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The Culture Matters Podcast
Season 71, Episode 850: The Investor Series with Aleck Arena featuring Steve Baxter

The Culture Matters Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 69:43


"Get the skills, build the network, find the problem."On a special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, we are welcoming back the founder of Arena Securities, Aleck Arena, to co-host the show with our very own Jay Doran to discuss investing and the security industry with a former "shark" from Australia's version of Shark Tank, founder of River City Labs and TEN13 Steve Baxter.  As one of Australia's most successful entrepreneurs, Steve has a unique perspective in this world and is a voice that can be trusted when it comes to investing and getting businesses started.  If you're looking for an incredibly in-depth dive into investing from someone who has done and seen it all, then this is the episode for you.Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is not personal financial product advice and has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation, or needs of any particular person. Culture Matters does not hold an Australian Financial Services License and is not authorised to provide general or personal financial product advice. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial adviser. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

The Exchange by EWL Private Wealth
Shark Tank's Steve Baxter: The opportunity for outsized returns in defence through Steve's new Venture Capital Fund – Beaten Zone Ventures

The Exchange by EWL Private Wealth

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 60:10


In this episode, Managing Partner Tim Whybourne catches up with serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and TV personality Steve Baxter. They discuss everything from Steves's background, his early wins in business through to his latest venture investing in anything defence-related where many other funds are not able to.Steve grew up in north QLD before joining the Military at the age of 15 taking on a military apprenticeship in engineering, electronics, and telecoms. His career in the Army spanned 9 years before he left to launch his first start-up called SE Net from his bedroom. This business was eventually acquired by OZemail under the stewardship of ex-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. In 2001 Baxter teamed up with his schoolmate and serial tech entrepreneur, Bevan Slattery to launch his second start-up in Pipe Networks before selling that to TPG in 2010. Steve founded River City Labs, Brisbane's well-known co-working hub in 2012 and has been championing Australian startups and entrepreneurs ever since.  He has appeared as a ‘Shark' on Channel 10's Shark Tank Australia since 2014.In this episode, we discuss Steves's latest venture in his new fund called Beaten Zone Ventures which aims to invest in early-stage defence businesses that are developing weapons and systems to assist with holding, aiming and controlling weapons in addition to training soldiers to protect them from opposition lethality.Disclaimer: The information in this podcast series is for general financial educational purposes only, should not be considered financial advice and is only intended for wholesale clients. That means the information does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider if the information is appropriate for you and your needs. You should always consult your trusted licensed professional adviser before making any investment decision.

Welcome to Day One
Pauline Fetaui discusses the difference between the corporate and startup worlds - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem

Welcome to Day One

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 47:59 Transcription Available


Pauline Fetaui is General Manager at River City Labs, a startup community hub in Brisbane, as well as founder of CheeHoo, a personal assistant app designed to help busy people get things done. Originally from a corporate background, Pauline joined the startup ecosystem when she joined the River City Labs team in 2019. In her conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Pauline discusses what she sees as the difference between the corporate and startup worlds, as well as the differences between the startup communities in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.See full show notes: https://w2d1.com/pauline-fetaui

Connect to Capital
Steve Baxter - Telling it like it is

Connect to Capital

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 44:22


Steve Baxter says it like it is. He is not shy about being controversial and he is comfortable with the discomfort of disagreement. But as one of Australia's most visible tech entrepreneurs, active investor and mentor to numerous startups, he has done more than almost anyone in the country to popularise early stage technology investment. He also provides some of the most useful and easy to remember advice to entrepreneurs, like ‘execution is everything' and ‘don't treat your business as a cash register'. Steve has been championing Australian startups and entrepreneurs since he founded River City Labs, Brisbane's well-known co-working hub in 2012. But many of us are most familiar with Steve as a result of his appearance as a ‘Shark' on Channel 10's Shark Tank Australia. These days Steve is energised by TEN13 an investment syndicate platform for sophisticated investors to invest alongside him and the experienced Investments team that supports him. It was a real treat to speak with Steve – and like me I am sure you will not die wondering what he really thinks. Links https://www.stevebaxter.com.au/ https://www.ten13.vc/ River City Labs EmpowerEd EmpowerEd is a 10-week program that is detailed, practical and high touch. Combining online learning, small cohort facilitated sessions, mentorship, networking and personalised support. The program has been specifically designed to decode the world of angel investing and venture capital for women-led startups across Australia and designed in a way that supports you, the founder- every step of the way! Want to know more about the Empowered program? Apply here and don't forget to use the code Connect to Capital for a 25% scholarship for the August 2022 program. Starting August 9th. TAKE 10MINS TO APPLY NOW: https://scale-investors.mykajabi.com/empowered

Welcome to Day One
Peta Ellis on the importance of innovation - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem

Welcome to Day One

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 27:03 Transcription Available


Peta Ellis is the founder of http://everydayentrepreneur365.com.au/ (EverydayEntrepreneur365.com.au), and an entrepreneur who'd founded 4 companies before 30, and has gone on to spend much of her career in a community building and mentor role. She has supporting hundreds of startup founders and teams in a variety of roles, including as CEO of River City Labs, an Innovation Strategist at The Unconventional Group, Entrepreneur In Residence at Ipswich Girls' and Junior Grammar School, and as co-founder of Tribe Global. In her conversation with Adam, Peta discusses her time with River City Labs and the importance of innovation. See full show notes https://w2d1.com/peta-ellis

Welcome to Day One
Steve Baxter on what the Australian Government could be doing to help the startup ecosystem - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem

Welcome to Day One

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 42:39


In 1994, before the terms "startup" or "bootstrapping" were in common use, Steve Baxter started a successful internet service provider, SE Net, from the spare room of his Adelaide home. Since then, Steve's wide ranging career has led him to play many roles as part of the Australian Startup Ecosystem, including playing key roles in the founding of River City Labs, Right Pedal Studios and StartupAUS, as well as featuring on the TV show Shark Tank. In his conversation with Adam, Steve touches on many of these, as well as discussing his ideas on what the Australian Government could be doing to be encouraging growth in the Startup ecosystem.

