Tom Dawkins is a social entrepreneur, and he’s the co-founder of fund-raising platform, StartSomeGood.
He’s been a change-maker from the outset. His parents were big advocates for working in a job that has purpose and reflects your values. And he took it to heart, busily building not-for-profits and social enterprises as soon as he left uni.
And he was soon drawn to silicon valley, a place where there’s plenty of action, but it’s here he had a pivotal revelation, he found a place where they embrace failure. A community that recognises that failure is simply the price you have to pay to achieve truly transformational innovation.
And it’s with this tool kit that he and his American co-founder launched their own platform, called StartSomeGood.
Tom explains the genesis of the company, it’s impact, and his ambitions going forward.
We talk about the struggles facing startup businesses in Australia, and the paradox that it’s far easier to get people to donate money to your business, than it is to get a loan.
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