The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Ep183 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Founder of EVP, Howard Leibman. Howard is the Founder and General Partner of EVP, a VC fund focused on investing in B2B software companies in Australia and New Zealand. In 2023, they raised $100M for Fund 4, taking its total funds under management to […] The post Ep183 – Howard Leibman (Founder & General Partner – EVP) on being the “founder whisperer” appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep182 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Rolf Weber, the CEO of Marley Spoon Australia. Rolf joined Marley Spoon as their Australian CEO in March 2015 Prior to this he co-founded, BrandsExclusive in 2009, before they were eventually fully acquired in 2014. He then went on to launch and invest in a […] The post Ep182 – Rolf Weber (CEO – Marley Spoon Australia) on building culture through resilience appeared first on Startup Playbook.

James Tynan, Partner at Square Peg Capital, shares insights on decision-making, success ingredients of Khan Academy, overcoming investor fears, operating in your zone of genius, and more. He discusses starting a business in university, the

My guest for Ep180 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Daniel Petre. Daniel is the godfather of Australian tech and venture capital. Back in 1988, Daniel joined Microsoft as their Managing Director for Australia before being promoted as one of the 5 VPs of product under Bill Gates. He would then go on launch over […] The post Ep180 – Daniel Petre (Co-founder – Start Giving) on family, philanthropy and truth seeking appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Ben Thompson, Co-founder & CEO of Employment Hero, shares insights on building a $2B business, a public dispute with HostPlus, and navigating funding challenges. Discussions cover professional background, founding Employment Hero, international expansion during COVID-19, and ethical advertising in the superannuation industry.

My guest for Ep178 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & CEO of Creative Cubes, Tobi Skovron. Tobi has had a fascinating career journey to date He started his first business, Pet Loo with Sim, who is now his wife, and a $20,000 investment from his father-in law. They grew that business to […] The post Ep178 – Tobi Skovron (Co-founder & CEO – Creative Cubes) on the curse of ambition appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 177 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Sam Kothari, the Co-founder & COO of Everlab. Sam is an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word having previously run everything from tuition businesses and ice cream shops to starting a popular Poke bowl chain across Sydney and Mebourne called, Poked. He […] The post Ep177 – Sam Kothari (Co-founder & COO – Everlab) on building world class teams and reinventing the primary care experience appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 176 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Luke Anear, the Founder & CEO of SafetyCulture. Luke is one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs. He started SafetyCulture in 2004 out of a garage in Townsville, initially as a lifestyle business, before conversations with Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes the co-founders of Atlassian, […] The post Ep176 – Luke Anear (Founder & CEO – SafetyCulture) on lessons from building a $2.7B company appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep175 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Ed Hooper, the Co-founder & CEO of GXE. Ed was previously the Co-founder & CEO of Omny Studio, which was an audio management platform used by media companies and podcasters to grow their audience, reduce production costs and monetize their platform. Omny was later acquired […] The post Ep175 – Ed Hooper (Co-founder & CEO – GXE) on frameworks, exits and investing appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep174 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & VP of Brand & Marketing of Eight Sleep, Alexandra Zatarain. Back in 2014, Alex moved from NYC to Silicon valley to launch a smart mattress company as 4 “outsiders” to the silicon valley startup scene. They wanted to build and create a […] The post Ep174 – Alexandra Zatarain (Co-founder – Eight Sleep) on branding, company DNA and category creation appeared first on Startup Playbook.