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.
Lucinda Hartley discusses the barriers she overcame when starting out
Baden U'Ren on the importance of teaching our youth entrepreneurship
Daniel Flynn explains why leaders are learners
Aaron Birkby discusses the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystem
Mark Pesce discusses the organic growth of our ecosystem
Malcolm Turnbull discusses innovation in the political sphere
Jodie Fox highlights the contrasts between the Australian and US Ecosystems
James Alexander shares his thoughts on Governments' roles in startups
Susan Oliver discusses what investors look for in a founder
Phil Morle explains the struggles that incubators often face
Silvia Pfeiffer discusses her first startup and the lessons it taught her
Murray Hurps discusses the barriers to growth in the startup ecosystem
Rachel Yang explores diversity and social issues
Ian Gardiner discusses his passion for nurturing startup communities
Nicole O'Brien: The startup ecosystem is overwhelmingly positive
Dean McEvoy on egos and startups
Georgie Turner discusses the next steps for Australia's ecosystem
Colin Kinner discusses the key missteps first time founders often make
Alan Jones: Can we talk about smartphones?
Paul Bassat examines the evolution of the ecosystem
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