The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Episode 90 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is the former CEO of Odesk (now known as Upwork) and General Partner of Polaris Partners, Gary Swart. The post Ep090 – Gary Swart (Former CEO of oDesk) on focusing on your strengths appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 89 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Anthony Kennada, the CMO of Gainsight. Anthony started his career in Business Development where he joined Box as employee number 37. He then took on a senior product manager role at Symantec after their acquisition of Live Office before joining Gainsight as employee number […] The post Ep089 – Anthony Kennada (CMO – Gainsight) on marketing from first principles appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 88 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, is Whitney Sales, the General Partner and Head of Global Programming at Acceleprise. As I mentioned in my last episode, one of the initiatives I am involved with is bringing Acceleprise to Australia. Acceleprise is a 4 month accelerator program that invests $75,000 for 7.5% […] The post Ep088 – Whitney Sales (GP – Acceleprise) on building effective sales teams appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 87 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Michael Cardamone, the Managing Director of Acceleprise As some of you may have heard and or seen, one of the initiatives I am involved with is bringing Acceleprise to Australia. Acceleprise is a 4 month accelerator program that invests $75,000 for 7.5% equity into […] The post Ep087 – Michael Cardamone (Managing Director – Acceleprise) on teams and vision appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 86 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Founder, Author, Podcaster and Angel Investor – Jason Calacanis. Jason is best known for his highly successful Podcast, This Week in Startups and for his experience as one of the most successful angel investors in the world, having been an early investor in companies […] The post Ep086 – Jason Calacanis (Founder, Angel Investor, Author) on long-term thinking appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 85 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Patrick Llewellyn, the CEO of 99Designs. Patrick initially spent a decade in boutique corporate advisory where he primarily worked with Australian technology and new media companies. He then joined 99Designs in 2009, around 18 months after the business had launched to setup their presence […] The post Ep085 – Patrick Llewellyn (CEO – 99Designs) on planning and focus appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 84 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is James Cameron, Partner at Airtree Ventures. James started his career as a lawyer before jumping into launching startups himself. He used an unsuccessful attempt at raising capital as an opportunity to build relationships which led him to joining Accel. Accel has gone on to […] The post Ep084 – James Cameron (Partner – Airtree VC) on searching for outliers appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 10 of The Startup Playbook: Hustle is Byron Scaf, the CEO of Stile Education. Stile helps schools to transition from textbooks and handouts to their own interactive, online science curriculum, through providing workbooks, videos, simulations, and assessments combined into a seamless teaching and learning experience. Stile was initially founded by Alan […] The post Hustle Ep010: Byron Scaf (CEO – Stile Education) on attracting the best talent appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 83 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Lauren Capelin, the Head of Venture Community at Reinventure Group. Reinventure is Westpac Bank’s $50M venture fund for Australian entrepreneurs and disruptive technology in the Fintech space. To date, Reinventure has 20 companies in its portfolio including Hyper Anna, Brickx and Assembly Payments. We […] The post Ep083 – Lauren Capelin (Head of Venture Community – Reinventure) on using community for growth appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 82 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is James Mckinnon, an angel investor and founder of Australia’s #1 babysitter and nanny app, Sittr. James has had a unique journey to date. Having worked initially at a boutique advisory firm, James decided to jump into startups and learn more about the space by […] The post Ep082 – James Mckinnon (Angel Investor & Founder – Sittr) on building great products appeared first on Startup Playbook.