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 NTP is the technology recruitment company that values community and who are invested in seeing the growth of Australia's local tech community.
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
Andrew Nunn believes Australian states and territories should work cooperatively rather than competitively
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