Get Invested with Bushy Martin
190. Part 1: Steve Baxter on seeing what others don't

Get Invested with Bushy Martin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 84:19


What separates the best entrepreneurs from the rest? Top investor, founder and ‘Shark' Steve Baxter knows better than anyone. Steve is one of Australia's most successful tech entrepreneurs who gives back as an investor and mentor, while also starring on Channel 10's very popular Shark Tank Australia. In this episode we'll look at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur alongside Steve's own journey, while next episode we delve into what makes a successful start up business and how you go about evaluating and investing in them. Steve is the living epitome of the old saying that ‘Today I'll invest in what others won't, so tomorrow I can do what others can't!' In 1994, at the age of just 23, Steve put his life savings of $11,000 on the line to launch his first startup, the pioneering internet service provider SE Net, from the spare room of his Adelaide home, as you'll hear in detail during our chat. And it was around that time that I had the pleasure of first meeting Steve, as his business partner was a mutual and longtime friend of mine Chris Foote. Growing rapidly to service more than 35,000 customers, SE Net was eventually sold and acquired by Ozemail under the stewardship of its Founding Director and past Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. In 2001, Steve then teamed with a schoolmate to launch his second startup, PIPE Networks, a provider of wholesale telecom infrastructure that was listed on the ASX in 2005. Eight years later they sold it to the TPG Group for the princely sum of just $373 million – a truly hard fought and lifechanging moment. Steve then spent a year working with Google in California in 2008, leading a project to deliver high-speed telecommunications systems across North America. Since 2010 he has become an early stage investor in startups through his investment company, Transition Level Investments. This led to the founding of Brisbane tech startup hub River City Labs and the creation of Startup Catalyst and RiverPitch programs, and he's been championing Australian startups and entrepreneurs ever since.  He's also been on the listed boards of Vocus Telecoms, Indoor Skydive Australia Group and Other Levels as well as being on the board of Commercialisation Australia. Steve's also been heavily involved in the early days of founding numerous industry groups and forums such as the South Australian Internet Association, South Australian Internet Exchange, Australian Domain Name Authority, and more. Steve now runs TEN13, an investment syndicate platform for sophisticated investors to invest alongside him and the experienced Transition Level Investments team, as unlike many venture capitalists, Steve puts his own cash on the dash to the tune of an average of 15% to 20% of every seed deal. TEN13 understands that to get great returns you need to invest in global companies, so they've built a global portfolio across five continents with a value of over $2 billion in its first 18 months. So If you're a sophisticated investor looking to diversify your portfolio and invest in top calibre technology companies, reach out to Steve and his high calibre TEN13 investment team who undertake exhaustive due diligence before they invest. Get ‘Self, Health and Wealth' wisdom in your inbox: Join me and many other like minded investors in our Get Invested community right now.  I send a free and exclusive monthly email full of practical ‘Self, Health and Wealth' wisdom that our current Freedom Fighter subscribers can't wait to get each month. It's full of investment and lifestyle tips, my personal book recommendations, apps I use to enhance life and so much more. Just visit bushymartin.com.au and sign up at the bottom of the page … because this is just the beginning! Get Invested is the leading weekly podcast for Australians who want to learn how to unlock their full ‘self, health and wealth' potential. Hosted by Bushy Martin, an award winning property investor, founder, author and media commentator who is recognised as one of Australia's most trusted experts in property, investment and lifestyle, Get Invested reveals the secrets of the high performers who invest for success in every aspect of their lives and the world around them. Remember to subscribe on your favourite podcast player, and if you're enjoying the show please leave us a review. Find out more about Get Invested here https://bushymartin.com.au/get-invested-podcast/  Want to connect with Bushy? Get in touch here https://bushymartin.com.au/contact/  This show is produced by Apiro Media - http://apiropodcasts.com

MEET A MAKER with Billie Ruben
Meet a Maker - Joe Spanier! Episode 013

MEET A MAKER with Billie Ruben

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 89:53


You can learn more about our sponsor, Project R3D, here: https://www.projectr3d.com/ You can learn more about our sponsor, 3D Musketeers, here: https://3dmusketeers.com/ --- The Jovial Joe can be found here, keep an eye out for his projects and the awesome Tormach stuff! https://twitter.com/JoeSpanierMakes https://www.instagram.com/nemesis.robotics The Makers on Tap Podcast that Joe helps run along with the V-ERRF After Dark and MRRF after dark livestreams can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1fH9uSN0IHVFTDhywPYdQA https://www.instagram.com/makersontap https://twitter.com/makersontap https://discord.gg/K3xnPB6JYU You can sign up for the River City Labs slack via their website: https://rivercitylabs.space/ Matt Stultz hosts a weekly maker social call, and he puts the signup sheet on his twitter each (American) friday: https://twitter.com/MattStultz ----- If you liked this video and want to see more, please support me on Patreon so I can keep making them! https://www.patreon.com/BillieRuben Or you could buy something I've designed: https://www.billieruben.info/shop And if you have any questions, or you just want to hang out, you can find me here: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillieRubenMake * Discord: https://discord.gg/WpGdD3f * Website: https://www.billieruben.info * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BillieRuben * Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/billieruben * Imgur: https://imgur.com/user/BillieRuben

SuperDataScience
SDS 409: Succeeding & Networking In The Virtual Space

SuperDataScience

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 69:06


Steve Nouri talks with us about the importance of managing your personal brand, participating in hackathons, and being active in the conversations around AI as you begin your career. In this episode you will learn: • Steve’s work in the Australian Computer Society [4:32] • River City Labs [12:22] • Hackathons during the pandemic [16:21] • Choosing a path in AI [26:09] • The AI bubble and its implications [31:09] • Strategic data acquisition [38:04] • Explainable AI [43:50] • Creating a personal brand [51:35] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/409

The Mind Body To Lead Podcast
How can we be happier? | Aaron Birkby and Peta Ellis, Founders of Tribe Global and Peak Persona | Ep 22

