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Building a Unicorn

active 2019

Success in the world of business is filled with highs and lows, but what does it take to build a business that is truly great, that could one-day become a unicorn?

Building a Unicorn

90 per cent of startups fail, but what does it take to build a business that succeeds? That defies all expectations? That could one-day become what investors call a unicorn? Silver winner of "Best Business Podcast" at the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards.

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25 Jun 2020 Season 2 / Episode 11

What Happens After Shark Tank with Be Fit Food CEO, Kate Save

Food companies are everywhere, and we are constantly bombarded with advertising for food that probably isn't that great for us. But once you’ve eaten all the junk… there are also companies that specialise in helping...

Moving Money with Transferwise CEO Kristo Käärmann artwork
04 Jun 2020 Season 2 / Episode 10

Moving Money with Transferwise CEO Kristo Käärmann

Transferring money globally has long been dominated by banks, and services like Western Union. The problem with these traditional systems is that customers gets ripped off by poor exchange rates and huge fees....

Learning to Think Big with GO1's Vu Tran artwork
21 May 2020 Season 2 / Episode 9

Learning to Think Big with GO1's Vu Tran

Providing access to training is an important part of running a successful business. You need to give staff opportunities to up-skill so they can progress through your business. And there are many platforms you could...

Finding Your Mission with Steve Bevington, MD of Community Housing Limited artwork
07 May 2020 Season 2 / Episode 8

Finding Your Mission with Steve Bevington, MD of Community Housing Limited

Not-for-profit enterprises carry their own set of challenges compared with traditional startups. Unlike a for-profit company, a non-profit is there for a bigger reason. You have a mission that you stand behind, and...

Fixing Files with Qwilr Co-Founder Mark Tanner artwork
23 Apr 2020 Season 2 / Episode 7

Fixing Files with Qwilr Co-Founder Mark Tanner

Business often involves making proposals and sending documents. Often those might come in the form of a PDF that you can email, maybe even a powerpoint. You build it once and then when you have new clients, you copy...

Going Live with Finder CEO Fred Schebesta artwork
09 Apr 2020 Season 2 / Episode 6

Going Live with Finder CEO Fred Schebesta

Finding the right credit card, or home loan, even the right mobile or internet plan can be a painstaking process. It usually involves looking up a bunch of different providers, getting quotes, looking for online...

Building a Better Internet with Cloudflare's Michelle Zatlyn artwork
26 Mar 2020 Season 2 / Episode 5

Building a Better Internet with Cloudflare's Michelle Zatlyn

Cloudflare is on a mission to help build a better internet. The online service helps 26 Million websites prevent denial of service attacks, and speed up their pages, to give users a better experience. Michelle Zatlyn...

Scaling Video with Mike Pritchett, CEO of Shootsta artwork
12 Mar 2020 Season 2 / Episode 4

Scaling Video with Mike Pritchett, CEO of Shootsta

Video production has traditionally been an industry that requires significant investment to be done well. However in recent years the game has changed. More and more people have access to high-quality camera...

Democratising Design with Canva Co-founder Cameron Adams artwork
27 Feb 2020 Season 2 / Episode 3

Democratising Design with Canva Co-founder Cameron Adams

Design is the backbone of any good digital business, but in the past you needed to know someone with the artistic skills and software knowledge to realise your vision. But with the increasing push to democratise...

Bootstrapped with Linktree founders Alex and Anthony Zaccaria artwork
13 Feb 2020 Season 2 / Episode 2

Bootstrapped with Linktree founders Alex and Anthony Zaccaria

Every Instagram profile suffers from a major flaw, you can only add one link for the entire profile. This problem has forced influencers to constantly tell their audience to check the 'link in bio'. It’s clunky and a...

Culture Matters with Didier Elzinga, CEO of Culture Amp artwork
30 Jan 2020 Season 2 / Episode 1

Culture Matters with Didier Elzinga, CEO of Culture Amp

Culture is everything. A great company culture can attract the best staff to come and work for you, and likewise a bad culture can tank your chances of success. So how do you keep tabs on culture when growing your...