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Join us for an extraordinary conversation with Philip Fierlinger, co-founder of Xero ($25B accounting software company) and current founder of Upstock. From his early days working on groundbreaking projects at General Magic alongside future Apple innovators, to revolutionsing accounting software by making it "sexy," Philip shares the untold stories behind building one of New Zealand's most successful tech companies. Discover how user testing and design-first thinking transformed the accounting industry, why Philip chose New Zealand over Silicon Valley, and the lessons he's applying to his new venture, Upstock. Get insider insights on: - The original moment that made Xero's interface revolutionary - Working alongside Tony Fadell (future iPod/iPhone creator) in the early '90s - How Philip's industrial design background shaped Xero's success - Building marketplace platforms and the challenges of B2B software - The realities of startup life, even after a multi-billion dollar exit Whether you're a founder, designer, or tech enthusiast, this episode offers rare insights into building category-defining companies and the future of B2B software. Learn from one of tech's most innovative design thinkers about what it really takes to create magical product experiences that users love.

Philip Fierlinger co-founded Xero, playing a major role as Head of Design, leading Xero to become a disruptive platform and an iconic global brand. Now he is the co-founder of Upstock, a B2B e-commerce & logistics platform transforming the food & beverage industry. His early career highlights include work for Beastie Boys and General Magic. In this episode Philip goes deep on the Xero story and the lessons he has learned to make Upstoack a

Today I'm sharing with you a recording of a keynote entitled "Developing and Keeping a Competitive Advantage," given by Philip Fierlinger, co-founder of Upstock and co-founder of Xero.   Philip Fierlinger discusses his experiences and insights on developing and maintaining a competitive advantage in the technology and accounting sectors. He shares his journey from working on the first smartphone at General Magic to co-founding Xero and Upstock. The talk focuses on the importance of creating extraordinary user experiences, transforming pain points into pleasurable experiences, and adhering to a strong vision and values.   Highlights from the session include:   Philip Fierlinger shares insights on developing and maintaining a competitive advantage, drawing from his extensive experience in the tech and accounting industries.   Discusses his journey from working on General Magic's first smartphone to co-founding Xero and Upstock, highlighting key milestones and lessons learned.   Emphasises the importance of transforming technology into "magic" through exceptional user experience design, making technology seamless and user-friendly.   Explains how Xero succeeded by turning the painful process of bank reconciliations into a pleasurable and engaging experience, fundamentally changing the perception of accounting software.   Describes the creation of Upstock to address friction in the B2B supply chain for foodservice, offering a digital platform that levels the playing field for small suppliers.   Highlights the significance of having a clear vision and strong values as the foundation for business operations, ensuring long-term success and competitive advantage.   Shares lessons on the critical role of customer research and feedback, and the importance of early adopters in refining and validating the product.   Discusses how cultivating a positive company culture and retaining employees can be achieved through adhering to guiding principles and providing support, such as coaching and counselling.   This is the third podcast I'm bringing to you from the 2024 Tropical Innovation Festival held in June, in Cairns, in beautiful Far North Queensland. If you are interested in the topic or the vibe of the event, I encourage you to go back and listen to the other two episodes and reach out to the Tropical Innovation Festival if you want to be part of future festivals. I will drop their contact details in the show notes.   The audio was recorded during a lunchtime session. At the start, you can hear the emcee of the event, who is also the conference co-organiser, Tara Diversi.    Contact details:   Tropical Innovation Festival: https://www.tropicalinnovationfestival.com.au/speakers   Phil Fierlinger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fierlinger/  UpStock: https://www.upstock.app/  Xero: https://xero.com/  Tara Diversi : https://www.linkedin.com/in/taradiversi/  Accounting Apps newsletter: http://HeatherSmithAU.COM Accounting Apps Mastermind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XeroMasterMind  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherSmithAU/  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ANISEConsulting  X: https://twitter.com/HeatherSmithAU    Other podcast episodes of interest   Building Your Startup's Profile with Media | TIF24 https://heathersmithsmallbusiness.com/2024/07/18/building-your-startups-profile-with-media-tif24/    MediaPhones, Accounting Dashboards & Digital Marketplaces: The Design Journey of Xero's Co-Founder | Philip Fierlinger https://heathersmithsmallbusiness.com/2023/11/30/mediaphones-accounting-dashboards-digital-marketplaces-the-design-journey-of-xeros-co-founder-philip-fierlinger/ 

Our first Brewing a Business for 2024 and what better start to the year than a chat with Philip Fierlinger, CO & CEO of Upstock. Upstock.app, Digital marketplace for foodservice & grocery. Xero co-founder, former Head of Design and Startup investor & advisor.  Grab a drink and strap in for an inspirational ride as we learn about Philip's amazing career and how Xero and Upstock came about. 

