Twista - This Week In Startups Australia

TWISTA's Series 9 review of what we've learned about success concludes with UTS Startups' Murray Hurps reflecting upon what we've learned about successful startup hires - and hacks. Plus, a big announcement about the future of this podcast. Huge thanks to all three of our TWISTA Series 9 Sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

Every TWISTA series 9 guest shared insights on what makes a startup and a founder successful. UTS Startups' Murray Hurps joins us to review what we've learned about customer focus, self-knowledge, listening, communication - and resilience. Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista

Ian Gardiner, one of the founders of Australia's startup ecosystem, tells TWISTA what he's learned about success, the hallmarks of success he looks for in startup founders - and in himself. Maxine Sherrin, director of Spark Festival, visits TWISTA with event hosts Adriana Belotti and Biliana Rajevic to spruik this year's Australia-wide celebration of all things startup. Big thanks to our sponsors: Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista

Startup ecosystem legends Petra Andren and Alan Jones join TWISTA to examine the Afterpay purchase (or is it a merger?) - and the largest philanthropic donation in Australian history. From a startup! All the news startups need on the last news special of series 9. Big thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

You can't improve what you don't measure. Co-founders (and partners) Noelle and Ben Smit built SaaS firm Teamgage to make it easy for organisations to measure themselves - and improve. Does it work? And have they used their own tool to improve their chances for success? Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista

Plant-based proteins could form as much as fifty-percent of our diets within the next thirty years, so there's enormous opportunities for 'foodtech' startups to redesign global agricultural supply chains around the changing diet of a warming planet. Harvest B's founders have a vision - and a mission. Does that spell success? Big thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

Fintech has mostly meant doing what banks do - but better, faster and cheaper. Cryptocurrencies live outside our banking and payments system - until now. Cryptospend offers a VISA that allows users to BPAY with Bitcoin! Is this the future of payments? Big thanks to our sponsors: Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista

Tim Fung has charted a course to success - from plucky startup entrepreneur to newly listing AirTasker on the ASX. Why did he take his firm public -- and how has it changed his startup? Along the way, what has Tim learned about success? Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista

How are startups adapting to the in-and-out-and-in-again of pandemic lockdowns? Is Go1, Australia's newest unicorn, on a growth path to be the next Canva? Microsoft for Startups' Annie Parker and Main Sequence Ventures' Phil Morle offer their insights - and their secrets for startup success. Big thanks to our sponsors: Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista

From inside a pandemic lockdown of uncertain duration, how do Sydney's startups operate - and thrive? We ask Tractor Ventures' Matt Allen for insights from Melbourne's 111-day lockdown, then check in with Inspace CEO Justin Liang - who pivoted his startup during the first lockdown. Timely tips for all of Australia's startup community. Big thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

EOFY means startups need to do their sums - and file for their research and development tax credits, instant asset writeoffs, and much more. TWISTA speaks with Swanson Reed's Damian Smyth and Alex Chisholm about how clever startups can document their way into big tax refunds - no profits required! Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista

Michelle Duval created Fingerprint for Success as a SaaS offering, leveraging what she'd learned as a career coach. Michelle shares her detailed studies of successful startup entrepreneurs - and tells us what we need to improve within ourselves to maximize our chances for success. Big thanks to our sponsors: Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista

A pandemic-driven transition to telehealth meant Silvia Pfeiffer's Coviu grew massively over the last year. How does she balance growth against the ever-changing rules of Australia's Medicare system? And what has Silvia learned about building a successful startup? Big thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

We've just seen a big-spending Federal budget. What do Jelix VC CEO Andrea Gardner and Carthona Capital partner Dean Dorrell reckon it all means for startups? Do we need a 'patent box' for deep tech? And what have both learned about why a startup succeeds? Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista

George Peppou knew nothing about biotech when he co-founded VOW; he's now well on his way to vat-growing meats that could feed billions around the world. Is biotech fundamentally different - and how has VOW used the best bits of tech startups to accelerate their growth? Big thanks to our sponsors: Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista

Matt Allen found a gap in the startup funding model. Now he’s driving Tractor Ventures through it, providing unsecured loans to startups with accelerating revenues. Are loans a better deal than selling shares? This episode is a must for every startup raising capital. EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING - Matt gets a bit sweary (in a good way) Big thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

The epidemic of data leaks proves businesses need to rethink how they collect, store and operate on our personal data. TIDE co-founder and CEO Mike Loewy tells us what it takes to bring the best of blockchain - invisibly, and securely - to nearly every digital product and service. Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista

Ricky Sutton built Oovvuu into a successful media company by challenging the platform monopolies of Google and Facebook - offering an alternative, and beating them at their own game. He shares his secrets for success when going up against trillion-dollar companies? Big thanks to our sponsors: Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista

TWISTA welcomes back SheEO Country Lead Julie Trell and Main Squence GP Mike Nicholls to explore the post-pandemic landscape for startups, emerging funding models - and what their experience has taught them are the key elements for a successful startup. Big thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista

TWISTA Patron Saint Jason Calacanis joins us to kick off series 9 with a deep dive into the post-pandemic startup world - and the virtuous cycle of successful startups. Big thanks to our sponsors: UserTesting - Find out how your users really use your products - https://usertesting.com/twista Squarespace - Web hosting for everyone made easy - https://squarespace.com/twista Odoo - The office stack that scales with your startup - https://odoo.com/twista