Podcasts about phaedon

Carly Neubauer, Managing Director of Elevate Loyalty and OneTap Group, introduces two leading strategists from Mando Connect—Charlie Hills and James Davies. Together, they bring a wealth of experience in loyalty strategy and analytics, shedding light on their collaborative work in the loyalty space.Charlie Hills is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Mando-Connect, WPP's specialist agency for partnerships, loyalty, promotions, and rewards. As a passionate advocate for loyalty, she co-hosts Let's Talk Loyalty, authors multiple white papers on loyalty and promotions, and serves as an Editor at Large for the Wise Marketer.James Davies, Senior Strategist and Analyst, specializes in loyalty and reward analytics, partnerships strategy, and consumer insight. With his expertise, he works alongside Charlie to produce cutting-edge research, including the third edition of the “Understanding Loyalty in Europe” white paper. This white paper explores membership, appeal, and impact across 24 European markets, marking a leading study in the field of loyalty.Show notes:1) Charlie Hills2) James Davies3) Mando-Connect4) YouGov5) Understanding Loyalty in Europe 3.0 - Whitepaper6) Knowledge is Beautiful - Book7) Zero to One Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel - Book****************************This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

In this episode Bill speaks with CLMP™ and recognized industry figure, Steve Allmen, EVP, Strategy and Partnerships, Canadian Automobile Association. Steve is guiding marketing efforts for this large membership organization. His insights in this conversation will shed light on strategies and tactics to grow loyalty and engagement across large member groups and change the way you think about Membership Loyalty. Hosted by Bill Hanifin.Show notes:1) Steve Allmen2) Canadian Automobile Association3) Bill Hanifin4) The Wise Marketer5) Life: Keith Richards (Book)****************************This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

In this episode Charlie Hills interviews Amanda Cromhout, the CEO and Founder of Truth. Based in South Africa, Truth is a boutique consulting business specialising in customer centricity and customer loyalty programmes. Amanda is also a proud co-host for Let's Talk Loyalty!Today we will be learning about her favourite book and loyalty programmes, her background in loyalty and the highlights and key learnings from her new research report on loyalty in South Africa - The Truth and Brand Mapp Loyalty White Paper. It's the only study of its kind in South Africa which is a renowned mature loyalty market.Hosted by Charlie Hills.Show notes:1) Blind Loyalty Trust2) Truth Loyalty Whitepaper download3) Amanda Cromhout Loyalty 4) Follow Amanda Cromhout on Instagram**********************************************************************************This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

Han Bailey has worked with some of the largest brands and loyalty programs in Australia and the US, including The Star Entertainment Group, David Jones, NewsCorp, Qantas, Global Red, Brierley & Partners, and Coca-Cola.Now consulting for a range of businesses and mentoring emerging loyalty talent, Han brings a commercial perspective to loyalty and a deep understanding of building programs from the ground up.Today's conversation explores her journey—from an unexpected start in loyalty to developing and delivering some of the industry's most well-known programs.Hosted by Carly Neubauer Show Notes:1) Han Bailey2) Carly Neubauer 3)The Gift: A Survivor's Journey to Freedom by Edith Eger **********************************************************************************This episode is sponsored by Phaedon. Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

Send us a textLoyalty is no longer just about points and perks. It is about creating authentic connections and experiences that resonate. In this edition of Loyalty Live, we spoke with Katie Berndt, Vice President of Strategy, Research, and Insights at Phaedon, to uncover the biggest trends in customer loyalty and how brands can rise to meet them. Katie shared grounded, data-driven insights that reveal how loyalty programs are evolving—and how businesses can stay relevant by striking the perfect balance between innovation and consistency. Read the full interview on Loyalty3360 here: https://loyalty360.org/content-gallery/daily-news/loyalty-live-key-customer-loyalty-trends-with-phaedon-s-katie-berndt

In this episode of the Cape Coffee Beans Podcast, we interview Jason Zeeman, the co-founder of the South African Specialty Coffee Expo. We talk about Jason's background in the music industry and how his love of coffee was born. We also learn how he came up with the idea for a Specialty Coffee Expo and how he organised the first event.Jason and Phaedon also discuss how the Specialty Coffee Expo has evolved, and what it is about the expo that has won over the industry and so many coffee lovers. Whether you've attended one of these events or not, you will definitely enjoy learning a bit more about this special entrepreneurial venture in the South African coffee space.You can find out more about the Specialty Coffee Expo, including upcoming event dates at https://www.specialtycoffeeexpo.co.za/If you are listening in the run-up to the 2024 Cape Town Specialty Coffee Expo, you can get 20% off your ticket by using this link (Ts & Cs apply).

This week's special guest on The PR Week podcast is none other than the CEO of Phaedon, Kris Tremaine. Tremaine talks about the evolution of her firm — as well as what its name means in Greek — from part of ICF Next. She also chats about the biggest PR and communications news of the week, such as changes to the Burson agency network and staff, holding company results from Next 15, Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group and Shake Shack's clever influencer decision.  Follow us: @PRWeekUSReceive the latest industry news, insights, and special reports. Start Your Free 1-Month Trial Subscription To PRWeek

Mark Johnson, CEO of Loyalty360, spoke with Tom Madden, Executive Vice President, and Katie Berndt, Vice President, at Phaedon, about expected trends in 2024, challenges and opportunities for brands, and how listening to customers will determine loyalty program success.

