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INvested Series: Benjamin is a partner at Right Click Capital, a founder-led firm investing in technology businesses that want to go global faster and have started their journey in Australia, New Zealand or South East Asia.TOPICS DISCUSSEDThe mindset that will win in this marketUnderstanding your unit economicsHealthy habits for your mind and bodyVisualization techniquesBuilding a trusted network to have complex and growth-focused conversations Visit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups. ……Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | TwitterDrop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! Show Credits
This week we have an extra special guest, Libby Briggs who is the superstar designer of Scale's entrepreneur education program, EmpowerEd. Libby is steeped in rigorous pedagogical training and experience having taught for 9 years at one of Melbourne's highest achieving academically selective schools. Having then emersed herself in the startup world with SBE Australia and started her own business, it's hard to think of anyone better to design educational experiences for founders. Libby loves working with business builders and has found that being surrounded by other incredibly entrepreneurial and accomplished women inspires her to be more engaged, take risks with her own business and strengthen her skills in supporting women-led ventures. As facilitator Libby is passionate about supporting founders to hone their skills, grow in confidence as they talk about their businesses, create a strong narrative in their pitch and extend their networks for growth and scale. As the project manager she is agile and adaptive, working to create the best online education programs for female founders. At Scale we feel so lucky to work with Libby! Resources The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World - Book by Melinda Gates Cut Through Venture - Australian startup funding ecosystem newsletter AirTree Open Source VC - free legal documents, checklists and databases Right Click Capital's Garry Visontay - curated list of blog posts, eBooks, reports and tools
In this episode we hear from Benjamin Chong, partner @ Right Click Capital. Ben provides some great advice for founders during these challenging times with COVID-19.It's a great listen for all budding entrepreneurs, founders and business people alike!Founders on Air:Founders on Air is podcast for founders by founders. Steve Orenstein (Founder & CEO at Zoom2u https://www.zoom2u.com.au/) and Mike Rosenbaum (Founder & CEO https://www.spacer.com.au) interview founders about their story as an entrepreneur. Our aim is to provide you with real & actionable takeaways from each episode to experiment with in your own startup or business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In our newest episode from the Mindstorm series, Adeo Ressi (Founder Institute CEO) is joined by a special guest: Ben Chong. Ben is a founder, an advisor to dozens of startups, and one of Australia's top tech investors. Currently, he serves as a partner at Right Click Capital. Together, Adeo and Ben discuss how startup founders can balance their mental health and wellbeing with the stresses of being an entrepreneur. They dive into: The methods to determine that you may need help Small daily practices that can aid your mindset How to build a network around yourself that's invested in your long-term future. If you have a pre-seed startup and you're looking to join an accelerator, see if FI is accepting applications in a city near you at https://fi.co/join/podcast
Today, my guest is a fellow Founder Institute Director, Benjamin Chong. Benjamin has been the director of Founder Institute in Australia since 2011 and is also well known as a partner at Right Click Capital. Right Click Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups. He is an active technology startup community member that has served as a mentor and guest speaker at many different entrepreneurial programs in Sydney, South East Asia, and the United States. Benjamin Chong grew up in Australia and says his life-changing entrepreneurial moment was when he was in a program called Young Achievement in High School where a few select students from multiple schools got together and created a business, they had to sell stock, and make it profitable, which was a success. He graduated from the University of South Wales and has been unstoppable. Listen in to learn more about Benjamin’s successes… Early years in Australia Young Achievement program in High School Working at PWC Co-founding iMega Directing Founder Institute since 2011 Is startup life different in Australia How important mental health is Ambition Today Question of the Day™ : What was it like to make the switch from Founder to Investor? The Single Greatest Piece of Advice: Members of the "A-list" can listen to exclusive A-list bonus clips here! If you are not a member yet be sure to join the Ambition Today A-list! Quote Of The Episode: “Relationship in businesses are critical, it takes time to build relationships…” Links from this episode: Right Click Capital Benjamin’s LinkedIn Benjamin’s Twitter Follow Right Click Capital Founder Institute We Work Audible Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss Show, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Residual Income, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast with Alex Blumberg by Gimlet Media, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, This Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis, Mixergy, Seth Godin, Joe Rogan Experience, GaryVee, James Altucher, Monocle 24, How to Start a Startup, Crooked Media, and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).
This week on the pod we're turning our focus to the importance of founder health and wellbeing.We invited Aaron Birkby, CEO Startup Catalyst and Co-founder of Peak Persona, and welcomed back Amanda Price Head of High Growth Ventures to the pod discuss this topic.KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures just released the findings from their Startup Founder Survey, supported by Blackbird Ventures, AirTree Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Reinventure and Right Click Capital, which polled founders of 70 Australian venture-backed startups.The report validates a lot of assumptions about startup founders; they work longer hours than average workers, two-third are very or extremely stressed, and 57 percent said that their stress has a large impact on the ability of their startup to succeed. Amanda explains they commissioned the research to shine a spotlight on some of the “unspoken challenges” founders face and highlight the link between founder wellbeing and business performance.Read the full report: //home.kpmg.com/au/en/home/insights/2018/08/startup-founder-research-2018.htmlOur main guest this week isAaron Birkby. His CV and list of accomplishments is extensive; founder entrepreneur, management consultant, television presenter, spy, restaurateur, mentor, advisor, board member, as well as being a leading voice on founder performance.As CEO of Startup Catalyst, Aaron leads missions to Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and Asia for youths, founders, investors and innovation leaders. To date they’ve completed 14 missions, with over 200 alumni, and each mission is tailored for participates to meet tech giants, high-growth startups, local investors, corporate innovators, accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces.Last year Aaron launched Peak Persona which delivers programs and content to assist founders to optimise their lives for peak personal performance. The program introduces participants to routines and tools to achieve peak mental performance, manage stress and emotions, find work/life balance, and generally perform at your best in all aspects of your life.This episode explores the importance of founder health, why we should all be talking about it, along with advice on how founders can maintain high performance and avoid burnout. Enjoy and let’s keep the conversation going.
In our third Fireside Chat Grant McDowell interviews Ulric Ferner. Ulric shares his own journey from entrepreneur at MIT in Boston to VC with Right Click Capital here in Sydney. Ulric sees energy tech start-ups from a unique vantage point and shares key insights for clean tech entrepreneurs.
Benjamin Chong has been building and investing in online businesses for 15 years now, and currently, holds a whole host of jobs. Among them, he is the cofounder and partner at Right Click Capital, and also the director of the Founder Institute. Ben sits down with Gina in this episode to talk about breaking through the glass ceiling of the Australian tech ecosystem and recounts what it was like to start a business within the dial-up era as well as the relationship between investors and founders. See /listener for privacy information.
Benjamin Chong has been building and investing in online businesses for 15 years now, and currently, holds a whole host of jobs. Among them, he is the cofounder and partner at Right Click Capital, and also the director of the Founder Institute. Ben sits down with Gina in this episode to talk about breaking through the glass ceiling of the Australian tech ecosystem and recounts what it was like to start a business within the dial-up era as well as the relationship between investors and founders.
Welcome to Founder To Founder. In episode 19 Phil speaks with founder turned investor Benjamin Chong.Well before co-founding early stage venture firms Sydney Seed Capital and Right Click Capital, Ben helped build online mobile phone reseller and distribution company iMega while studying his undergraduate commerce degree.Phil and Ben talk about the importance of partnerships, why playing to your strengths is essential and the three habits that founders need to be successful.