James Bowe, Aussie startup helping millions of Aussies get past the initial hurdle of saving for a home deposit, discusses tackling housing affordability and the rental crisis in Australia. OwnHome offers a rent-to-own model, reducing upfront costs and partnering with Commonwealth Bank for a smooth transition to full-home ownership. James also reflects on his idyllic upbringing, building businesses, and the importance of team values.

Across the globe, unemployment is currently one of the worlds big issues. Statistically speaking, it's at the same level as it was back in WWII. No one understands this more than Isabelle Bichler-Eliasaf who founded Retrain.ai - technology that uses data to help organisations find the best talent and prepare their employees for the jobs of the future, today. We spoke to Isabelle about closing the skills gap, and humanity's fear that robots could take over the world.

This special episode of the podcast explores the challenges of building a talent engine for startups. The importance of culture in scaling a company is highlighted, along with the role of hiring the right people. The impact of culture and hiring strategy in scaling a company is discussed, as well as the importance of a talent function. The hosts also emphasize the importance of hiring brilliant people and setting goals for them.

Rob Philpot was a builder and Leigh Jasper an engineer when they founded Aconex back in the early 2000s. The business was an ASX listed public company that revolutionised the way the construction industry collaborated through technology, long before SaaS was a big deal. In this episode, we talk to these two Aussie larrikins about the time they almost went bust, the overlooked importance of naivety, and how being frugal can make you a millionaire.

This episode coincides with the announcement that Square Peg is proud to be funding Zeller again in 2021. Zeller is an innovative payment terminal now taking on the Big Four Banks. We talk to founder Ben Pfisterer about his family ties to finance, what it was like working with Jack Dorsey and the team at Square Payments, and the night that a few beers turned into $80million.

Using maggot robots to tackle the worlds big issues sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's a reality for Goterra founder Olympia Yarger. We talk to Olympia about how Goterra works, the struggles of being an unconventional entrepreneur, and how loss can be a primary motivator to take transformative action in combating the most substantial crisis of our time.

In this episode we talk to Vaughan Fergusson about the importance of culture, timing and breaking down ego to help build a successful venture. His company Vend is a breakthrough POS system which was sold for $350 million in March this year. We also talk to Ana Wight, newly appointed CEO about her background and how to not only run a business in a pandemic, but how to thrive.

In this episode we talk to Alice Williams, the founder of Ovira, the TED device used to conquer the symptoms of period pain that has changed the lives of thousands of women worldwide. Listen in to hear about how she overcame her own personal struggles with physical pain and self doubt to come out the other side victorious with one of the most innovative products in this field of medicine.Learn more at https://ovira.com/

On today’s episode, we hear from Daniel Danilatos, Karamvir Singh, and Jack Curtis, the founders of Square Peg’s newest portfolio company, Neara. Neara is being utilised by major infrastructure companies around the world to help manage utilities like power lines and phone towers - systems that you might not notice in your every day life, but would have catastrophic consequences if they failed. Listen in to hear how these three met, what experiences prepared them to run Neara, and what shared passions drive them as founders.Learn more about Neara at https://neara.com/

On today’s episode, we hear from Natali Tshuva, the Co-Founder and CEO at Sternum.With billions of IoT devices active today and the industry only looking to expand, one of the biggest concerns is how to keep these smart devices secure. Especially when it comes to devices used in hospitals and infrastructure that people’s lives depend on. Listen in to hear how Natali started her undergraduate degree at age 14, worked in a highly specialised army unit, and learned to think like a hacker, all leading to her building Sternum – a groundbreaking IoT security system.Learn more about Sternum at https://www.sternumiot.com/