The Mind Body To Lead Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 36:56


"Ultimately the state which we're all trying to achieve is contentment and happiness". What is the #1 practice that we could all be doing? And, how can we become happier? Today I sat down with two incredible humans, Aaron Birkby and Peta Ellis, Human Transformation Architects passionate about unlocking people's potential to be more self-aware. "If everyone were in alignment, the entire world would be a more happy place." Aaron is a human transformation architect, meaning he develop the human capital and talent for high performance, enabling them to grow high-performing teams, who in-turn build high growth ventures. He's the co-founder of a world-first Human Accelerator Program, which develops the individual through scientifically-proven and evidence-based techniques, habits and routines taken from the highest performing individuals and teams across the globe. Aaron's background includes over two decades as a successful startup founder and ecosystem community leader, culminating as the 2016 Entrepreneur Of The Year. More recently, Aaron has been a public speaker, hackathon facilitator, corporate innovation advisor, cultural-transformation leader, board member, investor, mentor, and adventure-preneur. Peta is a Startup Community Activator and Ecosystem builder with a history of collaboratively growing the innovation sector across Australia. With a 20 year background in Communications, PR, Marketing and Media Relations and founding four companies before 30, Peta plays a pivotal role in Startup ecosystems as a cheerleader, storyteller, super-connector and strategist. River City Labs grew 550% from 2012 to 2019 under Peta's leadership and was acquired at its peak in 2018 by the ACS. The acquisition enabled the brand to expand into the three hubs across three states ( QLD VIC NSW), making it the largest innovation hub network supporting high growth technology companies in Australia. As CEO of ACS Innovation Labs, I built and fostered critical ties with corporate partners, other private and public entities and their members. Now, as Cofounder of TribeGlobal and Peak Performance Persona, Peta aims to continue building the Entrepreneurial spirit, framework and mindset within communities and organizations that are people focussed and seeking for company-wide alignment. Questions I ask on today's Podcast (1:30) Introduction to your background Aaron, what brought you both together and what Tribe Global is. (2:58) Peta same question to you. (4:41) What are your thoughts on the importance of surrounding yourself with likeminded people? Is that the key to success? (6:32) Anything to add to Peta's answer, Aaron? (7:28) For those people who are stuck at home, struggling at this time and aren't surrounded by their usual positive people? (8:35) Any advice on where people can go to find specific communities? (10:15) I'm a big believer in finding "balance" but what are your thoughts around it? (13:31) What advice would you give to people who want to become more self-aware? And questions to ask yourself to become more self-aware? (16:40) What do you do day-to-day and what habits and routines do you have? Let's start with you, Aaron. (18:07) And how about you, Peta? (20:22) What excuses and blockers do you hear often and why people say they can't succeed. (24:02) I often get asked, "how do you stay grateful when everything around you is in chaos". I'd love to get your thoughts on the whole gratitude piece and what advice you would give someone who is struggling. (27:05) Do you think it's a good time now to start a business or should people be holding off? (29:46) How do you think COVID is going to change the startup scene? (30:53) What advice would you give to someone who is sitting at home wanting to start a business? (33:21) What is the legacy that you would both like to leave? Connect with Peta Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petaellis/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ellispeta Medium - https://medium.com/@ellispeta Tribe Global/Peak Persona - http://www.peakpersona.com/ Connect with Aaron Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbirkby/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/aaronbirkby Medium - https://medium.com/@ajbirkby Tribe Global/Peak Persona - http://www.peakpersona.com/ Connect with Georgie Instagram - @georgielhubbard Linkedin - /georgiehubbard Facebook - /georgielhubbard

The Mind Body To Lead Podcast
How can we be happier? | Aaron Birkby and Peta Ellis, Founders of Tribe Global and Peak Persona | Ep 22

The Mind Body To Lead Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 36:56


"Ultimately the state which we're all trying to achieve is contentment and happiness". What is the #1 practice that we could all be doing? And, how can we become happier?   Today I sat down with two incredible humans, Aaron Birkby and Peta Ellis, Human Transformation Architects passionate about unlocking people's potential to be more self-aware.   "If everyone were in alignment, the entire world would be a more happy place."   Aaron is a human transformation architect, meaning he develop the human capital and talent for high performance, enabling them to grow high-performing teams, who in-turn build high growth ventures. He's the co-founder of a world-first Human Accelerator Program, which develops the individual through scientifically-proven and evidence-based techniques, habits and routines taken from the highest performing individuals and teams across the globe.   Aaron's background includes over two decades as a successful startup founder and ecosystem community leader, culminating as the 2016 Entrepreneur Of The Year. More recently, Aaron has been a public speaker, hackathon facilitator, corporate innovation advisor, cultural-transformation leader, board member, investor, mentor, and adventure-preneur.   Peta is a Startup Community Activator and Ecosystem builder with a history of collaboratively growing the innovation sector across Australia.   With a 20 year background in Communications, PR, Marketing and Media Relations and founding four companies before 30, Peta plays a pivotal role in Startup ecosystems as a cheerleader, storyteller, super-connector and strategist.   River City Labs grew 550% from 2012 to 2019 under Peta's leadership and was acquired at its peak in 2018 by the ACS. The acquisition enabled the brand to expand into the three hubs across three states ( QLD VIC NSW), making it the largest innovation hub network supporting high growth technology companies in Australia. As CEO of ACS Innovation Labs, I built and fostered critical ties with corporate partners, other private and public entities and their members.   Now, as Cofounder of TribeGlobal and Peak Performance Persona, Peta aims to continue building the Entrepreneurial spirit, framework and mindset within communities and organizations that are people focussed and seeking for company-wide alignment.   Questions I ask on today's Podcast (1:30) Introduction to your background Aaron, what brought you both together and what Tribe Global is. (2:58) Peta same question to you. (4:41) What are your thoughts on the importance of surrounding yourself with likeminded people? Is that the key to success? (6:32) Anything to add to Peta's answer, Aaron? (7:28) For those people who are stuck at home, struggling at this time and aren't surrounded by their usual positive people? (8:35) Any advice on where people can go to find specific communities? (10:15) I'm a big believer in finding "balance" but what are your thoughts around it? (13:31) What advice would you give to people who want to become more self-aware? And questions to ask yourself to become more self-aware? (16:40) What do you do day-to-day and what habits and routines do you have? Let's start with you, Aaron. (18:07) And how about you, Peta? (20:22) What excuses and blockers do you hear often and why people say they can't succeed. (24:02) I often get asked, "how do you stay grateful when everything around you is in chaos". I'd love to get your thoughts on the whole gratitude piece and what advice you would give someone who is struggling. (27:05) Do you think it's a good time now to start a business or should people be holding off? (29:46) How do you think COVID is going to change the startup scene? (30:53) What advice would you give to someone who is sitting at home wanting to start a business? (33:21) What is the legacy that you would both like to leave?   Connect with Peta Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petaellis/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ellispeta Medium - https://medium.com/@ellispeta Tribe Global/Peak Persona - http://www.peakpersona.com/ Connect with Aaron Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbirkby/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/aaronbirkby Medium - https://medium.com/@ajbirkby Tribe Global/Peak Persona - http://www.peakpersona.com/  Connect with Georgie Instagram - @georgielhubbard Linkedin - /georgiehubbard  Facebook - /georgielhubbard

Makers on Tap
MOT 071 | Jay the Artist

Makers on Tap

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 51:07


This week we talk to Jay from River City Labs about his process and workflow for his art!----more----Intro music: "Organic to Synthetic" by Punch Deck. Check out his awesome work over on Spotify, Soundcloud, and YoutubeFind us on social: reddit, facebook, instagram, twitter

Be The Drop - Investigating Brand Storytelling
Accessing Business Resources: Tips For Founders

Be The Drop - Investigating Brand Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 23:01


