Square Peg Founder Stories

On today's episode, Shimon Elkabetz shares his experience building ClimaCell, a weather technology startup powering Uber, Delta, and the US Airforce.You'll hear: What makes the Israeli Defence Force the perfect training ground for entrepreneurs; How Shimon's professional obsession with the weather forced him to start a company; Why recruiting a team is hard, even for experienced people managers; What controlling the weather allows companies to achieve (hint: it's amazing).Find out more about Shimon and ClimaCell at: https://www.climacell.co/

On today's episode, Chris Thomson and Dan Adams share their journey to building Amber, a renewable energy startup based in Melbourne, Australia.You'll hear: Why Dan is credited with lifting Australia's aid budget by billions of dollars; Why Chris found himself interested in an Iranian Fatwa against 3G internet; How they designed the model for a renewable energy company; What they loved (and didn't love) about the fundraising process.Find out more about Chris, Dan and Amber Electric at: https://www.amberelectric.com.au/

On today's episode, Paul Bassat takes us through some of the greatest lessons in his life:The art of people management, a lesson from Arnold Bloch Leibler; What it was like to attempt an IPO just days before the .com bubble burst; The self-perpetuating nature of culture; How to hire brilliant people; Why we use "growth potential" as a leading indicator of success in founders.Find out more about Paul at https://squarepegcap.com

Square Peg Founder Stories is a weekly show about what it's really like to build a technology startup. You'll hear from founders you definitely know and those you probably don't, telling stories you wish you'd have known when you started your company.The series will feature one or two founders per episode. Today's teaser features Paul Bassat, co-founder and co-CEO at SEEK, Lucy Liu, Co-founder and President at Airwallex, and Chris Thompson, Co-founder at Amber Electric.