Welcome to 2024! As our first episode of the year, we are thrilled to be kicking things off with some really exciting changes which are being announced in today's episode! Our episode today is hosted by Paula Thomas and joined for the first time by another LTL team member, Pooja Venugopal who is our Guest and Content Manager, who works tirelessly behind the scenes to make our show a success. In this episode, we also extend our thanks to all of our ongoing show sponsors who have already worked with us in 2023 and have confirmed their plans to do even more with us in 2024, so to Marigold, Comarch, Epsilon, Points by Plusgrade, Phaedon, Collinson Group, Value Dynamx, and Mastercard. I'm incredibly proud to be working with all of you and thank you for your support! I really hope you enjoy our first episode of 2024 and we look forward to sharing even more incredible loyalty content with you in the year ahead! Show Notes 1) ⁠ Let's Talk Loyalty 2) ⁠Marigold⁠ 3) ⁠Comarch⁠ 4)  ⁠Epsilon 5) ⁠Points by Plusgrade⁠ 6) Phaedon 7) Collinson Group 8) Value Dynamx 9) Mastercard 10) Paula Thomas 11) Pooja Venugopal 12) McDonald's Interview

Today's episode is all about Phaedon - a name you might not have yet heard, but it's one that you're going to be hearing a lot in the future for sure! Phaedon is the new name for the commercial marketing division of ICF Next, which famously runs some of the world's largest loyalty programs, particularly in travel and hospitality. Their commercial marketing division was recently acquired by private equity firm Cohere Capital which includes the entire team of loyalty experts, their loyalty technology platform Tally, and of course their incredible client portfolio to now operate under this brand-new name. Joining me on this episode to share the whole story of this exciting industry development are Tom Madden, Executive Vice President and Managing Partner and Denise Holt, Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy, Experience, Research and Insights. Together, Tom and Denise share the rich history of Phaedon and their plans for the future as they begin this exciting new phase of the business. This episode is sponsored by Phaedon. Show Notes: 1)  Phaedon 2) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cohere Capital⁠ 3) ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Madden⁠ 4) Denise Holt⁠

A well-known name in customer loyalty for years, ICF Next recently announced exciting news for the company as the result of the sale of its commercial marketing group to private equity firm Cohere Capital, rebranding to Phaedon. With the team's core leadership and expert teams remaining intact, the newly introduced Phaedon is forward focused on helping clients enhance their customer experiences and develop stronger loyalty strategies.  Loyalty360 spoke with Kris Tremaine, CEO of Phaedon, and Tom Madden, Executive Vice President, to learn more about the rebrand and get their take on the top loyalty trends.  

χαίρετε! This week, we are continuing with our reading of Plato's Phaedon and are now discussing Simmias' idea of the soul as a harmony of the body (85e - 86d) as well as Socrates' response (91c - 94e). Which do you find more convincing? Join the discussion on social media and let us know! Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeighDCobley On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenizdein/ Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/60491... Become a patron to listen to episodes in advance as well as tons of other totally original Greek learning resources, including my Ancient Greek novella "Generation Omega": https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?... Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes for the latest episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast... Thanks for listening! Josep & Leandros.

χαίρετε! This week we discuss Plato's Phaedon, analysing Simmias' response to Socrates' assertion that the soul is immortal (section 85 c-d). Can we know anything for sure on this topic? If we can't, then what else should we do instead? Read the text and listen to our discussion then get involved in the discussion on social media (in Greek if you are motivated, but all other languages are welcome too). Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeighDCobley On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenizdein/ Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/60491... Become a patron to listen to episodes in advance as well as tons of other totally original Greek learning resources, including my Ancient Greek novella "Gen Ω": https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?... Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes for the latest episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast... Thanks for listening! Josep & Leandros Here is the section under discussion: καλῶς, ἔφη, λέγεις, ὁ Σιμμίας: καὶ ἐγώ τέ σοι ἐρῶ ὃ [85ξ] ἀπορῶ, καὶ αὖ ὅδε, ᾗ οὐκ ἀποδέχεται τὰ εἰρημένα. ἐμοὶ γὰρ δοκεῖ, ὦ Σώκρατες, περὶτῶν τοιούτων ἴσως ὥσπερ καὶ σοὶ τὸ μὲν σαφὲς εἰδέναι ἐν τῷ νῦν βίῳ ἢ ἀδύνατον εἶναι ἢ παγχάλεπόν τι, τὸ μέντοι αὖ τὰ λεγόμενα περὶ αὐτῶνμὴ οὐχὶ παντὶ τρόπῳ ἐλέγχειν καὶ μὴ προαφίστασθαι πρὶν ἂν πανταχῇ σκοπῶν ἀπείπῃ τις, πάνυ μαλθακοῦ εἶναι ἀνδρός: δεῖν γὰρ περὶ αὐτὰ ἕνγέ τι τούτων διαπράξασθαι, ἢ μαθεῖν ὅπῃ ἔχει ἢ εὑρεῖν ἤ, εἰ ταῦτα ἀδύνατον, τὸν γοῦν βέλτιστον τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων λόγων λαβόντα καὶ δυσεξελεγκτότατον, [85δ] ἐπὶ τούτου ὀχούμενον ὥσπερ ἐπὶ σχεδίας κινδυνεύον τα διαπλεῦσαι τὸν βίον, εἰ μή τις δύναιτο ἀσφαλέστερον καὶ ἀκινδυνότερον ἐπὶ βεβαιοτέρου ὀχήματος, ἢ λόγου θείου τινός, διαπορευθῆναι.

χαίρετε! It had to happen sooner or later... an episode on the soul. We have just started reading Plato's Phaedon and as such are discussing different ancient positions as to whether it was thought to be immortal or not. What about you? Let us know what you think on social media: Follow the podcast on Twitter: twitter.com/LeighDCobley On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenizdein/ Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Become a patron to listen to episodes in advance as well as tons of other totally original Greek learning resources, including my Ancient Greek novella "Gen Ω": www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?fan_landing=true Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/the-ancient-greek-podcast/id1605384463 Thanks for listening! Josep & Leandros

Recorded live on January 20th, 2022   Two people making music on the fly… Bugs In The Basement creates improvised musical journeys from an array of vintage and handmade instruments to modern technologies. Recorded live from our basement studio in the Pacific Northwest, each week we experiment in the process of making exploratory music and soundscapes. Unmixed, unedited and unapologetic. www.bugsinthebasement.com

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Federico Collarte is the co-founder and CEO of Baraja, a rapily growing startup creating LiDAR technology for self-driving cars. Baraja recently closed a $40m Series B, is scaling globally and is quickly approaching a headcount of 200. Prior to co-founding Baraja, Federico worked in product development and systems engineering, with experience spanning the industrialisation of high volume telecommunication devices at Finisar, to the end-to-end systems engineering of an implantable hearing solution at Cochlear.In this chat with Phaedon, Federico discusses:The ins and outs of Baraja's most recent raiseAdvice for founders who are fundraisingBalancing the urgency of hiring with finding the right personLessons from building out overseas teamsCreating a culture that attracts problem solversManaging the co-founder relationship...and more!Quickfire Recommendations:Book: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne & The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzPodcast: Lex Fridman Podcast & The Joe Rogan ExperienceNews source: The Information & TechCrunchTech CEO: Elon MuskProductivity tool: DaylioTed Talk topic: Resilience vs. Going All In_____________Baraja is hiring! And so are many other fast-growing Australian tech companies. Find the hottest jobs in #startupaus on Innovation Bay's new job board.

