily Rich is a co-founder and partner at M8 Ventures, a venture fund that focuses on investing in tech startups during their “pre-seed” stage. Emily is also Director of Startups for APAC, where she has been tasked with helping to drive startup growth in the Asia-Pacific region. This is a special episode featuring guest host Alan Jones, an investor and veteran of Australia's startup ecosystem who has supported Australian startups independently and through BlueChilli, Blackbird Ventures, Pollenizer Ventures and Startmate. In the conversation, Emily discusses how she got her start co-founding a machine learning startup, and her belief that while bootstrapping a business may be an appealing prospect for early founders, that seeking investment early and taking what she calls “smart money” is often a better path for fast and sustainable growth. See full show notes: https://w2d1.com/emily-rich

Dexter Cousins chats to Alan Jones of M8 Ventures. Alan is a startup founder coach and tech startup angel investor based in Sydney.Alan shares his advice for founders on everything from accelerator programmes, asking investors for money and the proven impacts of diversity in teams. This is one Podcast that is educational and a whole lot of fun!Alan started out as a tech journalist, before becoming an early Yahoo employee. He rode the wild ride of the Dotcom Boom and the Dotcom Crash before leaving to pursue some startup ideas of his own, and although some of them weren’t entirely unsuccessful, all of them were great learning experiences. Alan got involved in startup accelerators and incubators to learn how to be an angel investor. He's been angel investing and helping coach tech startup founders now for more than a decade. Also chair of Catalysr, an entrepreneurship accelerator focused on marginalised migrants and refugees, and Cardly.net. Alan is currently the third highest-ranked Australian athlete in international hide and seek competition. (behind me!)He doesn't want you to email him but you can disagree with him on Twitter at @bigyahu-----------------------------This podcast is produced by Tier One People, leaders in FinTech Executive SearchYour Host, Dexter Cousins is Founder and CEO of Tier One PeopleThanks to our partners FinTech Australia - a member-driven organisation that is building an ecosystem of Australian Fintechs advancing the global economy.We share their mission to build a strong community, foster connections and support innovation. To become a member go to https://fintechaustralia.org.au/join-now/If you would like to sponsor the show please contact info@tieronepeople.comGET THE LATEST FINTECH CHATTERThanks To Our Partners FinTech Australia We share a mission to build a strong Fintech community, foster connections and support innovation.Talent and Growth Services Helping founders scale from Seed to Series B, affordably.

AN ANGEL IN RESIDENCEFew people know the Australian technology sector quite like Alan JonesFrom a vantage point in marketing in the early 90's Alan had a front row seat to the boom. Yet watching from the sidelines was never going to satisfy Alan's entrepreneurial itch - and he soon dove head first into the fast-paced world of the early internet. As a key hire for Yahoo's expansion into Australia - Alan experienced the highs and lows of the tech bubble from inside one of the internet's rising stars, gaining wealth and wisdom in equal measure. After bidding farewell to the newly crowned incumbent of the internet in 2003, Alan started several ventures of his own before ultimately finding his calling as an angel investor and adviser, fostering the next generation of Australian tech startups at some of Australia’s leading startup accelerators including Startmate, Blue Chilli, Pollenizer, muru-D and Remarkable.Plug in for some truely fascinating perspectives on innovation, investment and the internet. GUEST : Alan Joneshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alanjones/M8 VENTURES https://m8.ventures/REMARKABLEhttps://remarkable.org.au/EON LABS https://www.eonlabs.org/https://eonjournal.com/RENY DIGITALhttps://renydigital.com/HOST : Dr. Leo Stevenshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/MUSIC : Purple Planet Musichttps://www.purple-planet.comMixed by Dr. Nat Harris 

