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The Art Bell ArchiveApril 23, 2001: Nanotechnology - Mark Pesce & Richard C. HoaglandArt Bell interviews technologist and author Mark Pesce about the rapidly approaching nanotechnology revolution and its potential to reshape civilization within a generation. Pesce explains that molecular-scale machines could eliminate disease, end hunger by converting raw soil into food, and extend human lifespans. He describes how nanobots built from atomic-level components would operate like miniature mechanical computers, millions of times faster than anything available today, with functional prototypes expected within a decade.The conversation turns to the darker possibilities, including the notorious "grey goo" scenario in which self-replicating nanobots consume all matter on Earth's surface within approximately 48 hours...
2024-11-092h 55
Heavybit Podcast Network Master FeedGenerationship - Ep. #17, How We Gather Our Thoughts with Mark PesceIn episode 17 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers is joined by futurist and AI expert Mark Pesce to explore the complex intersection of AI-generated code and copyright law. Mark shares insights from his recent experiments with language models and discusses the flaws he uncovered in AI transformers. Tune in to hear about the challenges of reporting AI issues, the impact of AI hallucinations, and the future of this evolving technology.
2024-08-0830 min
Heavybit PodcastsEp. #17, How We Gather Our Thoughts with Mark PesceIn episode 17 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers is joined by futurist and AI expert Mark Pesce to explore the complex intersection of AI-generated code and copyright law. Mark shares insights from his recent experiments with language models and discusses the flaws he uncovered in AI transformers. Tune in to hear about the challenges of reporting AI issues, the impact of AI hallucinations, and the future of this evolving technology.The post appeared first on Heavybit.
2024-08-0830 min
GenerationshipEp. #17, How We Gather Our Thoughts with Mark PesceIn episode 17 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers is joined by futurist and AI expert Mark Pesce to explore the complex intersection of AI-generated code and copyright law. Mark shares insights from his recent experiments with language models and discusses the flaws he uncovered in AI transformers. Tune in to hear about the challenges of reporting AI issues, the impact of AI hallucinations, and the future of this evolving technology.The post appeared first on Heavybit.
2024-08-0830 min
"News From The Future" with Dr Catherine BallNews From The Future Podcast Episode 1 with Mark PesceMark Pesce is one of Australia’s most experienced tech futurists.Connect with him at www.markpesce.com We like to keep these chats short, sharp, and informative… let me know who you’d like to hear on NFTF…. Want to be on my caffeine-shot of a poddy? Sign up with the EOI.Thank you for reading "News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ball. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...
2024-02-1314 min
The Good Oil with Scott PhillipsWhy you should still avoid Crypto, with Mark PesceThere have been cries of a come back for the crypto markets in recent months, but futurist Mark Pesce is still letting the train go by. What would make him jump on it? Well, one simple thing. Join host Scott Phillips as he unpacks the predictions of Mark, and gets an understanding of what he sees coming in 2024. For more Mark Pesce, tune into his EXCELLENT podcast, The Next Billion Seconds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-3042 min
The Next Billion Seconds with Mark PesceBONUS EP: Tip for Superpowers School Podcast - featuring Mark PesceRESHARE! Thanks to Paddy Dhanda for having Mark Pesce on his Podcast Superpowers school - we're happy to be sharing here! 🎧 Follow Superpowers School Podcast on: 👉 Apple 👉 Spotify 👉 YouTube 👉 Newsletter In this exclusive interview, Mark Pesce shares his journey of writing his new book published by the BCS, "Getting Started with ChatGPT and AI Chatbots." He was inspired by the realisation that billions of Windows users would soon need guidance on how to use powerful AI tools following Microsoft’s launch of co-pilot. The book aims to provide "rules of the road" for AI newcomers, avoiding technical jargon...
2023-12-1545 min
Product Powers - Human Skills for Product Thinkers to Thrive in the Age of AIGetting Started with ChatGPT and AI Chatbots: An introduction to generative AI tools - Mark Pesce (Author) - Technology E122🔥 I’m proud to announce the British Computer Society The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS ) is an official collaborator of the podcast and I’m thankful for their support in making this episode possible 🙏🏽In this exclusive interview, Mark Pesce shares his journey of writing his new book published by the BCS, "Getting Started with ChatGPT and AI Chatbots." He was inspired by the realisation that billions of Windows users would soon need guidance on how to use powerful AI tools following Microsoft’s launch of co-pilot. The book aims to provide "rules of the road" for AI newcomers, a...