Darren Miller is the CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Darren Miller has more than 25 years' experience across a range of sectors including renewable energy, electricity retail, technology, finance, media and entertainment. Prior to joining ARENA Darren was the co-founder and CEO of Mojo Power, an innovative electricity retailer.In this conversation with Phaedon about Australia's renewable energy future, Darren discusses:ARENA's investment track recordThe future role of hydrogen in Australia's energy infrastructureThe rise of electric vehicles and the challenges of the charging networkHow startups contribute to the energy systemARENA is co-hosting the upcoming Renewable Energy Founder Forum with Innovation Bay this October. This event brings together clean energy startups, investors and industry stakeholders, opening up future pathways to funding and partnerships. Pitch applications for the event close Friday 25 June. If your renewable energy startup is shaping Australia's clean energy future, apply to pitch here.

Nick Carter is the is one of Australia’s leading energy experts; he is currently Senior Vice President of Energy Tech and Solutions at Macquarie in Australia where works across a range of areas from energy storage to renewable energy. He is an engineer by trade and has worked around the world for companies like Toyota, General Motors and Tesla. Nick has a real passion for electric vehicles (EVs) and this episode heavily focuses on the future of electronic vehicles in Australia.Some topics Nick covers in this conversation with Phaedon include:Big changes in the EV space from the past yearHow autonomous vehicles relate to electric vehiclesElectrification of the transport system and the opportunities it presentsHow the grid will be impacted by an increase in EV uptakeTrends, challenges and opportunities in the EV spaceQuickfire recommendations:Book: What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving the Planet by Barry JonesPodcast: The Driven podcast by theNews source: ABC NewsHoliday location: Forrest, VictoriaFavorite founder or CEO: JB Straubel, Founder of Redwood Materials (Former CTO of Tesla)Productivity tool: TrelloTed talk topic: How to electrify the whole fleet__________Join Innovation Bay at our upcoming Breakfast panel "Fighting climate change with big data". Four climate change experts will discuss how big data can be used to predict and prevent climate change. Register for your free virtual ticket here.

David Warren is a co-founder and non-executive director of ASX200 software company Altium. David grew up in the suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania and attended the University of Tasmania (UTAS) where he studied physics and astronomy as an undergraduate, honours and postgraduate student in the late 1970s and early 80s. David recently gifted $2.6 million to UTAS to set up an endowed chair in the field of astrophysics.David co-founded Altium in Hobart in 1987, developing software to design circuit boards. He spent a year developing the business in Silicon Valley before Altium floated on the ASX in 1999. Altium's market cap currently sits around $4B. David also has a passion for flying, batteries and renewables. He has been a pilot since he was 17, helped build and fly the first electronic aircraft in the Southern Hemisphere and is an investor in Electro.Aero, an electric aviation company.In this chat with Phaedon, David discusses:What it was like growing up and studying in TasmaniaHis passion for electric aviationHow he and his co-founders started AltiumWhat he learned about building a sales engineHis experiences in Silicon ValleyWhat he looks for when he invests in businessesShifting roles of executives throughout Alitum's journeyQuickfire recommendationsBook: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans RoslingPodcast: The Science ShowNews source: ABCFounder/CEO: Elon Musk & Bill GatesProductivity tool: Excel_____________________________________Horizon, Innovation Bay's community for experienced angel investors, is accepting applications from AI and health tech startups for two pitch events this May. Applications close Friday the 2nd of April. Apply here: https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMay

Suse Reynolds is a pillar of the New Zealand startup ecosystem and a passionate believer in the power of angel investment. She is the Executive Chair of Angel Association New Zealand and sits on the board of Angel HQ, the Wellington region's angel network which she founded in 2006. Since its founding, AngelHQ has invested over $30m in 100+ New Zealand companies.In this chat with Phaedon, Suse shares...-Her personal angel investing philosophy-How she sources and evaluates deals-Her advice for founders seeking angel investment-What gets her excited to invest-Why she's focused on founder wellbeingQuickfire Round Recommendations -Book: Stalin's Wine Cellar and Upside of Stress -Podcast: Dare to Lead Brené Brown episode with Barack Obama -News Source: Newsroom, Business Desk, New York Times, BBC -Holiday Location: Palau and Tonga -Favorite Founder: Ben Gleisner (CoGo) -Productivity Tool: Spend 10 minutes everyday setting 3 goals -Ted Talk Topic: Why Open Borders Are a Good Thing If you're an early-stage startup in Australia, apply to pitch at the _SOUTHSTART x Innovation Bay Startup Showcase in Adelaide this May: https://bit.ly/southstart_showcase

About DanDan Krasnostein is an Investment Partner at SquarePeg Capital. A Melbourne native, Dan spent the early days of his career working in strategy at Seek before joining SquarePeg in 2012 as the first non-founder hire. He spent a few years working for SquarePeg in Melbourne before relocating to Tel Aviv where he spent 6 years growing SquarePeg's business in Israel. SquarePeg has deployed over $140M in Israel across 13 companies, including Fiverr, Aidoc, Feedvisor and Puresec.In this chat with Phaedon, Dan shares...His advice for entrepreneurs - work hard building your network and never stop talking about your ideaKey differences between the startup ecosystem in Israel vs. AustraliaHow the fear of failure is holding Aussie founders backWhy speed in shipping product, hiring, executing, following up and more is such a big advantage in a competitive worldWhat can be learned from Israeli startups that are global from day 1Why arguments are healthy but grudges are notRecommendationsBook: Breath: The New Science of a Lost ArtPodcast: Invest Like the BestNews Source: LinkedInBest Holiday Location: Frasier Island & ItalyFavourite Founder/CEO: Brian Chesky of AirbnbProductivity Tool: KrispTed Talk Topic: Managing hotel quarantine with three kids