Business founders are hard working, driven people. We commit 100% to our business(es), but with the burden of small business financial pressures, it can often feel like we have to juggle everything ourselves. However, my guest this week understands how important it is for founders to be part of a tribe and share business resources in order to support growth. Peta Ellis knows a thing or two about growth. As CEO of River City Labs, the company grew 550% and post-acquisition expanded into 3 states. Now, as co-founder of Tribe Global and Peak Performance Persona, Peta delivers programs that help business founders to create good personal routines and helps in building healthy business eco-systems, frameworks and infrastructure. In this episode of Be The Drop, Peta discusses issues facing founders in tech and business today, including resources available to help them. She reflects on the most important factors determining business founder success and the power of storytelling in connecting with your tribe. ---- Peta's episode was recorded LIVE at SouthStart in Adelaide - a convergence of humans, impact and technology. Where humans and machines create tomorrow, today. Hit this link if you'd like to learn more about SouthStart. ----- The Be The Drop podcast is brought to you by Narrative Marketing, the Brand Storytelling Superheroes! We release new content each week! SUBSCRIBE to the blog here SUBSCRIBE to Be The Drop podcast in iTunes here SUBSCRIBE to Be The Drop in Spotify here SUBSCRIBE on YouTube here for the full interview video, behind the scenes, bloopers & more. CONNECT with us on Facebook, follow @be_the_drop on Instagram or Twitter. CONTACT US podcast@narrativemarketing.com.au

Off To Market™
Special Guest: Sarah Barnes

Off To Market™

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 38:48


Hamish and Scot were privileged to speak with Sarah Barnes who gave us an inside look into how she and the team at Transitional Level Investments work with tech startups. Transition Level Investments was founded by Steve Baxter (Shark Tank). Transition Level Investments backs early-stage startups from angel through to Seed rounds, and connect sophisticated investors with VC-grade, screened investment opportunities. Sarah was kind enough to recommend the following resources to our listeners: Send us your pitch – www.transitionlevel.com/pitch http://theleanstartup.com/ (recommended reading for any entrepreneur) Where to go to get help: River City Labs. https://www.rivercitylabs.net/ Fish Burners. https://fishburners.org/ Startup Onramp https://www.startuponramp.com/ (Great program run by Colin Kinner & Nick Shewring)

Advisor Adventures
S1E7 - Peter Laurie | Software Engineer | Entrepreneur | Industry Mentor

