The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Episode 60 is Holly Liu, the co-founder of mobile gaming studio, Kabam, which recently sold for $1B. Holly has seen the company go through multiple pivots over the formative years of the company, moving from a corporate social networking platform to a Facebook gaming company before finally pivoting to a Mobile Gaming […] The post Ep060 – Holly Liu (Co-founder – Kabam) on the billion dollar exit appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 59 is Scott Handsaker, the CEO of Cyrise, Asia-Pacific’s first Cyber Security Accelerator program. Scott has been at the forefront of the Victorian Startup ecosystem over the last decade. He has cofounded 2 startups, has been a mentor at accelerator programs such as AngelCube and is the cofounder and board member […] The post Ep059 – Scott Handsaker (CEO – Cyrise) on accelerators, hiring & building ecosystems appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 58 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Ivan Lim, the Co-founder and CEO of Brosa, Ivan Lim. Ivan’s first startup, Vinspi, was an online men’s tailored clothing store which went through the AngelCube accelerator program. Ivan then moved on from running his own startup to joining Elto (then known as Tweaky) […] The post Ep058 – Ivan Lim (Co-founder & CEO – Brosa) on the future of e-commerce appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 57 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, is Rachael Neumann, the new Venture Partner and Head of Australia at 500 Startups. If you are connected to the startup ecosystem, I am sure you have read the accounts of the sexual harassment scandal sweeping the startup world over the last few months, thanks […] The post Ep057 – Rachael Neumann (Head of Australia – 500 Startups) on rebuilding trust and listening to the ecosystem appeared first on Startup Playbook.

For Episode 56 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, I did a live podcast interview with Vicky Lay, the Managing Director of Artesian Venture Partners. At just 22, Vicky quit her degree and co-founded zookal.com – a Silicon Valley venture-backed e-learning and textbook rental company that turned over $20M in revenue last year. As their Chief […] The post Ep056 – Vicky Lay (Managing Director – Artesian Venture Partners) on unlocking human potential appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for episode 55 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Aris Allegos, the Co-founder and CEO of Moula. Aris first left his corporate career in the 90’s to launch his first venture ToyBox, Australia’s first online toy retailer, which he sold just 9 months after launching. He then spent the next 15 years in […] The post Ep055 – Aris Allegos (Co-founder & CEO – Moula) on how to approach risk appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 54 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Corporate Venture Capitalist, Alfred Lo. Alfred has been one of the pioneers of the Corporate Venture Capital industry in Australia. Along with one of our former guests Peter Huynh, he co-founded and led Singtel’s investment activities through Optus-Innov8 in Australia. Most recently he was […] The post Ep054 – Alfred Lo (Investor) on Corporate Venture Capital appeared first on Startup Playbook.

In Episode 53 of The Startup Playbook Podcast, I interview Pete Cooper, the Founder of SydStart, StartSoc and iCentralCo. Pete has been one of the pillars in growing the Australian startup ecosystem, particularly in his hometown of Sydney. He is probably best known for founding the SydStart Conference (now known as StartCon), the first tech […] The post Ep053 – Pete Cooper (Founder – SydStart) on the old and new economy appeared first on Startup Playbook.

For episode 52, I did a live podcast interview with Don Peppers, best selling author, keynote speaker and global customer experience expert. Along with his co-Author Martha Rogers, Don has often been credited with having launched the CRM revolution with their very first book, The One to One Future: Building Relationships One Customer at a […] The post Ep052 – Don Peppers (Author) on the One to One Future appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 50 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Adam Stone, the Founder and CEO of Speedlancer. At just 22 years of age, Adam has already had several successes under his belt. He started his first company at the age of 12 (selling BB guns online) before founding his second company in the […] The post Ep051 – Adam Stone (Founder & CEO – Speedlancer) on teams and trust appeared first on Startup Playbook.