Angus Hervey is a political economist and a journalist specialising in the impact of disruptive technologies on society. Angus is a champion of "intelligent optimism" and co-founder of Future Crunch, a Melbourne-based think tank of sorts dedicated to informed, optimistic thinking about tech and the opportunities that it presents. Before co-founding Future Crunch, Angus was the founding community manager of Random Hacks of Kindness and was the first editorial manager for Global Policy, one of the world's leading international policy journals. He also holds a PhD in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics.In this wide-ranging chat with Phaedon, Angus discusses the three pillars of intelligent optimism, why he considers social media a drug, what the emergence of "the passion economy" means for online businesses, and why the media can't portray what life is like for the average person. Angus also talks about the key transformative technologies he thinks will drive the next industrial revolution, diving into topics like the distinction between machine learning and artificial intelligence, the valley of death that exists for Australian biotech and the barriers and opportunities for clean energy technologies.For a regular dose of science, tech and intelligent optimism, subscribe to the weekly Future Crunch newsletter here.Quickfire RecommendationsBook: The Biggest Bluff by Maria KonnikovaPodcast: a16zNews source: Reddit and The Whippet newsletter by McKinley ValentineFavourite holiday: Anywhere in South AfricaProductivity tool: Cold Turkey (it's a powerful website blocker)Favourite founder/CEO: The founders of Tritium and Conflux TechnologyTed Talk topic: "It's Never as Bad or as Good as You Think It Is"

This episode features Mike Kleine, the U.S. Consul General to Melbourne. Mike has spent over 20 years of his career working in the Foreign Service; he's been posted across the globe including in Laos, Vietnam, South Korea, and Kosovo. Mike has a deep-seated interest in entrepreneurship, a fascination with innovation, and a passion for the U.S.-Australia relationship. These passions converged and led to the creation of his podcast series, 37 Degrees Latitude.In his podcast, Mike meets the Australian founders and entrepreneurs who cut a path between 37˚ N & S (at 37˚S, you’ll find Melbourne, Australia; at 37˚N, you’ll find Silicon Valley!) and found capital, partners, markets and success in the United States. He interviews the likes of Didier Elzinga from Culture Amp, Nick Crocker from Blackbird and Kate Kendall from CloudPeeps. Season 2 of 37 Degrees Latitude will feature conversations with Aussie startup founders currently based in the U.S.In this chat with Phaedon, Mike starts off talking a bit about what he does in his role as Consul General including promoting trade, investment, and the U.S.-Australia relationship and how he stumbled into the startup ecosystem. He then covers the common themes he's observed across his conversations on 37 Degrees Latitude, such as the importance of networks, key differences between U.S. and Australian culture, like tall poppy syndrome and self-deprecation, and increasing the odds of serendipity. Mike then shares his tips for Aussie founders looking to expand in the U.S. such as the importance of setting up a U.S. office and the value of the E3 visa.Quickfire Round RecommendationsBook: Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownPodcast: The Daily, How I Built This, The Tim Ferriss ShowNews Source: Herald Sun, The Age, AFR, SBS, NPR, New York Times, Washington PostBest Holiday Destination: TasmaniaFavorite Founder/CEO: Brian Chesky, AirbnbProductivity Tool: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, HeadspaceTed Talk Topic: What Australia Taught Me About the Traditional Owners of My Land

In this episode, Phaedon is joined by Clare O'Neil MP, the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work and Federal Member for Hotham, Victoria. We don't often feature politicians on the podcast but we believe that it is important to understand the view of government and how government policies impact the startup ecosystem. Clare speaks with candor and openness on the changes she wants to see in the future of politics.To start, Clare talks about her background, including her path to politics (starting when she joined the Labour party at 16!), what it was like growing up with entrepreneurial book publishing parents and how her experience working in the private sector shapes her outlook as the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work. She also shares her views on the role of government and her advice for anyone considering a career in politics.After Clare covers her personal journey, the conversation shifts to the startup ecosystem. Phaedon and Clare discuss:Clare's ideas for nurturing the startup ecosystem, such as a more strategic approach to technology from government, amendments to the R&D Tax Incentive Program, and improved immigration and education programs to attract and nurture essential tech skillsHow to amp up Australian angel investingWhether the attitude towards failure is changing in AustraliaQuickfire Round RecommendationsBook: The New Class War by Michael LindPodcast: Here's the Thing with Alec BaldwinNews Source: New York TimesHoliday Location: South Coast NSWFavorite Founder/CEO: Didier Elzinga (Culture Amp)Productivity Tool: TrelloTedTalk Topic: Why We Care About Our Children but Don't Give Them a Voice in SocietyCheck out The Long View, Clare's podcast and her book Two Futures.

Chris Hitchen is the Germany-based, Australian-born Founder and Managing Partner of Inventures. Inventures invests €100k - €500k globally in early stage tech companies and actively helps founders reach their first institutional VC Round. Chris started out as an entrepreneur; he built and sold price comparison business Getprice to News Corp, eCommerce marketplace Next Commerce to Future PLC and programmatic ad marketplace Hynt to Zalando. He has invested in more than 60 startups. Prior to establishing Inventures, he was an angel investor and worked as Venture Partner with VC funds EQT Ventures, Project A and SquarePeg Capital.In this chat with Phaedon, Chris talks about:His investment thesis and the structure of his portfolioWhat he looks for in a founderWhy he doesn’t join boards anymoreThe backchannels he uses to conduct due diligenceThe LPs that make up his fundRecommendations from Chris:Books - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Evans, The Road to Character by David BrooksPodcast - The Twenty Minute VC, Notion Capital, Where Should We Begin with Esther PerelNews Source - TwitterHoliday Destination - South Tyrol, Italy Favorite Founders - Bill Gates, Mike Cannon-BrookesProductivity Tool - QatalogTed Talk Topic - "How We Turn Off & Disengage"