Advisor Adventures

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 27:23


S1E7 - Peter Laurie | Software Engineer | Entrepreneur | Industry MentorThis week you meet Peter Laurie. Peter has been a software engineer for more than 2 decades – he is director of a company that specialises in providing software for technology based start-up’s, he’s an entrepreneur himself and an industry mentor.Follow Us:Join the Advisory Board Chair community and join the conversation over at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/advisoryboardchair/ and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/19196502/admin/.The Secret Life of Advisors is the podcast of the Advisory Board Chair https://www.advisoryboardchair.com/This is a Cahoots Radio https://www.cahootsradio.com/ production edited by Skye Manson.Hosted by Corinne Butler https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnebutler/.Let us know your favourite news stories for the week on email corinne@advisoryboardchair.com.aum.auFull Transcript:Corinne Butler: Hi, it's Corinne Butler here from Advisor Adventures, and I'd like to welcome our guest today, Peter Laurie. Welcome.Peter Laurie: Hi.Corinne Butler: Peter you're from Junta. First question I ask everyone is, your business name, how did you come up with that?Peter Laurie: So at the time me and my co-founder, we were looking for words that started with J, for no really good reason. And we found one that we liked, which was Junta. And so the definition was, we were going through word of the day, and the definition is a small group of people seeking to gain power through revolution, which pretty much suited what our mood was at the time.Corinne Butler: So I suppose in business you'd probably see that a little bit, a small group of people who want to make big changes.Peter Laurie: Yeah, that's right. And there's no way to do that in traditional mechanisms so you do that through influence and working with people, as opposed to directing people. Which is where we were at. We are at, yeah.Corinne Butler: So Peter tell me a little bit more about yourself. So who are you and what is your background?Peter Laurie: So my background, I'm an electrical engineer by training, but never worked as one because this thing called the internet turned up. And I burnt my fingers a lot less on the internet. I mean I've been doing software development on and off since I was about 10, but dad put together a computer when I was five. So I'm right at the front of that generation that's always had technology or a computer to play with, so I don't know any different. So I went into electrical engineering after high school and then came out and worked in a few different, what we call startups now, but they were just new ventures back then. So one called Information Dynamics, where we did Ray Whites first website. And then through Y2K, in it's Energex, in their power system. We definitely did fix some things that would have gone explosion. And then went through a few other businesses. I mean I can keep going with the history if you'd like?Corinne Butler: Please, yep.Peter Laurie: So then I was involved in the business that went to crap. We sold it technically, for the technical people out there, we were doing test driven development and we had a model driven architecture at a continuous integration loop. In 2001, was when we were doing it, we solved that technically, it was very much under control and we delivered exactly what we said we were going to deliver. The problem is that the business still went to crap. So I had to work out why. So I went and did an MBA to understand that, and I found out fairly early on in that, that it was actually contract management was the problem. So, not technical. But then I found myself learning whatever I wanted to learn, during this MBA. So I came out of that with strategy, entrepreneurship and multiple economics, which fits my megalomania quite well.Peter Laurie: And I then got involved in starting my own business, after the first six months of that. Because there was a particular bit of insight that I got out of the strategy stuff, which we could talk through later if you wanted to, that unlocked my analysis paralysis. Then in 2011 Steve Baxter said to me "I'm starting a co-working space" so I said shut up and take my money. And then I went down there, took the business, because we didn't need 108 square meters as a two person business. So we went down to the coworking space in Brisbane called Inter City Labs. And then I found myself doing a lot of mentoring and coaching. So I'm the mentor in residence down there now and have been for the last nearly seven and a half years, which is a volunteer position. So I've seen probably several hundred businesses come through and spent a decent amount of time with a few hundred of them.Peter Laurie: And then further to that, I've been doing a lot of entrepreneur in residence roles over the last two years. So two at UQ, two at QUT in the Creative Enterprise and one at River City Labs itself. I do a bunch of mentoring, mainly around startups, and they get me in for the technology to start with and they realize that I actually know a fair bit more than just the technology and we end up working more around strategy and, from the outside it looked like strategic HR.Corinne Butler: So let's talk a little bit more about that mentor in residence. What is that?Peter Laurie: So basically I stick my nose into as many people's businesses that I can. That are in this space. Until they unify against me with pitchforks and torches and chase me out of the room. So they are unified when they do that though, which is an important thing to remember. But basically I jump in and I try and help people out to achieve what they're trying to achieve. And I want them to not fall over in the kiddy pool, to actually get out there and start swimming. So I try and get them to understand the context of what they're doing and how they can go about it and the fact that nobody knows what they should be doing and they need to work it out for themselves.Corinne Butler: So that's huge. Helping people work it out for themselves. How do you do that?Peter Laurie: We do it quite well, thank you.Corinne Butler: How can others do that then?Peter Laurie: So I spent a lot of time teaching people that they need to make their own decisions, rightly or wrongly. So the first thing that I talk about is that nobody knows what they should be doing. Anybody who tells you that they know exactly what you should be doing is lying to themselves, or lying to you. Generally, the first one, there's not many straight up sociopaths out there. The real trick, especially for small businesses and startup, isn't working out where you should be. It's about working out how you get from where you are to where you should be. And the thing to remember is that you're the world expert in where you are and where you should be is part of the problem but the path to get from where you are to where you should be is actually where the art is.Peter Laurie: And then on top of that you've got to be able to stay alive while you're doing that. So it's actually a fairly difficult problem. And the only thing that makes that even harder is the fact that where you should be moves as well. So a lot of people are out there looking for the perfect solution and they think that they can do it once and then they're done. But the fact of the matter is that everything moves and the only thing you can rationally invest in is, is working out which way to go. Doing a little bit of it and then looking where you should go now. So it's really a lot of mindset stuff.Corinne Butler: So is there a difference, do you think, between being a mentor in residence and an entrepreneur in residence? And if so, what is it?Peter Laurie: I mean the reason that it is the mentor in residence and not the entrepreneur in residence is because at the time I didn't feel like I was very much an entrepreneur. And that's a lot more to do with how I felt about what I was doing, than the role itself. And I constructed the role as a title because I needed to differentiate myself from the mentors that were in for one day a year, when I was in there basically 90% of the days for a year doing a very different role, so I needed to differentiate it. The actual entrepreneur in residence role is a little bit more structured in that there's a program that you're normally working towards, be it a three month or a six month program. Whereas the mentor is much more, for the work that I do, much more focused around the way the team is going in the longterm as opposed to hitting the shorter term goals.Corinne Butler: So one of your other roles was a mission lead? What's that?Peter Laurie: First up, not religious. It's not a religious thing. There's an organization called Startup Catalyst, which I've been the youth mission lead for the last four times it's been run. I'm not running it this year. This year is supposed to be about me doing some of my stuff rather than continuing to do other people's stuff. So the youth mission takes 20 18-29 year olds across to San Francisco, Silicon Valley, from across Australia, and blows their mind. The intent behind it is to actually get people to understand that even though the people in San Francisco are held up as something special, that the sky is blue over there, people are the same, and computers and laptops and technology works exactly the same. So the only real difference over there is the perspective that people have and the momentum that they've got.Peter Laurie: We do two main things when we take them over. Well it doesn't really matter. what else we do, we go and do a bit of startups tours. And so we see Google, Twitter, all those sorts of places. But the two main things that we do is we see a good friend of ours, Joel Pobar, who's at Facebook, who grew up in Beenleigh, which is just down the road from Brisbane. And he takes us through what it's like to be a senior manager inside Facebook. It's seriously one of the best experiences that I've been through, and I've done it four times.Peter Laurie: And the other thing we do is we drop the 20 people, and we call them the youths, and we drop the 20 youths into a startup weekend, in the middle of San Francisco. And they have a fairly large imposter syndrome when they start that day. And remember that these people are actually the best we can find out of Australia. So they've got PhDs, or just about to finish PhDs. Bit of machine learning or maths or computing or something like that. And also we have designers and all sorts of people, they're the best we can find, from about 250 to 300 applicants last time. And they still have this massive imposter syndrome, so we drop them into this thing and they dominate that 54 hour business competition.Peter Laurie: Even though they frame themselves as tech, they dominate it because they're smart. And a bit of coaching for us, we tell them what the context is, but they dominate it. But of course they dominate it because we cherry pick from across Australia. And it doesn't really matter. On the last couple of trips I've experimented with telling them that this is what's going to happen to them and they still don't believe it. And then afterwards they are totally transformed, their templates [inaudible 00:12:44] and they come back here, to Australia, wherever they're from, their various regions. And then they have the impact on the ecosystem where they're operating, which is exactly what we're trying to do.Corinne Butler: Wow, that sounds absolutely amazing. So imposter syndrome, we hear that quite a lot lately. What is it?Peter Laurie: So the way I describe imposter syndrome is that it's that feeling that you get when you're sitting in a room that you feel like you shouldn't be there. And at any moment someone's going to walk in and tell you, actually Mr. Laurie, we need to take you out, you shouldn't be here. And everybody has it. There's people that I've spoken to that are currently looking after $100 million funds for investment that don't think that they should be doing that. And the next year that they're going to get $400 million to look after. That's international. A lot of people that I speak to here in the ecosystem locally, or even across Australia, actually have a fair bit of imposter syndrome. And the nice thing is that it's a human trait. When you don't have the ability to get yourself to feeling an impostor syndrome, it's actually when you're a bit of a sociopath. So the example I normally use is Trump, right? So Trump never feels imposter syndrome because he doesn't appear to have that self awareness. So confidence just keeps going up. So I see it as a very normal, very human thing and it never goes away. You just learn to deal with it and acknowledge that it's there.Corinne Butler: That's a great definition. So you touched on a day in the life of a Facebook manager. What's that like?Peter Laurie: Well, that's really Joel's story to tell. But I will tell you that the majority of what he's doing is actually people. In the context of technology. And we actually got him out her last year to do a presentation around how he manages the people that he's working with. The last time I spoke to him he had a span of control of about 12, which is ridiculous. They shouldn't be letting him do that. But he was getting it done and he's a very methodical guy. He came back and talked about how he actually gets people and takes them through and teaches them how to lead. Which is excellent. But again, that's really his story to tell. But from a personal point of view, he's no different than anybody that you'd run into in Brisbane. He's got some more experience, he's got some harder problems that he's taken on. But the lovely thing about it is that I run into people who could be as effective and have as big an impact as Joel is having, every day here.Corinne Butler: Wow. That's such an amazing space to be in. So tell me, what else is happening in your industry?Peter Laurie: Well, there's a lot of different things happening in general. Not the amount of investment that's happening in this sort of, I see my industry, it will be the startup or innovation industry or something like that. The first thing I want to do is I want to qualify this with, I'm a little bit inside a bubble, so I'll talk about it in terms of the way that I think about it. I won't try and translate it outside the bubble, because I don't know if I can properly do that. I will do the stuff that I can. So the first up thing is there's a lot more money turning up into the ecosystem at the moment, be it through the super funds look like they're investing locally, or investing through venture capital firms locally instead of overseas, which is a good sign.Peter Laurie: The local angel networks are starting to get better. They're still not great but it's happening. The state government in Queensland is throwing a lot of money, or investing a lot of money, throwing it makes it sound like it's flippant, but it's not. Deliberately investing a lot of money into the region, to everybody's surprise. A lot of that is stuck. So there's been a lot of things that have been very positive, independent of what you read in the papers. A lot of things that are very positive and, not everything's perfect, but as an ecosystem where you used to that, not being perfect. The worst case isn't so much missing out on what's perfect, but what we do not being perfect, is missing out on the opportunity to be perfect, you've got to take your shot. From a technology point of view, the factors of production, so the ability for us to create something is getting easier and easier.Peter Laurie: So it moves from being a technical problem to being more of a creative problem or an artistic problem. So [inaudible 00:17:22] is a good way to speak about it, is that the biggest problem isn't whether we can build stuff now, it's whether we're actually building the right thing. And I spent a lot of time locally talking about ways to actually build the right thing and discover what it is because, like I was saying before, nobody knows what the right thing is. Up here in Brisbane, in Queensland in general, our universities are producing people that are world class. And then there's no denying that. And that seems to be an infinite resource of people coming out of there. The sad thing about it is that not a lot of people end up in this space where it's fully utilizing the skills that they have when they come out. But that's exactly what Startup Catalyst and the startup ecosystem is trying to open up.Peter Laurie: What else is going on? We're in a bit of a transition now. The startup ecosystem has been going long enough that the people that are purely driven by asset are starting to say that they've had enough and we're looking for the next generation of people to start to come through and make sure it's sustainable. And that's drawing a lot of my attention at the moment. That's what's top of my [inaudible 00:18:39]. Is that what you're after?Corinne Butler: That's great, thank you. So the podcast is called Advisor Adventures. And you've just mentioned that this year is really about you doing your stuff. So what adventures are you up to?Peter Laurie: The way that I operate is interesting. And, as someone who does a lot of thinking about it, I can categorize it quite well. I mean, it presents as something that's lacking a lot of focus. So I'm doing lots and lots of different things. I've had HR people talk to me about it being a portfolio career. So I'm doing lots of different things. And the biggest fear for me isn't so much doing the work, it's only doing that work. So for example, whenever I do dip my toe back into corporate work, I go for five weeks and then all of a sudden it's 18 months. So that's the sort of work that I end up doing. To me at the moment there's some interesting stuff around very early stage investment that I'm starting to think about and may well be able to open up through the crowdsource funding. So filling a gap sort of before Angels, or helping that sort of a phase go quickly, which is really more formalizing some of the investment that I'm doing at the very early stage now.Peter Laurie: Also, as a software developer, I can sit down and have a good idea and build something out, which I find entertaining and fun. I think a lot of other people would consider it work. So I'd probably say I've got about 10 or 15 balls in the air at the moment, which sounds crazy, except to run with the analogy that what I'm focusing on is the ability to juggle. So the balls aren't the things that I'm focusing on. They're opportunities, they're important, I'll push each of them as hard as I can. But the longterm capability that I'm building, the long term skills that I'm building, what I'm constantly trading on, which I'm laser focused on is the ability to juggle. Which has its own set of issues. So at the moment I'm learning to, not so much deal with the fear of missing out or FOMO, it's to embrace what a friend of mine calls the JOMO, which is the joy of missing out, which is a hard transition.Corinne Butler: I think you've got a very valid point there because we do focus a lot on FOMO and I think JOMO is potentially something to even research.Peter Laurie: Yeah, well it's not their term and it's not my term. It's definitely a term that's out there. So by all means have a look.Corinne Butler: So your own personal BHAG so big hairy audacious goal. What's the five-year dream, or 10 year dream?Peter Laurie: I'm a little bit different to a lot of people in that I don't really have a tight five-year or 10 year dream that I'm converging on. Which is described before as the juggling. So my goal isn't to reduce the juggling set down to one ball, it's actually to put more balls in the air. So for me, the goal that loosely describes what I'm doing is to try and get our ecosystem to work properly. One of the attributes when I first started in it, probably closer to 10 years ago, but it's hard. But formally, when the River City Labs opened up, in 2012, is that the ecosystem wasn't flowing. It was just sort of stuttering along. And made a conscious decision to work on that and in that, to make that work. So my five year goal is to have a vibrant, well executing, innovation ecosystem here in Southeast Queensland.Peter Laurie: One of the attributes, because I've got the skills that I have I can go and work wherever I want, and I'd much prefer it to be here than elsewhere. Mainly because I'm here. I don't see a lot of value in heading off elsewhere because it's better there. I mean that's how we never get it here. So I'm trying to get up work here. So I suppose, long story short, five year, 10 year goal is to have a vibrant and virtuous innovation ecosystem here in Brisbane. And as a result of that, across the rest of the state, and then hopefully across the rest of the country as well.Corinne Butler: Sounds great. Now you work with a lot of different businesses and business owners. What would be your top three tips for them?Peter Laurie: Okay, so the first one, like I said before, is that nobody knows what you should be doing. I open with that every time now. Because some people kind of give you a puzzled look and then eventually it turns into this empowering situation. And one of the ways I talked about before is that a lot of people will tell you where you should be, but not a lot of people understand where you're at. And the art's in getting from where you are to where you should be. And then off the back of that, sort of in the same sort of vein, is that to be able to interact with people around that, you need to learn to critically analyze what you're hearing. When you're new to something, you don't have the capability to measure how good someone is, but you can measure how confident they are.Peter Laurie: So you have to learn to listen to everybody and then critically analyze what they're saying to you and then make a decision yourself about what you should be doing, as opposed to blindly following someone. And the main reason behind that is that if you make a decision and it goes wrong, then you learn that you need to make better decisions. If you blindly follow someone and it turns out that they're wrong, your analysis is I need to start and find another person who might know what's going on. So it's really about opening that learning loop, about getting through and doing that.Peter Laurie: So the next one is, I see this one a lot, is that when you're building a business, you're not building products and services. You're building a business that builds products and services. And it's very important to separate yourself out from that. I mean, the goal as a business owner is to become redundant as soon as you can. However people still seem to bring this sort of empire building focus there. You're trying to build something that's sustainable that doesn't require you to be there. You're not trying to construct yourself a job, you're trying to construct yourself a business.Peter Laurie: And even a lot of people that are feeling that through sort of sit back and think about that when I throw that at them. That's a surprising one. I'm just looking down at my notes to see if there was another one that I had. That's probably enough. Actually, the third one is that given that nobody knows what you should be doing, you should be building a business that builds products and services. You're on a constant learning thing. So you need to learn how you learn new things and you need to consciously make that competency stronger. Because that's the only thing that you can rationally invest in given how everything changes so quickly.Corinne Butler: And it's interesting you say that and what you've mentioned there because I agree with you. I see a lot of the time is people don't do themselves out of jobs and they don't invest in themselves. So I think that's great advice. So Peter, what else would you like our audience to know? Any other adventures that you'd like to share?Peter Laurie: Well look, probably the first thing I'd do is, one of my problems that I've got with the innovation ecosystem is that everybody thinks that it's executed by people who are 19 years old and skate to work. When that's not the situation at all. I mean it is who I spend a lot of time working with because that's the only people that turn up. In fact, there's a lot of data suggesting that the most successful entrepreneurs are 45 plus. And the ones that are 18 and do this thing are absolute anomalies and highly unlikely to be successful. And I find a lot of people ruling out this is an option because they think they're not the right person to do it. So I treat this as an invitation to go down and get involved with your innovation ecosystem.Peter Laurie: So there'll be called startup spaces or coworking spaces. There'll be things like startup weekends and events and meet up groups. And get down there with your eyes open and critically analyzing everything, but get involved. You'll find that you are actually sitting on a whole bunch more skills than you think. And if I could make you do one thing, it'd be try and go out and do a startup weekend. It's by no means a comfortable experience, but it's an incredibly solid way to learn what you need to know to be able to execute in this newer, faster moving environment.Corinne Butler: I think that's great advice. I think we should all go and do a startup weekend.Peter Laurie: Yeah.Corinne Butler: So Peter Laurie from Junta. Thank you so much for joining us today on Advisor Adventures.Peter Laurie: You're welcome. Thank you very much for having me.