Business is Boring is taking a break over summer. We'll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here's one of our favourites from 2023: Xero has defined the SaaS ecosystem here. Although an accounting company, it stood out as a delightful experience and brand, and much of that spirit is thanks to Philip Fierlinger, co-founder and design leader for Xero. He's behind the reconciliation feature and the Do Beautiful Business idea. Today, he is co-CEO and founder at Upstock, a hospo wholesale ordering app building out another change to an industry. Philip shares the stories behind the work anyone that's used Xero knows, and his next mission at Upstock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xero co-founder Philip Fierlinger shares the story behind building one of the world's most successful accounting platforms, Xero He discusses his early inspiration from car dashboards and the gamification of bank reconciliations. Fierlinger also reveals how his latest startup Upstock is transforming the inefficient B2B food ordering process and levelling the playing field for small suppliers.    Many of our listeners will know Philip Fierlinger as one of the 5 co-founders of Xero, but let me share with you a bit of background about Philip: For over 5 years, Philip has been creating digital products and experiences that have set new standards of design, business and technology.  In 1992 a university project landed Philip an internship at General Magic where he conceptualised the “Mediaphone” a digital walkman, letting you download music anywhere, anytime. To give you some context this was 9 years before Steve Jobs introduced the iPod and 15 years before Jobs introduced the iPhone. Philip went on to create a digital agency, with his brother in 1994, doing work for Apple, the Beastie Boys, Comcast, Disney, Dreamworks, Macromedia, Palm, Sony Playstation, among many others. After moving to NZ, Philip co-founded Xero in 2006, where he was Head of Design for nearly 10 years. Philip was instrumental in Xero becoming a disruptive platform, an iconic global brand, and a market leading public company worth billions of dollars. And I suspect as he had a focus on design, he had something to do with making Xero beautiful software. Philip is currently Co-CEO of Upstock, a B2B wholesale platform that's transforming the way the foodservice industry operates. Along the way Philip has been an investor and advisor to numerous startups and scaleups including Sharesies, Milanote, Deputy, Atomic, Karbon, Chartio (sold to Atlassian) – helping with product, marketing, growth, team & culture, and investor strategy. In this episode, I talk to Philip Fierlinger Co-Ceo of UpStock.app about . . . Career journey from car design to tech entrepreneurship.  Xero's history, developing an accounting system with a focus on bank feeds and beautiful design.  Prioritising business operations over tax compliance with real-time cash flow visibility. How a three year old inspired the innovative design of Xero Launching a foodservice marketplace, digitising B2B transactions. The business model and pricing for a B2B marketplace.  Streamlining foodservice industry operations with UpStock platform.  A platform for farmers and suppliers to connect and grow their businesses. You have been listening to the Cloud Stories podcast. I encourage you to subscribe and leave a five star review, so other people can find this podcast. From here, I suggest you join the Xero Mastermind group on Facebook for advanced conversations around the ecosystem. I suggest you  subscribe to the informative Accounting Apps newsletter which gives you a great overview of the ecosystem space. It's available at https://HeatherSmithAU.COM.  I encourage you to connect with me on LinkedIn and subscribe to the Cloud Stories podcast. I'm Heather Smith and you've been listening to the Cloud Stories podcast.

For over 25 years, Philip Fierlinger has created digital products and experiences that have set new design, business, and technology standards. He was embedded in the Silicon Valley community since it started, crossing paths with the people who created products synonymous with today. In 2006, he co-founded the ASX-listed online accounting platform Xero. Three years ago, he launched the food service marketplace Upstock, a B2B marketplace for the hospitality and food service industry. He shares his UX and design-thinking advice for early startup founders.  Listen to Nathan and Philip discuss: Working at the most important startup nobody's heard of Co-founding ASX-listed online accounting platform Xero  How to get your first customers by validating your idea  Early-stage startup UX design advice  What it means to “go slow to go fast” Create your operating system by defining your values How Upstock is innovating in the dated food service industry Why launching Upstock during Covid-19 was perfect timing  How to convince customers in an old-school industry Identifying the first signal that your business is working. Why New Zealand entrepreneurs are special  And much more design thinking advice… Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode. Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.  Speak with our friendly course experts to get clarity on the next steps for your idea, business or career. You will get tailored insights from results achieved by our proven practitioners as well as thousands of students. Book a call now...  For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine

