The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview Series
Business:Entrepreneurship
Evan Thornley is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience founding and leading tech startups, including Australia’s first to be listed on the NASDAQ and reach a more than $1 billion valuation. In 1995 Evan Thornley and his wife Tracey Ellery Founded LookSmart, which in 1999 had 500 employees and was the twelfth most visited website worldwide with 10 million users. Since leaving LookSmart Evan has had a diverse career, and is currently Executive Chair of LongView, a company aiming to transform the Australian property landscape. In his conversation with Adam, Evan discusses the highs and lows of his time with LookSmart, and the ways in which the Australian startup ecosystem has changed in the decades since the dot com boom and bust.
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This episode is sponsored by NTP
This episode is sponsored by NTP NTP is the technology recruitment company that values community and who are invested in seeing the growth of Australia's local tech community.
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Arthur Sinodinos discusses the positive attributes Australia could learn from the US
Petr Adámek sees the benefits of greater cohesion of the national startup ecosystem
Ashley Baxter discusses how UQ Ventures was invaluable for her startup
Peter Devine discusses his move to research commercialisation
Tim Fung explains why Australia is a great market to test startup ideas
Simon Thomsen saw technology alter the news and publishing landscape
Rohit Bhargava discusses the benefits of reshaping wholesale investor requirements
Louise Nobes: Australian startup ecosystem needs to be brave enough to “think untraditionally”
Darren Winterford believes Australian Entrepreneurs would benefit from more networking
Craig Swann fears complacency may slow innovation
Serina Bird discusses her inspiration from Taiwan's startup ecosystem
Moira Were discusses what metrics companies can use to measure "good"
Tim Boyle sees a bias towards digital technologies in the ecosystem
Bill Tai highlights the key similarities and differences between Silicon Valley and Australia
Rohan McDougall highlights the current risks to Western Australia's economy
Kate Jones explains why the Tech Council of Australia was founded
Kylie Frazer discusses some common causes co-founders separate
James Tynan shares his unpopular views on startup accelerators
Pete Horsley explains why diversity is so important in the ecosystem
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