Daniel Darling is the founder and managing partner of Darling Ventures, an early stage VC firm based in San Francisco. Daniel is an Aussie that's been working in the California tech scene for over a decade. He started his journey on the founding team of Mobile Interactive Group, an advertising tech startup that was acquired by NASDAQ-listed Velti for $60M. Back in 2014 he identified a unique opportunity to build a venture firm that would grant Aussie investors access to US-based investment opportunities. He swapped his operator hat for an investor hat, and founded Darling Ventures. Their specialty is writing the very first check for domain-expert founders using software and data to transform an industry. 6 years on, the firm has made 23 investments to date and recently launched Fund 3, a $30 million pre-seed fund.In this conversation with Phaedon, Daniel discusses his early career experience working in ad tech, his unique investment thesis, and how he prepares portfolio companies for rockstar series A rounds. Daniel also shares his advice for angel investors new to tech, how he mitigates the many risks that accompany early stage investments, what his due diligence process looks like, and the role he believes a great investor plays in a founder's journey.

Olivia Humphrey is the founder, former CEO, and current executive chairman of Kanopy, the award-winning video streaming service for universities and libraries. She worked in media rights management at the BBC and Village Roadshow for 10 years before founding Kanopy in Perth back in 2008. After growing the business for a few years, Olivia and her young family packed up and moved to San Francisco in 2013 to help Kanopy's overseas expansion. Today, millions of students at thousands of universities use Kanopy's service. Olivia transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman in 2019 and moved back to Perth. She was recently appointed entrepreneur-in-residence at Curtin University.In this conversation with Phaedon, Olivia talks about...How to think about growing beyond Australia from the startScaling once landing in the USThe pros and cons of bootstrappingThe process of exiting KanopyWhat's next for her

Olympia Yarger, founder and CEO of GoTerra, is converting food waste into livestock feed by using robots, AI, and maggots. Yes, maggots. After years of working across many different agriculture sectors, Olympia knew she wanted to find a new way to help farmers and make farms more efficient. It was only when she starting farming insects to feed her own poultry that she stumbled upon the solution. She was blown away by how difficult insect farming was and decided to engineer her own fix; she ended up developing a high-tech solution in which maggots in robot-run automated capsules turn food waste into animal feed and fertiliser. Olympia welded the first prototype herself and GoTerra was born. Since founding GoTerra in 2016, she's steadily scaled operations and recently completed a $6 million Series A round of funding with Grok Ventures and Tenacious Ventures to fuel future growth. Olympia is living proof that with time, passion, and tenacity, you can solve big problems.Some specific topics touched upon in Phaedon's interview with Olympia include: the nitty gritty of how GoTerra's capsules work and the business model, why GoTerra is trying to enact change without disruption, how Olympia transitioned from agriculture to tech, why naivety sometimes beats knowledge, how she inspired her early team to join GoTerra, and what the next big steps for her company are.

In this episode, I interview Phaedon Stough, the Co-Founder of Innovation Bay, the longest-running networking group for tech founders, startups, and investors in Australia. He’s also the founder and non-executive director of MitchelLake Global Executive Search and Talent Acquisition, an executive recruitment firm he started back in 2001 with a fellow university friend, focusing on the tech startup space. Surviving a tech crack within their first year and the global financial crisis in 2008, it was the second global recession which formed the foundation for their fast growth. From 2 full-time employees in 2001 to more than 90 within fifteen years, and $80 Million in annual revenues across six cities in Australia, UK, Singapore, and the USA, Phaedon admits that they grew their number of international offices too quickly. Apart from an investor’s $50,000 then another small injection for growth from their new chairperson, they have so far grown organically from profits. Phaedon exited the business operationally a few years ago but he’s still a shareholder. They had a big focus on mental and professional development, helping them learn corners of the business they weren’t strong in. He says he wouldn’t go back into the industry or any other service-based business, and would instead begin a recurring revenue model like a software as a service (SaaS) product. Phaedon believes the hardest thing in growing a small business is finding product-market fit, and the advice he would give himself on day one is, “Keep it simple”, and pricing before anything else. Stay tuned to find out more about his fascinating entrepreneurial journey. This Cast Covers: Starting and growing MitchelLake global executive search and talent acquisition. How focusing on their core clients helped them navigate the tech wreck in 2001-2002. From two full-time employees to 90 within a fifteen-year period, and 6 offices in different geographical locations. Making money, building a team, and getting approached by clients.  Being able to pick projects to do and receiving referral clients from the top five VC firms. How they raised startup funding and achieved organic financial growth. Avoiding service businesses and going more into a SaaS business. The stresses of having to downsize the business and focus on cash during the 2008 global financial crisis. Their quick expansion into different international markets and how he would have done it differently. The interesting challenge of managing people and his struggles with financials. The importance of an entrepreneur understanding why they want to go into a certain business. The impact of keeping really close to the customer and working with them. The difficulty for recruitment companies in recruiting their own staff. Building a kickass culture for all their six locations. The golden rule of startup businesses and how Phaedon invested in his own personal development. How he exited the business and the advice he would give anyone who is looking to exit their business. The value in using a project management platform and keeping it simple when starting a small business. Additional Resources: eBoys By Randall E. Stross Profit First By Mike Michalowicz Small Giants By Bo Burlingham Principles By Ray Dalio Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Enjoy the new part of Monday housin' filled to the top by the best #housemusic including Going Under with Imi Juhos. Najnovší dielik do skladačky relácie menom Monday housin'. To owners or copyright holders: I do not intend to steal rights! I use the tracks for PROMOTIONAL purposes only. Tracklist: 1. Chus & Ceballos, Dario D'Attis - Heart of Glitter (Extended Mix) 2. Paul Cart, Dantiez, King Saaidi - Falling (Original Mix) 3. Martin Occo, GIORG - Lights Off (Original Mix) 4. Matteo Freyrie - Invisible (Original Mix) 5. Ren Phillips, YINGYANG (UK) - Loco (Extended Mix) 6. Will Taylor (UK) - Nobody! (Original Mix) 7. Mark Knight, The Melody Men, Laura Davie - If It's Love feat. Laura 8. Davie feat. The Melody Men (Extended Mix) 9. Manuel De La Mare, Paolo Petz - Las Olas (Original Mix) 10. J Matin - Talk To Me (Original Mix) Banger of the Week: 11. Cari Golden, CamelPhat - Freak feat. Cari Golden (Original Mix) 12. Martin Ikin, Sammy Porter - Back To Funk (Extended Mix) 13. Monki, DJ Rae - I'm Free To Love You (Extended Mix) Pick of the Week: 14. Sovax - Somebody (Original Mix) Going Under with Imi Juhos: 1. Agoria - Boomerang 2. Flow & Zeo - Spin It (Wehbba Remix) (Wehbba Remix) 3. Daniel Sanchez, Amo - Oh Yah (Rich Nxt Remix) 4. Sandroo - Thunder 5. Bruce Leroys, Fabricio Pecanha - Cut Off 6. Carlo Ruetz - Don’t Know 7. Phaedon, Konye - Kalliopé (Ataman Live Remix) 8. Raul Robado - The Bedouin (Original Mix) 9. Ron Costa - Chubby (Extended Mix) 10. Ron Carroll - Brighter Day (Ron Costa Remix) 11. Daniel Portman - Laredo (Extended Mix) 12. Zac & Bakka - Distortion (Original Mix)