Xero has defined the SaaS ecosystem here. Although an accounting company, it stood out as a delightful experience and brand, and much of that spirit is thanks to Philip Fierlinger, co-founder and design leader for Xero. He's behind the reconciliation feature and the Do Beautiful Business idea. Today, he is co-CEO and founder at Upstock, a hospo wholesale ordering app building out another change to an industry. Philip shares the stories behind the work anyone that's used Xero knows, and his next mission at Upstock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up in a small town, a love of computers catalyzed Casey Fenton's desire to explore the world. Whether it's through promoting transparency in peer feedback, lodging/hospitality innovation, or simplifying and demystifying equity grants, Casey is constantly striving to improve human connection.In this episode, we discuss Casey's key takeaways from both his travel and professional experiences. We learn about the founding of Couchsurfing and examine what it takes to be an effective leader.

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Casey Fenton, founder of Couchsurfing and Upstock, about the early days for Couchsurfing when Casey was pioneering what has since become known as the “sharing economy” and how is is now bringing the sharing economy to the cap table with Upstock. 00:00​​ Intro 01:13 The Couchsurfing proof-of-concept 02:46 The first Couchsurfing stay 03:49 501(c)3 non-profit status 06:34 The mechanics of the benchmark Series A 06:34 The mechanics of the benchmark Series A 08:27 The Couchsurfing MVP 10:38 The donation-based model 11:58 The demand side monetization model 15:34 The chicken-and-egg question 17:11 Casey's philosophy on ego hacking 21:11 Building for the internet without ego 23:57 Upstock 28:34 Ideal customer moment 30:20 Switching costs 31:09 Competitors and integrations 33:40 Milestone-based equity kickers 35:03 Following Casey's work

After more than a decade of launching & running Couchsurfing, the largest trust experiment of all time with 20M+ users, Casey Fenton is now the CEO of Upstock making it easy for small- and medium-sized businesses to offer Fortune 1000-level equity to their workers without expensive and time-consuming lawyers. Website: https://www.upstock.io/ Casey Fenton is also the Author of the upcoming book on Ego Hacking: a neuroscience-based method that relies on a robust scientific body of knowledge, generates increased cooperation and collaboration at scale. Ego hacking involves using specific communication patterns to activate people’s most positive qualities, so they can cooperate effectively with others and build big things together. Website: https://www.caseyfenton.com/

Episode 150: After more than a decade of launching & running Couchsurfing, the largest trust experiment of all time with 20M+ users, Casey Fenton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyfenton/) has turned his attention to one of the biggest trust & cooperation challenges in business: Company ownership. His latest startup, Upstock (upstock.io), makes it easy for small- and medium-sized businesses to offer Fortune 1000-level equity to their workers without expensive and time-consuming lawyers. Links David mentioned https://www.couchsurfing.com https://waag.org/en/article/airbnb-harming-amsterdams-communities The Secrets of Our Success (same author of a new book on WEIRD…) https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=723

Casey Fenton, co-founder at the legendary Couchsurfing and currently founder and CEO at Upstock.io talks about what RSUs are and how are they different from standard stock options. We also discussed why exactly Casey hates stock options so much and what is so wrong about them. And of course we talked about Casey's experience with couchsurfing and its transition from a non-profit into a for-profit company. Upstock: https://www.upstock.io/ Casey's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyfenton/ Casey's email if you want to discuss equity: casey@upstock.io Couchsurfing: https://www.couchsurfing.com/

Fenton created the online social hospitality network, the Couchsurfing Project which he began working on in 1999. Couchsurfing currently has over 15 million members worldwide. Fenton served as executive director of Couchsurfing until 2012 and the founding chairman of the board. Since exiting his position as CEO of Couchsurfing, he has also been a part of multiple startups including Sovolve (Wonder App) and Upstock.Fenton was looking for ways to motivate his team at Couchsurfing & discovered major challenges with traditional equity systems.He shares that while using stock option based equity, he actually saw productivity decline. Believing that every team should have access to tools that unite & build successful companies, he set out on a quest to repair the broken equity model. Thus Upstock was born. A digital, top-shelf legal equity system that combines performance equity with a visual dashboard. Now workers can watch their equity grow in real-time.

