Twista - This Week In Startups Australia

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

Guests Annie Parker, Ian Gardiner, Murray Hurps and Julie Trell address challenges facing startups in a 'new normal' COVID-19 economy. Big thanks to our sponsor: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

Coviu CEO Silvia Pfeiffer and Guardian Circle CEO Mark Jeffrey, both at the right place and right time, managing exponential sales growth. Big thanks to our sponsor: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

Oovvuu CEO Ricky Sutton and Inspace CEO Justin Liang share insights learned as they adapted their high-growth startups to pandemic conditions. Big thanks to our sponsor: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

'Rescue' Mike Nicholls and Cheryl Mack join us to review how the pandemic has affected Australia's startups - and what may come next. Big thanks to our sponsor: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

From lockdown in Silicon Valley, legendary startup investor and mentor Jason Calacanis explains how startups operate in pandemic conditions. Big thanks to our sponsor: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

Visiting the TWISTA archives we hear from Canva, Catapult Sports, Vinomofo, Envato, Oovvu and WithYouWithMe - one unicorn, and which one's next? Big thanks to our sponsors: Pitney Bowes SendPro+, for all your shipping needs - https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/twista UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

Sam Clarke from Clipboard and Carly Stebbing from Resolution123 share scaling stories - in a special live episode recorded at UTS Startups. Big thanks to our sponsors: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au Pitney Bowes SendPro+, for all your shipping needs - https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/twista

All about ESVCLP fails, global talent visas, what happens when the government declares your product a strategic asset - and SPARK Festival! Big thanks to our sponsors: UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au Pitney Bowes SendPro+, for all your shipping needs - https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/twista

WithYouWithMe's Tom Larter, on how they cracked the DNA of the continuously upskilling organisation - by helping veterans get jobs. Big thanks to our sponsors: Pitney Bowes SendPro+, for all your shipping needs - https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/twista UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au

Up co-founder Dominic Pym publishes the development roadmap for his neobank - is transparency and relationship the new face of fintech? Big thanks to our sponsors: .CO - the domain name for entrepreneurs and innovators - more at https://www.go.co/twista Pitney Bowes SendPro+, for all your shipping needs - https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/twista UTS Startups - driving the next generation of entrepreneurs - more at https://startups.uts.edu.au