AN ANGEL IN RESIDENCE Few people know the Australian technology sector quite like Alan Jones From a vantage point in marketing in the early 90's Alan had a front row seat to the boom. Yet watching from the sidelines was never going to satisfy Alan's entrepreneurial itch - and he soon dove head first into the fast-paced world of the early internet.  As a key hire for Yahoo's expansion into Australia - Alan experienced the highs and lows of the tech bubble from inside one of the internet's rising stars, gaining wealth and wisdom in equal measure. After bidding farewell to the newly crowned incumbent of the internet in 2003, Alan started several ventures of his own before ultimately finding his calling as an angel investor and adviser, fostering the next generation of Australian tech startups at some of Australia's leading startup accelerators including Startmate, Blue Chilli, Pollenizer, muru-D and Remarkable. Plug in for some truely fascinating perspectives on innovation, investment and the internet.  GUEST : Alan Jones https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanjones/ M8 VENTURES  https://m8.ventures/ REMARKABLE https://remarkable.org.au/ EON LABS  https://www.eonlabs.org/ https://eonjournal.com/ RENY DIGITAL https://renydigital.com/ HOST : Dr. Leo Stevens https://www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/ MUSIC : Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com Mixed by Dr. Nat Harris 

Emily Rich is the managing director of Microsoft for Startups in Australia and partner at M8 Ventures. After starting her career in Adelaide with the Australian Tax Office, Emily then went on to study software engineering and in 2013 cofound Jemsoft, an artificial intelligence startup that was acquired by ASX-listed Xped last year. Emily is now working to help other founders in a variety of ways: she's been an angel investor, is a partner with the Startmate accelerator, is working to raise a venture capital fund through M8 Ventures, and earlier this year took on the role at Microsoft. Here she's been tasked with leading Microsoft's startup initiative within Australia - overseeing its startup and scaleup programs, and building partnerships within the wider startup ecosystem to help companies grow. Gina sat down for a chat with Emily, talking about getting into tech, her journey as a founder, and why she's stayed in startup land to help other founders. See /listener for privacy information.

Emily Rich is the managing director of Microsoft for Startups in Australia and partner at M8 Ventures. After starting her career in Adelaide with the Australian Tax Office, Emily then went on to study software engineering and in 2013 cofound Jemsoft, an artificial intelligence startup that was acquired by ASX-listed Xped last year. Emily is now working to help other founders in a variety of ways: she’s been an angel investor, is a partner with the Startmate accelerator, is working to raise a venture capital fund through M8 Ventures, and earlier this year took on the role at Microsoft. Here she’s been tasked with leading Microsoft's startup initiative within Australia - overseeing its startup and scaleup programs, and building partnerships within the wider startup ecosystem to help companies grow. Gina sat down for a chat with Emily, talking about getting into tech, her journey as a founder, and why she’s stayed in startup land to help other founders.

Alan Jones is the current QUT CEA entrepreneur in residence for the Collider Program 2018. What does that even mean?  And what is a well known VC from Sydney hanging out with #startups at QUT?  Alan and I grabbed a few rays of sun in a Brisbane city park for bit of a pop up podcast where he tells me all about it and his new VC fund M8 Ventures.  Nothing like being spontaneous!

We welcome to the pod entrepreneur, investor, mentor and startup evangelist, Alan Jones.With a career spanning over 50 roles; from working for some of largest tech companies in the world, to mentoring with Australia’s leading tech incubators and accelerators, to investing in an amazing portfolio of early stage tech startups. Few people have impacted the local tech ecosystem like Alan.Alan's career started in PR and content, before founding his first business in 1995, and going on to help tech giants like Microsoft and Yahoo! in Australia. With a wealth of experience founding and co-founding web and mobile startups, Alan went on to advise and invest in Australian startups through BlueChilli, Blackbird Ventures, Startmate, Catalysr, and Pollenizer Ventures. He recently became entrepreneur-in-residence for our sponsor KPMG High Growth Ventures, working with growth-stage tech startups as they scale.He's also in the process of raising a new fund, M8 Ventures, which will focus on backing great product teams building the next generation of global tech companies from Australia and New Zealand.Phaedon sat down with Alan to discuss his career, what's changed in the startup industry, lessons learned along the way, what makes a good mentor, how he's advocating for a culture of entrepreneurship, the challenges the industry still faces, and his approach to investing and backing great companies.This episode is jam-packed with honest reflection, advice and insights. Enjoy!