2023-12-1245 min
Data Revolution: Exploring AI and Digital TransformationMark Pesce talking AI - Episode 3In this episode I am having a chat with Mark Pesce - well known futurist, inventor, author, educator and broadcaster - about artificial intelligence (AI). We talk about how fast AI is moving, in weeks and days not months or years anymore. And we also talk about some of the scary stuff and how this technology does not have agency (yet), and about how it will change the ways that we all work. Mark also talks about how there are some amazing developments in the open source space in AI, and shares his vision for a future where AI...
2023-06-0124 min
Star Wars: Mark of BalanceEpisode XLVII: John Pesce a Star Wars StoryBack with another Star Wars Story interview with a friend from high school football, a huge supporter of the podcast, and a die hard fan, John Pesce! We discuss his Star Wars origins, our Clone Wars obsession, the idea of leaving the Skywalker Saga Timeline, and of course his movie rankings. Hope you enjoy!Follow on Instagram: @star_wars_markofbalance
2022-04-2836 min
Day One®Mark Pesce discusses the organic growth of our ecosystemMark Pesce is the host of This Week In Startups Australia (TWISTA), a podcast which has charted the growth and maturity of Australia’s startup ecosystem since 2014. Born in the US, Mark first worked for a startup in 1982, and in the years since has worked in a variety of roles, including co-inventing VRML, which became a foundational format for displaying 3d graphics on the internet, founding Ono-Sendai, a first-generation virtual reality startup, and working for Apple as a consulting engineer. In 2003 Pesce relocated to Australia, and became a judge and panelist on the ABC TV program The New Inventors, as...
2022-03-3120 minThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview SeriesMark Pesce discusses the organic growth of our ecosystemMark Pesce is the host of This Week In Startups Australia (TWISTA), a podcast which has charted the growth and maturity of Australia’s startup ecosystem since 2014. Born in the US, Mark first worked for a startup in 1982, and in the years since has worked in a variety of roles, including co-inventing VRML, which became a foundational format for displaying 3d graphics on the internet, founding Ono-Sendai, a first-generation virtual reality startup, and working for Apple as a consulting engineer. In 2003 Pesce relocated to Australia, and became a judge and panelist on the ABC TV program The New Inventors, as...
2022-03-3121 min
Reinventing the Digital PlaybookThe Embodied Nature of Storytelling with Mark PesceGuest:
This episode's guest is Mark Pesce - a futurist, inventor, writer, entrepreneur and educator whose deep understanding of and connection to future-tech positions him as an influential voice on emerging and evolving technologies. Once a judge on ABC’s hit series The New Inventors, Pesce now writes an award-winning column for the global tech publication The Register and utilises his skills as a futurist to aid in the development of diverse sectors of the economy.
Season 1- Episode:
In this episode, we discuss the future of storytelling techniques, how we can inject hu...
2021-10-2820 min
Powering Potential with Robert WaltersThe Exploring Hybrid Podcast - Mark Pesce from The Next Billion Seconds podcastWelcome to the Exploring Hybrid podcast. In this series, we explore hybrid working, or a mix home and in-office working, and hear from industry leaders to get their insights on not only the obstacles, but the opportunities available to both employers and employees in this new hybrid world of work.In this episode, we hear from Mark Pesce. Mark has many titles, one of them being the host of 'The Next Billion Seconds' podcast, where Mark analyses trends of the future so we can make the best decisions today. We discuss with Mark the evolution of the...
2021-08-2524 min
AlchemistX: Innovators InsideE.16 - Mark Pesce: Next Billion SecondsWho is Mark Pesce?
Mark is the host of the award-winning podcast The Next Billion Seconds, a columnist for The Register & the co-inventor of VRML. He's also the author of six books and was an entrepreneur in residence at Incubate Sydney University. He founded postgraduate programs in Digital and Emerging Media at the University of Southern California and the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School.
And now, AXII!
