The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview Series
Business:Entrepreneurship
Colette Grgic is Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand at AWS (Amazon Web Service), a role which sees her leading a team that works to enable founders to start and successfully scale startups in Australia and New Zealand. Before joining AWS, Colette was Chief Innovation Officer at BlueChilli, Australia’s largest startup accelerator. In her conversation with Adam she discusses her experience of creating a startup before she even knew the term “startup”, and why she believes diversity is crucial in Australia’s startup ecosystem.
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This episode is sponsored by NTP
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Kim Heras relives the major milestones he witnessed during the growth of the ecosystem
Darryl Lyons believes Australia has an opportunity to lead the world in Agri-tech
Yolanda Redrup discusses some of the catalysts for the huge growth the startup ecosystem has seen
Megan Sebben believes there is still work to be done in improving access for underrepresented groups
Alex Scandurra discusses the Australian startup ecosystem's exceptional growth
Phil Ireland discusses how he sees mission-driven companies as fitting into Australia’s startup ecosystem
Dharmica Mistry discusses the distinction between deep tech startups and other startups
Wayne Gerard says attracting talent into the startup ecosystem is “mission critical”
Don Wright believes the various startup ecosystems within Australia should work cooperatively
Trevor Folsom discusses the challenge of securing talent for Australian startups
Allan O'Connor discusses the viability of startup careers
Sam Jockel shares her story and why it is so important to trust yourself
Alex Carpenter sees Australia's startup ecosystem as radically more collaborative than corporate settings
James Fielding shares his belief that Australia's talent pool is world class
Hayden Williams discusses the future of cryptocurrency across many industries
Samantha Finnegan shares the various software tools and platforms she utilizes
Emma Fawcett discusses the trap of "tech spaghetti"
Vicki Engsall shares the benefits of growing your digital presence
Evan Thornley discusses the evolution of the startup ecosystem
Andrew Nunn believes Australian states and territories should work cooperatively rather than competitively
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