In this episode, Phaedon chats with Luke Anear, founder and CEO of SafetyCulture. Luke founded SafetyCulture in his garage in Townsville back in 2004 and has gone on to scale the company globally, attract thousands of customers from a wide range of industries and complete millions of inspections with SafetyCulture's iAuditor app. The last time we interviewed Luke was October 2017. Since the last time we spoke:Luke has grown the team from around 140 people to just over 360.The customer base grew from 11,500 to 27,000 customersSafety Culture's market valuation has grown to $1BIn this conversation, we dive into many different aspects of scaling up a business including Luke's shifting responsibilities as CEO, maintaining culture throughout growth, building a board, establishing a recruitment function, the importance of having a coach, and making customer engagement a central focus. We know you'll enjoy hearing about this dynamic founder's journey.

133 minutes of running goodness that starts strong, peaks at 00:40, peaks stronger at 01:40, and finds massive joy for the last 15 minutes. Donations, Merchandise, Newsletter, more: https://www.podrunner.com PLAYLIST 01. E-seekmo - Hornified 02. Code Luke - Get On Down 03. Vadim Krutov - Sidewalk 04. Cosis - Welcome (Daniel Glover Remix) 05. Cosis - Welcome 06. Sephira - Able's Journey (Psyonysus Remix)* 07. Dave Richards - Love & Grace 08. Sebjak & Fahlberg - Soul Choir 09. Mascalito - Mascalito's Mantra* 10. Thomas Vent - Strings Me Gusta* 11. Wall Brown - Drug On 12. Phaedon, Konye - Kalliope (Ataman Live Remix) 13. Tomchilla - Ashram 14. Leyton - Dizziness 15. Leyton - Dr. Minor 16. Jam Sandwich - Moving Images 17. Wildback - Avenger 18. Wildback - Tale Heart 19. Cosis - Welcome (Hrederik Remix) 20. Barby - Phobos Anomaly* 21. Oliver Bach - Another Place 22. Angel Heredia - Elixir & Feel The Love (Angel Heredia Mash-Up)* 23. Intra Frekish Void - Void Momentum* 24. Thomas Vent - World of Fun* 25. Minero - Pulse (Thomas Vent Remix)* 26. Birkenlauber & Eatmydisco - Happy Grey 27. Oliver Gunning & Dharshana - Outlines (Mismisimo Club Instrumental Remix) 28. Oliver Gunning & Dharshana - Outlines (Mismisimo Remix) 29. X-ite Project - It Can Go By (Miss Key 8 Chill Out RMX) *CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 == Please support these artists == Podrunner is a registered trademark of Podrunner LLC. Music copyright © or CC the respective artists. All other material ©2006, 2019 by Podrunner LLC. For personal use only. Any unauthorized reproduction, editing, exhibition, sale, rental, exchange, public performance, or broadcast of this audio is prohibited.

133 minutes of running goodness that starts strong, peaks at 40min., peaks stronger at 1hr 40min., and finds massive joy for the last 15 minutes. Donations, Merchandise, Newsletter, more: https://www.podrunner.com PLAYLIST: 01. E-seekmo - Hornified 02. Code Luke - Get On Down 03. Vadim Krutov - Sidewalk 04. Cosis - Welcome (Daniel Glover Remix) 05. Cosis - Welcome 06. Sephira - Able's Journey (Psyonysus Remix)* 07. Dave Richards - Love & Grace 08. Sebjak & Fahlberg - Soul Choir 09. Mascalito - Mascalito's Mantra* 10. Thomas Vent - Strings Me Gusta* 11. Wall Brown - Drug On 12. Phaedon, Konye - Kalliope (Ataman Live Remix) 13. Tomchilla - Ashram 14. Leyton - Dizziness 15. Leyton - Dr. Minor 16. Jam Sandwich - Moving Images 17. Wildback - Avenger 18. Wildback - Tale Heart 19. Cosis - Welcome (Hrederik Remix) 20. Barby - Phobos Anomaly* 21. Oliver Bach - Another Place 22. Angel Heredia - Elixir & Feel The Love (Angel Heredia Mash-Up)* 23. Intra Frekish Void - Void Momentum* 24. Thomas Vent - World of Fun* 25. Minero - Pulse (Thomas Vent Remix)* 26. Birkenlauber & Eatmydisco - Happy Grey 27. Oliver Gunning & Dharshana - Outlines (Mismisimo Club Instrumental Remix) 28. Oliver Gunning & Dharshana - Outlines (Mismisimo Remix) 29. X-ite Project - It Can Go By (Miss Key 8 Chill Out RMX) *CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 == Please support these artists == Podrunner is a registered trademark of Podrunner LLC. Music copyright © the respective artists. All other material ©2006, 2019 by Podrunner LLC. For personal use only. Any unauthorized reproduction, editing, exhibition, sale, rental, exchange, public performance, or broadcast of this audio is strictly prohibited.