2021-08-0546 min
Very Public Affairs PodDisruptive Technologies & Hybrid Work Models with Mark PesceThis edition of Very Public Affairs Podcast focuses on the impact that technology is having on businesses across the world, particularly the role of disruptive technologies, hybrid work models, blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity. The podcast also investigates how these are affecting the practice of corporate public affairs. The Centre's Georgio Platias is joined by Mark Pesce, a futurist, technologist, broadcaster, and educator. Mark is the host of The Next Billion Seconds Podcast, and was formerly a presenter and judge on the ABC's New Inventors. Listen now.
2021-07-1432 min
Cosmic Bos Podcast ft. David Battenberg CakeWords of Wisdom 1: Terence McKenna and Mark PesceHere we present to you an idea that has been banging around for quite a while now, an improvised musical journey with a wise speaker over the top, and where better to start such an idea then with the one and only Terence McKenna. So for your wisdom today, Cosmic Bos Improvisation presents Words of Wisdom 1: Terence McKenna and Mark Pesce The Terence and Mark sample is taken from an awesome podcast called the Psychedelic Salon, which has been around for a long time, putting out amazing talks by some brilliant and insightful...
2021-05-2121 min
Team Human with Douglas RushkoffMark PescePlaying for Team Human today, futurist, inventor, and author of “Augmented Reality,” Mark Pesce.Pesce augments our understanding of the many interfaces between ourselves and whatever it is that’s out there. Does cybernetics break the western conception of linear time, arrow-for-progress, colonial expansion thing?In his opening monologue, Rushkoff discusses why elected officials should not be on social media platforms. “The minute we put banks and other real stuff on here is the minute it started to go wrong.” Further, he looks at how early-stage internet fan fiction crept into reality and ended up a...
2021-01-181h 16
The Jon Taffer PodcastFuture Tech ft. Mark PesceJon chats with leading futurist, author, entrepreneur and innovator, Mark Pesce. He has been at the forefront of the digital revolution for thirty-five years and is a sought-after keynote speaker for major conferences and leadership gatherings. Bringing clarity, understanding and insight. Shut It Down with another amazing podcast... RIGHT NOW!For more Jon Taffer, visit JonTaffer.com Follow Jon on IG: @jontaffer Follow Jon on Twitter: @jontaffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer/support
2020-12-1046 min
The Jon Taffer PodcastFuture Tech ft. Mark PesceJon chats with leading futurist, author, entrepreneur and innovator, Mark Pesce. He has been at the forefront of the digital revolution for thirty-five years and is a sought-after keynote speaker for major conferences and leadership gatherings. Bringing clarity, understanding and insight. Shut It Down with another amazing podcast... RIGHT NOW!
For more Jon Taffer, visit JonTaffer.com
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2020-12-1046 min
TWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 8 Episode 4 - The J CurveCoviu CEO Silvia Pfeiffer and Guardian Circle CEO Mark Jeffrey, both at the right place and right time, managing exponential sales growth.
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2020-05-1835 min
Backyards of Key West Podcast with Mark BarattoKey West Bed & Breakfast Talk With Rich PesceIn this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with Rich Pesce to talk about how he started his construction management business in Lower Manhattan months before September 11th, and how he became a real estate investor in three Key West Bed & Breakfast Inns: The Inn on Fleming, Coco Plum Inn Bed & Breakfast, and Key West Bed & Breakfast. We discuss the mindset needed when starting a business in one of the country's hardest times, how to navigate the Key West real estate market, and how having the right business partner can make all the difference. I had...
2019-10-1143 min
Backyards of Key West Podcast with Mark BarattoEpisode 12: Key West Bed & Breakfast Talk With Rich PesceIn this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with Rich Pesce to talk about how he started his construction management business in Lower Manhattan months before September 11th, and how he became a real estate investor in three Key West Bed & Breakfast Inns: The Inn on Fleming, Coco Plum Inn Bed & Breakfast, and Key West Bed & Breakfast. We discuss the mindset needed when starting a business in one of the country’s hardest times, how to navigate the Key West real estate market, and how having the right business partner can make all the difference. I ha...
2019-10-1143 min
THE WEEKLY DRIVER#78 Futurist Mark Pesce discusses the next billion carsThe automotive industry manufactures two cars a second. Never have so many had access to motorized transportation. In the next 15 years — the time it will take to build the next billion cars — the automobile expectations and the experience they provide will transform completely.
It's the focus of a new podcast series called The Next Billion Cars, hosted by futurist Mark Pesce. He’s our guest on this episode of The Weekly Driver Podcast.
