The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Ep169 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Jax Vullinghs, Partner at AirTree Ventures. Jax has had a fascinating career to date. She studied History at University before making the non-obvious leap into the world of investment banking at Merrill Lynch. After 2.5 years she decided to join an early stage startup called […] The post Ep169 – Jax Vullinghs (Partner – AirTree) on valuations, IC and moats appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep168 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & Co-CEO of Shippit, Will On. Will and his co-founder Rob started Shippit in 2014. They raised $500K as their first funding round bringing in a number of strategic investors on board when it was just the two of them in the business. […] The post Ep168 – Will On (Co-founder & Co-CEO – Shippit) on fundraising, secondaries and the Co-CEO model appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep167 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Justin Lipman, Partner at EVP. Justin started his career in Finance working inside organisations like Credit Suisse, EY and Investec before taking the plunge to join EVP in the very early days of the Venture Fund. The team spent the first year advising startups before […] The post Ep167 – Justin Lipman (Partner – EVP) on metrics, focus and valuations appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Dan Krasnostein, Partner at Square Peg Capital, discusses teaching, culture, and conviction in venture capitalism. Topics include Square Peg Capital's unique investment strategy, building strong teams and cultures for success, global investing perspectives, Australian founder insights, and the role of teaching in career and portfolio management.

My guest for Ep165 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Glenn Rogers, the Co-founder & CEO of Float. Glenn and his Co-founder Lars started Float 11 years ago to solve some of the resource management issues they were seeing through their work at a New York based agency, Razorfish They tried to raise capital at […] The post Ep165 – Glenn Rogers (Co-founder & CEO – Float) on focus, constraints & scale appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Chris Hitchen, Managing Partner of Possible Ventures, shares insights on investing in frontier technology. He discusses his journey from athlete to investor, building conviction in partnerships, and the success story of investing in So Rare. The chapter also emphasizes the importance of authenticity in mission and navigating founder's challenges.

Jaddan Comerford, CEO of Unified Music Group, shares his journey in the music industry, from starting a punk record label at 17 to building a multifaceted music company. He discusses the importance of collaboration, hiring for culture fit, and overcoming challenges. Comerford also shares insights on community-based investing and launching Side Stage platform for early-stage companies.

My guest for Ep162 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Dan Peters, the Managing Director of Clearco Australia. Clearco is the world’s largest Ecommerce investor. They provide revenue based financing options to Ecommerce businesses with their data driven approach to investment decisions providing capital to 8x as many female founders as traditional venture capital funds […] The post Ep162 – Dan Peters (Managing Director – Clearco) on partnerships, benchmarks and data driven capital appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep161 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Partner at TEN13 VC, Steve Baxter. Steve is best known for his role on TV as a “Shark” on Australia’s Shark Tank, but prior to this he had a highly successful career as an entrepreneur. In this episode we cover his journey and lessons […] The post Ep161 – Steve Baxter (Partner – TEN13 VC) on capability, competitors & investing appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Ep160 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & CEO of Kasada, Sam Crowther. Sam launched Kasada as a 19 year in 2015 to help protect businesses from bots. Fast forward 7 years and the company is now used by many Fortune 50 companies and has gone on to raise $39M […] The post Ep160 – Sam Crowther (Co-founder & CEO – Kasada) on sales, structure and the founder journey appeared first on Startup Playbook.