In the latest Ep of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Phaedon spoke with the brilliant Aussie entrepreneur, Geoff McQueen, co-founder of Accelo, and Executive Director of the Aussie Founder Network based in Silicon Valley. Geoff is one of those founder’s that truly knows how to grow a business. In this episode, Geoff gives us some fantastic insights into capital raising in the US, and what it takes to make it in Silicon Valley.Born and raised in Wollongong, Geoff dropped out of the University of Wollongong to focus on running his first business in 2000, a full spectrum digital agency called Internetrix. Within in this field, Geoff saw a problem around SMEs and their internal business management, and after performing lots of customer development around an idea, Accelo was born in 2009. In May 2011, Geoff was invited to exhibit at Google IO - Google's annual developers conference, and in July that same year, decided to take the plunge to move and launch Accelo in the US without any capital, and running on a little bit of revenue.From here, Geoff talked to us about how he managed to raise capital from investors in Silicon Valley and New York, built offices in SF and Denver, and grew their base team in Wollongong, plus manage the team of over 100 globally, with his three other co-founders.Geoff is also one of the founding members of the Aussie Founder Network, a community of Australian founders, investors and industry advisors, based out of Silicon Valley. Their mission is to support, build and elevate the role and impact of the Aussie tech community, globally.This is great conversation and we are thrilled to have had Geoff as our guest on the pod!

We're back with our second ‘Sunrise Island’ special of Open The Pod Bay Doors. A few weeks ago, the Innovation Bay team along with over 1000 founders, investors, students & enthusiasts, set-sail for the infamous Cockatoo Island, also known as, Sunrise Island.Blackbird Ventures annual conference was back, bigger and better than ever. The day long event featured inspiring keynote speakers, an abundance of workshops (powered by Zambesi), mentor sessions with Startmate, and plenty of opportunities to network. You could feel a real buzz on the island as the best of #startupaus caught up with old and new faces in the ecosystem.Sunrise is the celebration of Australian startup founders. Sunrise organiser and Blackbird Head of Community, Joel Connolly said it best. “It’s time to start celebrating startup founders in the same way we celebrate artists, sports heroes, and politicians.”In that same vein, these two episode strive to highlight and share the successes and learnings of founders and others within the vibrant community. And so, with mics-in-hand, Ian and Phaedon set out to speak with as many people as they could, interviewing the keynote speakers of the day and chatting with a bunch of Sunrise Island dwellers.In this episode we talked to main stage speakers:Sam Scilia: HostPlusPhaedon caught up with Sam Sicilia Chief Investment Officer at Super fund, Hostplus. Hostplus is Australia's biggest tech VC backer, Sam has almost deployed $1Billion into Australian venture capital, including Blackbird Ventures, Brandon Capital Carthona Capital, Main Sequence Ventures, and Square Peg Capital. Sam has developed a reputation as forward-thinking advocate focusing on tech-led innovation for the future prosperity of the Australian economy. Sam was kind enough to share Hostplus' ethos, his predictions for the market, particularly how we should expect to see more Super funds allocating funds to venture capital, as well as what Aussie startups are exciting him. On behalf of #startupaus we'd like to say thank you to Sam for the vote of confidence and for backing the industry!Tobi Pearce, SweatNow this is an incredible founder story. Ian grabbed Tobi Pearce before he hit the main stage to share his founder journey. Tobi and his fiancée Kayla Itsines are the founders of Sweat, a women's health and fitness content company. Tobi and Kayla were both personal trainers in Adelaide but they wanted to reach a larger audience all around the world. They have over 30 million dedicated users worldwide, have raised no external capital, over 100 employees, and are on track for $100 million in annual revenue! Tobi tells us about the tech systems they've built to help scale the business, how they are managing a much larger team, and the challenges of moving from 'hands-on founder' to strategic CEO. An amazing founder and business.Katherine McConnell, BrightKatherine is the founder and CEO of Brighte, Australia's leading on the spot finance platform for solar, batteries & your next home improvement. Brighte's growth and Katherine journey over the past 3 years is impressive, earlier in the year they announced a Series B funding round raised $18.5 million which included high profile investors AirTree, Grok Ventures and Skip Capital. Katherine talks candidly about the highs and lows of being a startup founder, does and don'ts when hiring, and how success changes as a business grows.We also stopped to chat familiar faces in the #startupaus community:Alex McCauley - StartupAusAndrea Gardiner - Jelix VenturesRhett Sampson - GT SystemsAdrian Mullen - NorbyWe hope you enjoy these special episodes from Sunrise Island. Thanks for having us Sunrise and we can't wait to return next year!

