This week is the first of two ‘Sunrise Island’ special episodes of Open The Pod Bay Doors. A few weeks ago, the Innovation Bay team along with over 1000 founders, investors, students & enthusiasts, set-sail for the infamous Cockatoo Island, also known as, Sunrise Island. Blackbird Ventures annual conference was…
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Last month, we visited the thriving ecosystem in Adelaide, and were lucky enough to sit down with two cofounders of one of the best local startups, Noelle and Ben Smit from Teamgage. A positive company culture is an undeniable asset for any successful business, but monitoring and tracking corporate culture…
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This week on the pod we’re turning our focus to the importance of founder health and wellbeing. We invited Aaron Birkby, CEO Startup Catalyst and Co-founder of Peak Persona, and welcomed back Amanda Price Head of High Growth Ventures to the pod discuss this topic. KPMG Australia’s High Growth Ventures…
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This week on the pod we’re discussing the role of Government in helping to build sustained tech ecosystems with Dr Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic. LaunchVic is an independent agency established by the Victorian Government with a $60M fund to support and grow the state’s startup ecosystem, increase investment and…
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Episode 41 of the pod we’re happy to be joined by Dean Dorrell, Principal at boutique venture fund, Carthona Capital. Carthona is an Australian venture fund focused on early stage investments (pre-Seed, Seed, Series A), with a mandate to invest globally. Established in 2013, when the founding team who were…
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This podcast is all about sharing the stories of the people making a difference to the Australian ecosystem. Few do more to champion and impact #startupaus then this week’s guest, Annie Parker. A coach, mentor and leader in the Australian startup community, Annie is passionate about helping founders achieve their…
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This week on Open The Pod Bay Doors, we turn our attention to the New Zealand startup ecosystem as Ian Gardiner speaks with kiwi native, serial entrepreneur and investor, Rowan Simpson. Rowan started his career as an IT consultant working on mainly Government projects in Sydney. A software engineer at…
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On this episode of the pod, we open the doors with the brilliant thinker, Jost Stollman. German-Australian Jost has lived many lives as a Founder, Consultant, Corporate Executive, Politican, Adventurer, Investor, CEO and Student. Jost recently stepped down as the Chairman of Tyro Payments, one of Australia’s most successful fintech institutions specialising in merchant credit , debit, and…
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This week on the pod, we have one of Australia’s most creative and well respected research commercialisation specialists. Dr. Steve Brodie talking everything innovation. Steve is passionate about all things science. Steve brings more than 20 years’ experience in research and development, commercialisation and open innovation with stints at major…
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Larry Lopez has been driving innovation for over 25 years. He has worked with start-ups, venture capital funds, institutional investors and government agencies, with a long track record of developing outstanding teams that deliver successful outcomes. Larry spent 17 years in technology finance with Silicon Valley Bank, before moving to…
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