Scale Up

You've definitely heard the stories about visionary entrepreneurs and how they built their companies to incredible heights. But behind these icons of business, there's a story which often goes untold ... the story of the mentorship that helped them get there. Level Up is a show about the personal growth of some great Australian entrepreneurs and start-ups, and the mentors who've helped them along the way.Support the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Envato's capacity to create new products is relentless. They don't all work but there's one product that's tipped to be a very large part of the business in the coming years.  Even in the early days of the company it had created not one but three marketplaces. This is the final episode of the third season.  Share the show and leave a review where you're listening.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   GhostPatrol website / Instagram Medium: Fair revenue share for independent designers, Xavier Russo Medium: How To Make Streaming Royalties Fair(er), Sharky Laguana LaunchVic: a review of Melbourne's Digital Marketplace McKinsey: The three horizons of growth   All the sounds and music in this season of Scale Up are from Envato Elements.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode in no particular order. Ghostpatrol AKA David Booth Collis Ta'eed James Ross Prof Michael Vitale Monica McCormick Xavier Russo Julian DohertySupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Envato is strangely unencumbered by external deadlines, forces, companies, weather, politics and many other things that traditional businesses might be.  In the head office on King Street there’s a peculiar but positive sense of calm that exists as soon as you swipe into the building.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode in no particular order Lindsay Andrew Matthew Cox James Giroux Collis Ta-eed Nick Rasmussen Julian Doherty Gus Gollings James Ross Monica McCormickSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've never heard of a company profit share like this. Wanting to take a more systematic approach to how the company shares its profit the team at the top gets a small team in HR together to keep a secret and get busy. What they do will only ever and can only ever happen once at Envato.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode in no particular order Mary-Anne Cosgrove Peter Rhoades Collis Ta-eed Amber Johnson Nick Rasmussen Julian Doherty Briany Kalms Kelly DentSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being a huge website makes you a big target for people with bad intentions. And when they decide to act it can often come in the form of a distributed denial of service attack - a DDOS attack. What happens when Envato's targeted and how do they respond? Whoever's on call get's to work quickly.   Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org.   Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Mario Visic Lindsay Andrew James RossSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"When the community succeeds, we succeed" One of the the values (see last episode) and emblematic of the focus Envato retains on its treasured and longtime community of authors. Building the global community has been a focus from the start. It is why Envato can keep diversifying, scaling and increasing the huge amount of revenue that flows through it to the community. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Collis Ta'eed Cyan Ta'eed Kate McInnes Mario Visic James Giroux Brett Elliott Josh Janssen Julian Doherty Nick RasmussenSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a Friday meeting Collis Ta'eed's phone starts buzzing. Someone appears at the window. Then half the executive team are waiting outside. Something's going on. It's one thing to have values, it's another to stand by them even if it negatively affects the business. When push came to shove Envato's made those choices. Almost more than any other, "Values" is the word people at Envato used when describing the company. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Collis Ta'eed Jo Miller Kate McInnes Mary-Anne Cosgrove Matthew Cox Cyan Ta'eed Paul MoranSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Envato has never taken outside investment. For a tech company if this size that’s a very rare feat. While many start ups chase venture capital to aid growth, validation and scale, Envato has been building over a decade uninfluenced by investors looking for an exit. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. CREDITS Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Cyan Ta'eed Gus Gollings Brett Elliott Xavier Russo Kate Kendall Collis Ta'eed Music in this episode was supplied through Envato Elements. Experimental Piano Flickering Lights Relaxin' Jazz Loop Inspirational OrchestraSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's it like to join Envato? The process from the outside to inside reveals some telling characteristics of Envato’s culture and values. People from around the world are landing in Melbourne to start work on King Street. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. CREDITS Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Nick Rasmussen Amber Johnson Lindsay Andrew Gus Gollings Annie Denton Mario Visic Jay Hyett Adam Noonan Michelle Ridsdale Collis Ta'eed Xavier Russo Ben Leong Mario Cuba Music in this episode was supplied through Envato Elements. Tracks included;  Experimental Piano Flickering Lights Dreamy Big Show Opener Relaxin' Jazz Loop Fun Indie Pop AdventureSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This season we look into a Victorian company that's best described as a spaceship. Experiencing Envato from within makes the world outside that's not on either side of the marketplace almost irrelevant. Though it's in Envato's powerful and human focused values that keep it familiar, give it a conscience and inspire those who work for or with the incredibly successful digital marketplace. Actually it's many marketplaces. And more. Over 50 interviews with employees of all levels, past and present, reveal what a lightning strike this company is and how it'll have a hand in so much of what we see, hear, watch and experience online. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org Subscribe where you're listening or on your favourite podcast app. Please leave a review of the series and let us know what you think. Check out LaunchVic.org for more information.Support the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.