This week is the first of two ‘Sunrise Island’ special episodes of Open The Pod Bay Doors. A few weeks ago, the Innovation Bay team along with over 1000 founders, investors, students & enthusiasts, set-sail for the infamous Cockatoo Island, also known as, Sunrise Island.Blackbird Ventures annual conference was back, bigger and better than ever. The day long event featured inspiring keynote speakers, an abundance of workshops (powered by Zambesi), mentor sessions with Startmate, and plenty of opportunities to network. You could feel a real buzz on the island as the best of #startupaus caught up with old and new faces in the ecosystem.Sunrise is the celebration of Australian startup founders. Sunrise organiser and Blackbird Head of Community, Joel Connolly said it best. “It’s time to start celebrating startup founders in the same way we celebrate artists, sports heroes, and politicians.”In that same vein, in the next two episodes we strive to highlight and share the successes and learnings of founders and others within the vibrant community. And so, with mics-in-hand, Ian and Phaedon set out to speak with as many people as they could, interviewing the keynote speakers of the day and chatting with a bunch of Sunrise Island dwellers.In this episode we talked to main stage speakers:Laurie Yoler, Zoox:Phaedon caught up with Laurie (and the seagulls!) just before she hit the main stage. All the way from US, Laurie talked about how she became involved with Zoox, eventually joining their board of directors. She also discussed how she served as a founding board member of Tesla Motors, what it was like working with Elon, and shares some advice for founders on how to select their own board members. And most importantly tells us what makes a great founder.Cedar Anderson, FlowHive:With a unique solution to extracting honey, Cedar chatted with Phaedon about their one-of-a-kind beehive and how they’ve tackled their exponential growth and demand. Initially, Flowhive launched a campaign hoping to raise $70,000 for a custom injection mould. Instead, they ended up raising over $12 million and received nearly 25,000 orders from over 130 countries, and have already raised $14+ million for Flowhive 2. Cedar was kind enough to sit down with us for 20 minutes before he hit the main stage and share his amazing story and passion. Niki Scevak, Blackbird Ventures/Startmate:Ian chats with Niki Scevak, partner at Blackbird Ventures, the organisers of Sunrise Island. Blackbird invests in Australians with big ideas who want to be the best in the world. They provide equity capital for Seed, Series A and later stage. No cheque is too early. Hear from Niki how Sunrise is bigger and bolder than ever before, how the Startmate accelerator program was formed, and how the ecosystem is maturing. As well as great advice to all founders “The grander your ambition, the more likelier you are to succeed”.We also stopped to chat with a few favourites in the community:Joel Connolly - Blackbird VenturesRuby Jones - KPMG High Growth VenturesAndrew (teacher) - Mitchell High SchoolAndy Tsao - Silicon Valley BankNicola Farrell - muru-DKarthi Sepulohniam - Partners for GrowthMonica Wulf - Startup MusterJamie Pride - The Founder LabRohan Sood - ReinventureWe hope you enjoy this first episode of our Sunrise Island two-part special. Tune in for more next week.

Hello, I am Bultech and you are listening hottest radio show - Technography. Every month, the most of my favourite tracks will be included in this great radioshow. Another point of view, another positive vibe with me, every month on Vibes Radio. Tracklist : 01. Bultech - Trembolin (Original Mix) | Phobia Music Recordings 02. Phaedon , Konye - Kalliope (Ataman Live Remix) |Amber Recordings 03. Nopopstar - Alanya (Original Mix) | MOOVED 04. IFernandez - Should I Not Know (Original Mix)| Bandaid 05. Arturo - Resonator (Original Mix) | Egothermia Records 06. Dikron - Future Love feat. Nadia (Original Mix) | BlackVogue Limited 07. Gayle San - Palmetto (Christian Craken Remix) | Jannowitz Recordings 08. Colyn - Carbon Dioxide (Original Mix) | Tentacles Recordings 09. Martin Stoilkov - Sands of Time (Original Mix) | Set About 10. Bultech - Ambrolin (Original Mix) | Phobia Music Recordings 11. Knober, Sylter - Big Dare (Original Mix) | Habla Music 12. Marko Zalazar - Sputnik (Original Mix) | Harvibal Follow Bultech : Facebook :www.facebook.com/Bultech2013/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCQU7Seqe1lTBVKY8vESNxig Spotify : open.spotify.com/artist/4puCZElml9BwUDjZYDMqDr for more info : bultech.official@gmail.com

It’s always difficult to “grow the family” and your first overseas hire is a critical part of your expansion strategy. In the US, talent acquisition and retention is very competitive and you must understand the cultural and regulatory landscape. This episode provides advice from successful Aussie founders on how to build your US team.Podcast host Carl Hartmann, founder of Temando and now AFN Director and Co-Founder of Shortlyster, interviews Phaedon Stough founder of MitchelLake Group, an executive search, consulting and onsite recruitment solutions firm with offices located globally. Having worked across dozens of US markets Phaedon shares valuable US tech startup recruitment expertise.

Tracklist D.O.N.S. In The Mix #506 live @ La Divina Afterhours @ Sams 14.06.2018 01. Nerdjack - Underground Diva (Matt Sassari Mix) / Kling Klong Records 02. PHAEDON, KONYE - Kalliopé (Ataman Live Remix) / Amber Recordings 03. Stefano Noferini - Extramelody (Metodi Hristov Remix) / Terminal M 04. Julio All - Throw Questions (Matt Sassari Remix) / Panterre Music 05. DJ Hell - Wir Reiten Durch Die Nacht (Adriatique Remix) / Int. DeeJay Gigolo Rec. 06. Harvey McKay - Black Dolphin (Original Mix) / Drumcode 07. Loco & Jam - Merked (Original Mix) / Terminal M 08. Olivier Giacomotto - Bipolar Star (Victor Ruiz Remix) / Noir Music 09. Michele Mausi - Audionaut (Original Mix) / (R)3volution 10. Sid Vaga & Herald - Dissident (Original Mix) / Kling Klong Records 11. Teenage Mutant - Growing (Original Mix) / Set About 12. Kevin de Vries - Path To Immortality (Original Mix) / Fabric Playtime: 60:10 min.

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!

After a little break we're back and ready to open the pod bay doors again.To kick off the year we thought we'd let our co-founders, Ian Gardiner and Phaedon Stough interview one another. This year Innovation Bay celebrates 15 years of supporting Australian founders and the startup ecosystem. It's been quite a ride from those initial gatherings of a few people in a dingy bar to a national community of over 3000 members spread across Australia.In case you don't know much about them, Ian Gardiner has a day job with Amazon Web Services, helping startups across Australia and New Zealand. Previously Ian was the CEO and founder of Viocorp, a software company supplying a video publishing platform for corporates and government. In 2009 Ian won the NSW Pearcey award for Technology Entrepreneur of the Year.Phaedon Stough, has worked with entrepreneurs and high growth tech start-up across APAC, EMEA and NA. Founding Mitchellake in 2001 to help entrepreneurs scale their companies via human capital solutions. Phaedon was the on board of Australia's first incubator, Pollenizer and later co-founded The Australian Founders Network in San Francisco to help Aussie entrepreneurs living overseas collaborate and support each other.Quite a dynamic duo we think you'll agree. Buckle up as these two 'veterans' cover everything from Innovation Bay's humble beginnings, their own personal journey's as startup founders, reflect on the changes in the Australian ecosystem over the past 15 years, share thoughts on the work that still needs to be done, and announce lots of new initiatives coming 2018.