The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Episode 120 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & CEO of Who Gives a Crap, Simon Griffiths. Who Gives A Crap is a subscription-based toilet paper, tissue and paper towel brand that donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets in the developing world. Simon launched Who Gives A […] The post Ep120 – Simon Griffiths (Co-founder & CEO of Who Gives A Crap) on Virality, Profitability & Impact appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 119 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is the Co-founder & CTO of Basecamp, David Heinemeier Hansson (aka DHH). Basecamp launched in 1999, initially as a web design company before shifting focus in mid-2004 to web application development. Its first commercial application was Basecamp, followed by Backpack, Campfire, Highrise and HEY. David […] The post Ep119 – DHH (Co-founder & CTO – Basecamp) on timing, feedback and bootstrapping appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 118 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & CTO of Slack, Cal Henderson. Cal has co-founded two successful startups, with his co-founder Stewart Butterfield, from the ashes of failed video games. Initially, he co-founded photo sharing application Flickr which was acquired by Yahoo! Today he’s Co-founder and CTO of […] The post Ep118 – Cal Henderson (Co-founder & CTO – Slack) on pivots, product & the future appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep117 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder of Finder, Fred Schebesta. Finder is a global personal finance comparison website, which attracts over 10 million visitors each month, has grown to over 400 staff across six offices, and can be found in over 80 countries. Fred spearheaded the group’s venture capital […] The post Ep117 – Fred Schebesta (Co-founder – Finder) on building phoenix companies appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep116 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Mina Radhakrishnan, the co-founder of :Different. Mina started here career at Goldman Sachs, before transitioning into the Associate Product Management (APM) Program at Google. From there she jumped into startups, initially joining ModCloth as it’s first Product Manager, before moving to a small 20 person […] The post Ep116 – Mina Radhakrishnan (Co-founder – Different) on frameworks for decision making appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 115 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Sam Wood, the Founder of fitness app “28 by Sam Wood” Sam shot to fame as the star of season 3 of “The Bachelor Australia” tv series in 2015, but prior to this he had a successful 20+ year career as a fitness entrepreneur. […] The post Ep115 – Sam Wood (Founder – 28) on finding the right tech partners, bootstrapping and global growth appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 114 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Former Prime Minister of Australia and investor, Malcolm Turnbull. Malcolm is best known for his career in politics, particularly through his role as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. However, prior to his career in politics and after a successful early career in […] The post Ep114 – Malcolm Turnbull (Former Prime Minister of Australia) on timing, conviction and trust appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 113 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Elicia McDonald, the Investment Principal at AirTree Ventures. Elicia started her career in investment banking at Credit Suisse, but her passion for the technology sector and drive to get more hands on operational experience made her take the plunge and immerse herself in sales […] The post Ep113 – Elicia McDonald (Investment Principal – AirTree) on diligence, investment & speed appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 112 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Mark Tanner, the Co-founder & COO of Qwilr. Mark began his career working at an ebook startup during the early days of the Kindle and the iPhone, before joining Google to help forge many of the publisher partnerships that led to Google Play Books […] The post Ep112 – Mark Tanner (Co-founder & COO – Qwilr) on building the future appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 111 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Michael Fox, the Co-founder & CEO of Fable Food Co. Michael started his career as a lawyer before jumping into tech, launching Shoes of Prey as the Co-founder & CEO in 2009. Fast forward 9 years and the company had grown to over 200 […] The post Ep111 – Michael Fox (Co-founder & CEO – Fable Food Co) on crossing the chasm appeared first on Startup Playbook.