This Should Work
Session 22 - Joe Spanier, River City Labs, Midwest Maker Fest, and more!

This Should Work

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 76:37


Joe Spanier is one of the co-founders of River City Labs -- a Peoria makerspace. He's also a co-founder of Midwest Maker Fest, a previous employee at Aleph Objects (the company that makes Lulzbot printers), and Caterpillar. Joe and I have a wide-ranging talk about tech in education, his enthusiasm for making and tinkering, and more. A note: The audio for this interview may be off in parts. The recording software that I use had some issues synching audio up, and so this was done manually. Enjoy!

Open the Pod Bay Doors
E61 - Steve Baxter, Transition Level Investments

Open the Pod Bay Doors

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 80:49


Recognised as somewhat of a startup celebrity, Steve Baxter is an entrepreneur, investor, and best known as one of the (more sharkier) sharks on Australia’s Shark Tank. We were excited to have Steve this week on #OTPBD to look back on his early telco & internet startup successes, deep dive into his considerable career, and listen to his strong opinions on government & politics, climate change and more.*A short spoiler about this Ep.* As you may know, Steve is very direct and can be sometimes outspoken on topics, which was no special case for this episode. As a climate change skeptic, Steve definitely put up a thought-provoking debate with Ian on the topic of clean energy - definitely worth the listen! Steve’s career started at the young age of when he joined the army and was recruited as a solider with contract for 9 years. At 23, he and his partner took out a home loan for $11,000, which became used to launch his first startup, an internet service provider, SE Net from one of the spare rooms from his rented Adelaide home. The business became subsequently acquired by Ozemail under the stewardship of its founding Director and previous Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.Steve co-founded his next startup in 2001, PIPE networks, an ASX-listed provider of wholesale telecoms infrastructure, which exited to TPG Group for $373M. Later on in 2012, having co-founded River City Labs and advocating on behalf of entrepreneurs, a few meetings opened him up to the opportunity to be on Shark Tank which he took for more publicity, and shared with us his interesting experiences on show. As Queensland’s second ever Chief Entrepreneur between Oct 2017-2018, Steve focused on broadening the startup ecosystem outside of Brisbane to more rural/regional areas but flying angels and investors to meet founders at events outside of the city. Currently, Steve’s also an investor at VC, Transition Level Investments, which has had 29 direct investments with 22 in the fund over 6 years. Steve is definitely a smart, opinionated, and valuable member of the startup ecosystem. We hope you enjoy this ep!

Stories Behind the Grind
#43 Fostering Growth In Startups And Building Community

Stories Behind the Grind

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 57:36


On this episode of Stories Behind the grind listen to my conversation with Peta Ellis CEO of River City Labs, and founder of 3am Tribe. We discuss how to win a Hackathon event, how to build a community and why founder mental health should be a priority. Peta Ellis CEO of River City Labs, Co-founder of Peak Persona, and Founder of 3am Tribe Discover: How Peta combined her marketing know-how into the startup sector to make an impact How Peta supported technical minded software developers and start-up talents with marketing themselves and understanding the benefits of connecting with those from different backgrounds and industries Why you can’t just market the product your building/selling What successful start-ups do to market their founders What should be in the founders “toolbox” What is the number 1 focus for River City Labs right now Key cultural elements you can use for your own business Learnings from River City Labs on fostering communities Where the Australia Startup Scene is heading into the future How to learn more about River City Labs and the benefits of membership. Tactics for winning a Hackathon event How to maintain rhythm through the power of rest days Links Peta on Instagram - Instagram Peta on LinkedIn - LinkedIn Peta on Twitter - Twitter River City Labs - https://www.rivercitylabs.net/ Be sure to follow me on Instagram and say Hi @aidanvoc Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts. You can find this episode plus all the previous episode here. Four ways you can support this podcast Take a screenshot of this podcast and send it to a friend who may like it Take your Grind to the next level by implementing a sales funnel to turn your passive website visitors into paying customer with ClickFunnels, the #1 sales funnel software in the world. You can get a free trial by going to www.clickfunnels.com Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts! Connect with me @aidanvoc (I respond to all DM’s there) 

People Who Are Politicians
23 Paul Newbury (ALP) - Federal Candidate For Brisbane

People Who Are Politicians

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 35:17 Transcription Available


Episode 23 - Paul Newbury (ALP) - Federal Candidate for Brisbane 0:00 Intro 1:45 Interview begins Brisbane is an inner city division with lots to offer including: Suncorp Stadium (for sport and concerts): https://suncorpstadium.com.au/ Eat Street Markets: https://www.eatstreetmarkets.com/ Doomben and Eagle Farm Races: https://www.brc.com.au/ Brisbane also has a strong entrepreneurial scene: Little Tokyo Two: https://www.littletokyotwo.com/ River City Labs: https://www.rivercitylabs.net/ Keep up to date with what Paul is up to in Brisbane by: - following him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulNewburyALP - liking him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulnewburyALP/ Check out his profile on the ALP website to get his full bio: https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/paul-newbury/ Don't forget to like, rate, review, comment, subscribe and share :) Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates and information: www.facebook.com/WhoPoliticians/ twitter.com/WhoPoliticians Or drop us an email at peoplepoliticians@gmail.com, with any recommendations for guests and questions etc

Startup meets Corporate Podcast
Episode 13 - Credit Union Australia

Startup meets Corporate Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 30:51


On this episode of Startup meet Corporate, we explore innovation in the financial services space, sitting down for a chat with Melissa Witheriff, head of digital innovation at Credit Union Australia.

