The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Ep199 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Jaimie Fuller. Jaimie’s journey has been full of highs and lows. He is best known as the former CEO and Executive Chairman of compression apparel company SKINS. SKINS was a global phenomenon with elite athletes and sporting teams all around the world using their products. […] The post Ep199 – Jaimie Fuller (Former CEO & Chairman – SKINS) on building SKINS and bouncing back from bankruptcy appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Rohan Workman, Co-founder and CEO of Skalata, shares insights from his journey in venture capital and startups. He discusses pivotal lessons learned from his early career in corporate recovery and the founding of RosterCloud. Rohan emphasizes the importance of balancing speed with discipline and addresses the significance of health and fitness for founders. He also highlights how Skalata evolved from an accelerator to a traditional fund structure and offers advice on dealing with challenging people in business, underscoring the value of effective delegation.

My guest for Ep197 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Paul Stovell. Paul is the Founder & CEO of Octopus Deploy, a company he started as a “nights and weekends” project for 2 years before going full time in 2012. The company was bootstrapped for almost a decade until 2021 when they raised USD$172.5M (roughly […] The post Ep197 – Paul Stovell (Founder & CEO – Octopus Deploy) on turning a weekend project to a $100M ARR business appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep196 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Cam Falloon. Every great story starts with overcoming adversity and Cam is no different. Cam picked up a serious back injury which made it difficult for him to walk…to the point where it would take him 15mins to walk a 12m hallway and being told […] The post Ep196 – Cam Falloon (Founder & CEO – BFT) on overcoming adversity and scaling to 700+ studios globally appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep195 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Leigh Jasper. This is a special edition of the podcast. A few weeks ago, we celebrated hitting 8 years of the podcast. To celebrate the milestone, we hosted an in-person event with our community which included a “live” podcast recording with returning guest Leigh Jasper. […] The post Ep195 – Leigh Jasper (Co-founder & Co-CEO – Firmable) on jumping back in the founder seat after a $1.6B exit appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep194 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Jon Gregory. Jon is the Founder & CEO of Vitruvian. Vitruvian is an all-in-one digital home gym that uses AI to adjust resistance in real time to help users get the most out of their workout. Since launching in 2018, they have gone on to […] The post Ep194 – Jon Gregory (Founder & CEO – Vitruvian) on product led growth and relentless positivity appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep193 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Llew Jury. Llew is the General Partner and Executive Chairman of Sprint Ventures, a Queensland based VC with two funds and 18 portfolio companies that is investing in companies that build a better future. He has just helped Sprint secure funding from QIC’s VCDF for his third early stage […] The post Ep193 – Llew Jury (General Partner & Exec Chairman – Sprint Ventures) on nurturing talent and building generational companies appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Welcome to a special milestone edition of the podcast, celebrating 8 years of the show! On this day in 2016, I published the first 6 episodes of this podcast. Over the last 8 years I’ve sat down with almost 200 successful entrepreneurs and investors to unpack their journey, lessons and insights. I’m so thankful to […] The post Ep192 – Rohit Bhargava (Host – The Startup Playbook Podcast) on lessons from 8 years of podcasting (AMA episode) appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep191 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Stew Glynn. Stew started his investing career after joining Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter in building out his family office, Transition Level Investments. In 2019, they then launched TEN13 VC, where Stew is a Co-founder & Managing Partner. TEN13 is a global deal by deal venture […] The post Ep191 – Stew Glynn (Co-founder & Managing Partner – TEN13 VC) on lessons from investing $100M appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep190 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Taryn Pieterse. Taryn is a Partner of Rampersand VC, a dedicated seed fund that has invested over $100M across its funds, counting companies such as Sendle, Skedulo and Expert360 as part of its portfolio. Prior to joining Rampersand, Taryn worked in Investment Banking at Goldman […] The post Ep190 – Taryn Pieterse (Partner – Rampersand) on Rampersand’s AAA approach to investing appeared first on Startup Playbook.