Casey Fenton is the founder of Couchsurfing, a global travel community, especially great for solo travelers. Casey helped to spearhead the sharing economy & grow the platform to over 20 million users worldwide.  I consider the platform to be one of the best domestic and international travel hacks and for solo travel on a budget.   Casey is also co-founder of Upstock, a cloud-based platform to give employee equity in the company they work for. If you don’t know the meaning of “couch surfing” it’s basically where you stay on someone’s couch when traveling.  The platform Couchsurfing however doesn’t mean you have to sleep on someone’s couch… The point of Couchsurfing is  to “share authentic travel experiences” and your host will put you up in their home absolutely free.  In this episode of The Millennial Travel Podcast I discuss with Casey Fenton, Founder of Couchsurfing:  His story going to Iceland How a trip to Iceland was an impetuous for him starting Couchsurfing and us starting Under30Experiences.  The story of how Couchsurfing started How Casey flew to Iceland as a solo traveler and decided to find a couch to sleep on with locals Why Casey loves Iceland and has traveled their five times The quick story how Under30Experiences started. Why Casey Fenton is starting his new company in Iceland and is mentoring Iceland Startups How they picked the name “couchsurfing”. How Casey Fenton got the “travel bug” and considered himself an explorer.  How he got over a break up by traveling and buying plane tickets to random places.  Casey Fenton’s formula for intensity, diversity, and frequency of experience, and how he got out of his comfort zone.  His idea for “hacking destiny”.  What Casey Fenton learned about himself traveling?  He learned to be less shy, and improved himself.  Some examples of how Casey traveled to different places and how Couchsurfing was a great travel hack for saving money Casey Fenton’s idea of “ego hacking”. The book that opened up Casey’s eyes that we are all sleep. How a silly fight with his best friend opened his eyes to a lot of things about life. Casey’s idea of a “feedback ratio”.  Why it’s important to have ego and how we can use it as a tool.  How we can avoid suffering through non-attachment How to learn to trust yourself more and let others trust you.  Casey finishes talking about his startup Upstock and how you can incentivize employees with equity to anyone in your company with his tool.  Resources from Casey Fenton: Book: In Search of the Miraculous  Couchsurfing.com  Upstock.io CaseyFenton.com to sign up his newsletter You can find all the links and past show notes on millennialtravelpodcast.com Direct support for The Millennial Travel Podcast comes from The Millennial Travel Guidebook: Escape More, Spend Less, & Make Travel a Priority in Your Life... and from our new USA hiking and camping trips at Under30Experiences!

A cool innovation story for you tonight, it's called Upstock, and it's an app which is making waves in the hospitality sector.It's an online stock ordering system for bars, restaurants and cafes, which replaces the pretty-medieval pen and paper systems many use, reducing mistakes, waste and cost.Philip Fierlinger is Upstock's co-CEO and also the co-founder of Xero.He joined Heather du Plessis-Allan for tonight's episode of Bosses Rebuilding.LISTEN ABOVE

Casey Fenton is the founder of the largest trust experiment of all time—CouchSurfing. CouchSurfing is a hospitality and social networking service that gives its 15 million members access to offer hospitality and lodging, arrange homestays, and join events like the “Couch Crashes.” CouchSurfing was first conceived in 1999, when Casey was just 21 years old. On April 2, 2003, CouchSurfing International Inc. was formed and was listed as a New Hampshire nonprofit organisation. The CouchSurfing site was launched on June 12, 2004 with the help of Sebastien Le Tuan, Leonardo Silveira, and CouchSurfing co-founder, Dan Hoffer. Casey was also the executive director of CouchSurfing until 2012. He also served as founding chairman of the board. Casey, who has dedicated his life to understanding how to build cooperative trust systems is also the CEO and founder of Upstock, a privately held company which he founded in 2015. Based in San Francisco, California, the company helps businesses accomplish big goals by helping employees believe and think like entrepreneurs. The company also combines true and vetted elements of $1M+ Fortune 1000 equity plans. The keynote and TEDx speaker has also worked as director of Internet strategy for Tony Knowles, the governor of Alaska. From 2002 to 2004, he also worked as legislative aide for the Alaska State House Minority Leader. After exiting as CEO of CouchSurfing, Casey became part of multiple startups like Wonder App and Upstock.   This week’s episode talks about the reason Casey chose the term couch surfing and how the whole idea for the project came about, what led him to the path of hacking his ego, and what diversity mindset is. Casey also shares why he thinks diversity is important to survival, his take on trust, and how to do self-talk right. As far as the biggest ego hack there is, Casey has this to say, “For social cohesion, people become what you tell them they are.”

We got a chance to sit down with Casey Fenton. Followed his journey from founding Couchsurfing.com to Upstock and then Ego Hacking. Over the course of this journey explored such topics as how to build trust systems, incentive systems in companies, the sharing economy and how you can change the identity you have in the world.

