The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview Series
Business:Entrepreneurship
Trevor Folsom is Co-Founder and Chairman at Investible, an early-stage investment group that aims to connect ground-breaking companies with the capital, expertise and networks they need to realise their potential on a global scale. Trevor is also Entrepreneur In Residence at UNSW, and formerly was Chairman of Car Next Door, an Australian peer-to-peer vehicle rental platform, which was sold to Uber in 2022. In his conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Trevor discusses the challenge Australian startups face in securing talented employees, as well as his perspective on how the Australian startup ecosystem has evolved over the last few decades.
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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.
Lana Weal highlights the mental health challenges faced by founders
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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