Futurist Mark Pesce hosts the podcast The New Billion Cars
Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia discuss with Pesce, reached in Australia via Skype, the premise of the 10...
2019-03-1927 min
The Weekly Driver Podcast#78 Futurist Mark Pesce discusses the next billion carsThe automotive industry manufactures two cars a second. Never have so many had access to motorized transportation. In the next 15 years — the time it will take to build the next billion cars — the automobile expectations and the experience they provide will transform completely.
It's the focus of a new podcast series called The Next Billion Cars, hosted by futurist Mark Pesce. He’s our guest on this episode of The Weekly Driver Podcast.
Futurist Mark Pesce hosts the podcast The New Billion Cars
Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia discuss with Pesce, reached in Australia via Skype, the premise of the 10...
2019-03-1927 min
The Weekly Driver Podcast#78 Futurist Mark Pesce discusses the next billion carsThe automotive industry manufactures two cars a second. Never have so many had access to motorized transportation. In the next 15 years — the time it will take to build the next billion cars — the automobile expectations and the experience they provide will transform completely.
It's the focus of a new podcast series called The Next Billion Cars, hosted by futurist Mark Pesce. He’s our guest on this episode of The Weekly Driver Podcast.
Futurist Mark Pesce hosts the podcast The New Billion Cars
Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia discuss with Pesce, reached in Australia via Skype, the premise of the 10...
2019-03-1927 min
Experts Unleashed with Joel ErwayEP54: Futuristic Expertise - The Next Billion Seconds with Mark PesceMeet Mark Pesce! He is the host of The Billion Seconds podcast, winner of best technical/scientific podcast in Australia in 2018. Columnist for The Register, winner of best tech columnist in Australia in 2018. Mark is a futurist, inventor, writer, educator & podcaster. He has helped to bring you the Web - and has been in the forefront of 'new media' for thirty years. In This Episode: Where are we headed? Artificial intelligence and computers; "We are stronger together"; Using the best possible tools to better ourselves; The rate of change and humans; Augmented Reality; Connecting...
2019-02-1950 min
Between WorldsMark Pesce on life in 2030Mark Pesce has been living in the future for longer than just about anyone I know. He was one of the original pioneers of virtual reality, having invented VRML, the standard for 3D on the Web and a core component of MPEG-4. He is the author of 6 books, including "VRML: Browsing and Building Cyberspace", "The Playful World", and, most recently, "The Last Days of Reality". We caught up recently in Sydney where he now lives, to talk about the coming age of algorithms and the perils and pleasures of what it will be like to live in the AI-haunted world...
2019-02-1130 min
Team Human with Douglas RushkoffEp. 116 Live at Civic Hall Pt. 2: A Demonology of Algorithms with Mark PescePlaying for Team Human today; technologist, futurist, inventor and mage Mark Pesce.In this conversation with Douglas, part two of a live Team Human show at Civic Hall, Pesce offers a thought-provoking frame through which we might better understand our relationship to algorithms and artificial intelligence:What might you call a creature that feeds on your energy, knows your weaknesses, and can tamper with your emotional state in ways that compel you to act beyond your best interest? Centuries ago we might call this a demon. As algorithms are programmed to exploit humans in order...
2019-01-161h 13The Jon Taffer PodcastTechnology in the Future with Mark PescePost CES, Taffer talks to futurist, innovator, speaker, writer, and educator Mark Pesce. Jon chats with Mark about the rise in technology and how humans can either control it or be controlled by it. With Mark’s extensive background in everything virtual reality they also talk about the Consumer Electronics Show, discussing what consumers should expect to see in the coming years. Plus Taffer talks robots, Russia, Bar Rescue, mac and cheese, and more. Shut it down with another amazing podcast!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer/support
2019-01-151h 30
It's All HappeningEpisode 127 - Mark PesceThe brilliant Mark Pesce jumps into the cryptocurrency flow of the IAH podcast. Episode 127 focuses on Mark's authoritative demystification of the world of cryptocurrency that he talks about often in his new podcast "The Next Billion Seconds." “It’s vitally important for everyone - not just bankers and techies - to understand this new world of finance, investing and money. CRYPTONOMICS gives listeners the tools they need to understand this new world. This is the 101 for everyone,” says Pesce. Our conversation tried to take a piece by piece approach to the complex world that crypto curren...