Casey Fenton ~ Founder of CouchSurfing and Upstock ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Major Influencers   Imagine being a young man hacking the University of Iceland's directory to meet new people and trying to find a couch to crash on for a free place to stay.  Then turning that concept into a 20 million person platform that changed the way people travel. Casey Fenton is that young man and the platform he built is called Couch Surfing.   Casey joins us on the podcast today for a really exciting chat. These days Casey has built a new business called Upstock that is modernizing an antiquated stock option system that allows team members and employees to earn equity instantly without an undue cash burden on the company. He got this idea from his days at CouchSurfing when he didn't have the ability to give his team and employees a shared part of the company. This frustrated him and it created a passion that started Upstock and the drive to help businesses help themselves. We dive into Casey's passion about Upstock today but also chat about the book on human egos that Casey is writing. He has another mission to help people understand their egos better and how we can use them for good. Of course, we also discuss about the Couch Surfing story and how it led Casey on a wild ride of world travel, startups, venture capitalists, challenges with the US taxation system, helping business grow and changing the way people travel all around the world.   04:19: Climbing the Great Pyramids 08:46: Casey on His New Business Upstock 17:50: Examples of Sharing Equity w/ Team Members 23:16: Casey on Gamifying Business 26:06: Ideas on Gamifying for Entrepreneurs Today 31:46: Ego Hacking 45:01: The First Couch That Casey Surfed On 48:47: Number One Lesson from CouchSurfing 51:32: Other Lessons from CouchSurfing 55:31: Casey on Influence   Contact Info: https://upstock.io/ http://www.caseyfenton.com/ http://bit.ly/egohack

My guest for Episode 97 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the founder of CouchSurfing.com, Casey Fenton. From growing up in a small town, Caseys love for new experiences and travel led him to founding CouchSurfing.com, a global community of 15million locals and travellers. Since stepping away as the CEO in 2012, Casey has been involved in a number of startups, most recently as the co-founder and CEO of Upstock, a performance-based equity tool to help startups effectively navigate and leverage their equity options. Outside of this, Casey is also writing a new book on Ego Hacking which provides tools and framework for individuals to go beyond their ego to become better leaders and generate increased cooperation at scale. We covered a lot of ground in this interview including: How Casey built and scaled CouchSurfing without spending money on marketingScaling through distributed decision makingHow to best utilise  and split equity fairlyHow to hack your ego This podcast was produced by the awesome team at Playbook Media. If you would like to launch your own personal or business podcast, say hello to Rohit@playbookmedia.com.au. Show notes:– Couchsurfing.com- upstock.io- Byron Katie - The Work- Casey (email) Check out my new video series on Youtube! Feedback/connect/say hello:Rohit@startupplaybook.co@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits:Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels:Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Soundcloud & StitcherAudio Player The post Ep097 – Casey Fenton (Founder – Couchsurfing) on hacking your ego appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Has the future of organizational stock options arrived? Casey Fenton discusses what he considers a future model for the Silicon Valley Equity Model.

Episode 10: Part 2 of an interview with Casey Fenton, CEO and Founder of UpStock (http://upstock.io), and Co-Founder of CouchSurfing (http://couchsurfing.org). Listen to Episode 9 for part 1 of this interview on Ego Hacking. In this episode Trent and Casey discuss health hacks, how to live longer, and how to improve your overall health with simple tips and tricks. "If you can get someone in your life who loves you, to help you hack yourself… to get you to think 'I care about my health, I care about my health, I want to live a healthy way for a long time.' Get someone to help you get that kernel, that little nugget that is health hacking, and that will grow."  "You will start to see all little things in your environment, all over the place, that corroborate and bolster of this identity that 'I care about my health, and I love myself,' and all that good stuff."- Casey Fenton Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com

Episode 9: In this episode Trent Lapinski interviews Casey Fenton, CEO and Founder of UpStock (http://upstock.io), and Co-Founder of CouchSurfing (http://couchsurfing.org), who is working on a new book on ego hacking. In this episode Trent and Casey discuss some of the techniques Casey has been researching and presenting that are going to be included in his new book which he's still working on. "It is so important to think about how we become our identity. We have to be very careful with how we are programmed. What is in our identity? What does that cause? We automatically find more of it, whatever it is. A lot of the time the authentic self is intuitively what I feel in my heart and soul, but maybe that authentic self was programmed by society, maybe that was no programmed by you. Maybe that authentic self means self author." "It is interesting, is the ego, is the identity, are the things inside me, are they self authored? Or are they authored by others? We want to rationalize who we are, we want to feel good. We want to say, 'oh well I made all that stuff,' but did we?" -Casey Fenton Check out part two of this interview: Health Hacks with Casey Fenton Production and music by Derek Bernard - https://haberdasherband.com/production Host: Trent Lapinski - https://trentlapinski.com