Founder to Founder
#43: Mike Knapp on learning, China and living through growth

Founder to Founder

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 26:06


In this episode Phil speaks with Mike Knapp, a former lawyer and ex-Google software engineer turned entrepreneur. Mike co-founded Shoes of Prey, a company that allows women to design their own shoes. He has a passion for investigating new business models and writing code and has previously lived in San Francisco, Shanghai, Dongguan and LA.Today, Mike is an Entrepreneur In Residence at River City Labs. *********Thanks for listening! If you'd like to be the first to know when new episodes are available, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow the show on Spotify or sign up for the insider's newsletter!

Paper Planes Podcast
PP4: Peta Ellis, River City Labs CEO, plus Qantas, dog Facebook masks & streaming sports

Paper Planes Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 85:15


Peta Ellis is the hugely successful CEO of Brisbane-based start-up space River City Labs. She recounts her story of the early days working in the hospitality industry, her challenges in 15 years of running her own small business and how she came to be the head of an organisation that has transformed Australia's start-up scene. Plus all the usual nonsense (and some slightly serious stuff) from Eddie & Patrick on the Spin Cycle.  Remember to give us a rating and review!  Our show carries no advertising. If you'd like to contribute to help us keep this show running, we accept donations at the following addresses:  Bitcoin: 176nxqrj8sG1c7fgdrdk4ZfTX3BjSAvhuk Ethereum: 0x415a25f9d53f72ff1539fbf15dbb1dcf7e35db5f Litecoin: LadffCkTTMQ92ACfbJ2RsbEgkxihLczMt3 Bitcoin Cash: 1772DSA8wjGNgLg8V5YJUbzpDUZ5Lrn2X1 Thanks Simon, Eddie, Patrick & Gilberto Our Instagram page is here: http://www.instagram.com/flypaperplanes.co/ Contact the team at http://www.flypaperplanes.co or Simon here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamsimondell/ or here: http://twitter.com/IAmSimonDell If you think you have a great story for the podcast, contact our producer Sarah here: sarah@simondell.com (mailto:mailto:sarah@simondell.com) And find out more about our sound engineer Gilberto here: http://www.thepodcastboss.com

The Telltale Podcast
Episode 20 - Peta Ellis of River City Labs

The Telltale Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 27:53


In startup land, thinking big is the only option. Your idea, that thing you may be about to dedicate your time, money, life and love to, has to solve a big problem, reach a global market and dominate, lest it be cast aside, forgotten or worse - never seen at all. But it can be a lonely journey, and the power of people and connecting to ideas and networks can mean the difference between failure and triumph. It's something Peta Ellis, the chief executive officer of startup co-working space River City Labs, has seen over and over again. In this episode of the Telltale podcast, Peta discusses why startups need to think big about their product, their market and the amount of disruption they need to cause to ensure a foothold in their industry becomes the foundation for something far bigger. Join me, Kurt Sanders and co-host Brittanie Dreghorn as we find out what makes River City Labs tick. Let's start the show.

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Be The Push
Steve Baxter on Shark Tank, The NBN and the state of Entrepreneurship

Be The Push

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 38:47


This episode features Steve Baxter. Steve is an investor on Shark Tank Australia, founder of River City Labs and CEO of Transition Level Investments. In this episode we cover Steve's early life, his time in the army, what it is like to exit a company, the NBN, working for Google and of course, Shark Tank Australia. It is always a privilege to talk to someone as knowledgeable as Steve. I hope you enjoy this episode. I had a great time recording it.

Cloud Stories | Cloud Accounting Apps | Accounting Ecosystem

Highlights of my conversation with Peta Ellis Benefits of working in a co-working space Brisbane tech Start-ups successes Various events held at River City Labs   Mentions River City Labs http://www.rivercitylabs.net/ River City Labs Events / Start-up weekend http://www.rivercitylabs.net/events/ Rails Girls http://railsgirls.com/ Uber https://www.Uber.com/cities/brisbane Ollo Mobile http://ollowearables.com/ Mothers Groupie https://mothersgroupie.com/ Right Pedal Studios http://rightpedalstudios.com/ SydStart http://sydstart.com/                                      Today I am speaking with Peta Ellis the General Manager at River City Labs: Brisbane's premiere Startup Community and Co-working space. Peta has been described as the “hub of the Brisbane start-up community" and was ranked 6 in the Top 50 Global Lean Evangelists, and StartUp Daily listed Peta as a Brisbane mentor all start-ups should get to know. Questions asked: Who is your favourite super hero and why? What is the purpose of River City Labs? What is the catalyst that started River City Labs ? What sort of business does it suit? How will a business benefit from being in a co-working space? When does a business know it is ready to join a co-working space? And where are they coming from? How does the rent a desk concept work, and if we have people listening in from overseas is the rent a desk option open to them too? You run a lot of events at River City Labs: what events have worked really well? And what events unexpectedly bombed? How can someone get in touch with you if they are interested in running an event at River City Labs? What have been some key successes for River City Labs? What have been some obstacles’ the co-working space has faced along the road? How strong is the start-up community in Brisbane? What have you learnt from managing River City Labs?   To get in touch with Peta Ellis http://www.rivercitylabs.net/ Events http://www.rivercitylabs.net/events/   To get in touch with the host of Cloud Stories Heather Smith http://www.heathersmithsmallbusiness.com http://www.twitter.com/heathersmithau http://www.FaceBook.com/heathersmithau   http://www.LinkedIN.com/in/heathersmithau

Vested Capital
Steve Baxter: From Army Officer, To $373 Million Dollar Exit From Pipe Networks, Aussie Tech Entrepreneur Reveals All

Vested Capital

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2012 40:00 Transcription Available


Stephen Baxter is becoming a bit of an icon in my hometown of Brisbane. He's put in his own time and money to foster the start up scene with his River City Labs co-working space. He is helping a select few start ups with advice and seed funding, plus he has the reputation of a tech entrepreneur who has exited from some big deals, the biggest being the $373 million sale of PIPE networks. The post https://yaro.blog/10858/steve-baxter/ (Steve Baxter: From Army Officer, To $373 Million Dollar Exit From Pipe Networks, Aussie Tech Entrepreneur Reveals All) appeared first on https://yaro.blog (Yaro.Blog).