Australian Business Podcast How I built a $30 billion software compounder: WiseTech's Richard White on tech, culture & entrepreneurialism
In this cross-posted episode of The Australian Business Podcast, Rask's Chief Investment Officer Owen Rask is joined by Richard White, CEO and founder of WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) - one of Australia's most successful technology companies.
This episode first appeared in video on The Australian Investors Podcast on November 18, 2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghGJriF2vAc
In this podcast with WiseTech's Richard White, Owen & Richard cover:
1. Richard's story growing up, and solving problems in the garage
2. Getting a trade and becoming a problem solver
3. Starting successful guitar repair and AV businesses
4. The early days of software and how Richard taught himself
5. WiseTech's inception and compounding in private markets
6. The huge opportunity in logistics software
7. Solving complexity with elegance
8. WiseTech culture and the company's heavy investment in Australian engineering and technology
9. WiseTech's acquisition criteria
10. Memory and retention
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