2018-10-221h 01TWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 11 - News SpecialTWISTA sits down with Main Sequence GP Mike Nicholls and Spark Festival Director Maxine Sherrin to discuss the profusion of hubs and funds; Canva, Australia's latest unicorn startup; and the crash and burn of Zoox' CEO. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!
2018-09-2147 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 10 - Murray Hurps' Re:EducationFew have done more to bootstrap the Australian startup ecosystem than Murray Hurps. Now Murray has moved to UTS -- where he wants to turn every graduate into a startup founder. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!
2018-09-1044 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 9 - Failure's FortuneFailure feels like the end of the world, yet startup entrepreneurs regularly emerge from failure better than ever before. TWISTA explores a personal tale of failure - and recovery. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, Startups@UTS and Creative3 — their support makes our podcast possible!
2018-09-0344 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 8 - Cap in HandAsking for investment is never easy - but it's surprisingly easy to get wrong. We'll look at what investors really want to see, then we'll dive into the TWISTA archives to hear from Switch Automation CEO Deb Noller about her own fundraising process - some of the best fundraising advice given to listeners of this show! Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, Startups@UTS and Creative3 — their support makes our podcast possible!
2018-08-1942 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 7 - AirTasker's Tim FungOur first episode of TWISTA featured AirTasker co-founder and CEO Tim Fung. We caught up with Tim again last week to explore his journey as an entrepreneur, and what he learned growing AirTasker to become one of Australia's most successful startups. Tim sounds wiser, speaking with the authority of hard-earned experience. His observations about how to experiment the right way to grow the business are worth their weight in gold! Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS and Creative3 for making this show possible!
2018-08-0853 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 6 - TechSydney and Q-CTRLTWISTA talks to TechSydney CEO Bede Moore about their big plans for a major hub - for tech companies big and small - at Sydney's Central Station, and how that must be paired with the right policy settings. Then we sit down for a mind-blowing interview about quantum computing with researcher and Q-CTRL founder Mike Biercuk at the Sydney University Nanoscience Lab. What does it takes to make these weird and unreliable machines more trustworthy? Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS and Creative3 for making this show possible!
2018-08-0148 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 5 - LAUNCH Sydney's Standout StartupsJune's LAUNCH Sydney event brought to light two startups doing outstanding work. ParentTV works to provide the most thoughtful answers to the questions that every parent faces at one point or another. CryptoFlip uses blockchain and smart contracts to take the 'house' out of gambling - and looks set to completely revolutionise the industry. Chalk and cheese -- yet both startups point to innovation and success in Australia's expanding startup ecosystem - and it's all here on TWISTA. Thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS and Creative3 for making our show possible!
2018-07-2541 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 4 - Rachael Lonergan and Andrea GardinerTWISTA talks to Rachael Lonergan, who turned the lessons learned from a breast cancer diagnosis into CanDoApp - but can her idea for good also be profitable? Then we speak with Jelix VC CEO Andrea Gardiner about shifting the model of how a VC fund works - by opening the doors to a new range of investors who gain a bit of guidance as they take their first steps into angel investing. We've got a great startup ecosystem in Australia - but can we take it from great to good? Thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB and UTS for making our...
2018-07-1842 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 3 - Creative Tech SpecialCreative tech has produced some of Australia’s most successful startups – businesses like Canva and Envato (both interviewed here on TWISTA). And now there’s a place for creative tech startups to be born, grow, and thrive – The Studio at Sydney’s Startup Hub. TWISTA talks to the doyenne of Australia’s creative tech scene, Chantal Abouchar, about the half-decade journey that brought The Studio into being – and what’s next for Australia’s creative tech community. We follow that up with a mind-blowing interview with Oovvuu co-founders Ricky Sutton and Greg Moore. Their mission to ‘repatriate’ the $20 billion taken away from media organi...
2018-07-1243 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 2 - Going Nova with Main Sequence VenturesAustralia has an incredible tradition of innovation - typified by the CSIRO, which gave us WiFi, plastic banknotes, one of the best modern lifestyle diets, and much more besides. The CSIRO is an engine for the nation's science - but too often science misses the opportunity to commercialise its innovations for the benefits of the innovators - and the nation.The new Main Sequence VC fund - backed by CSIRO and the Australian Federal Government - looks to change that by identifying the scientists with the 'spark' that would make them great entrepreneurs. TWISTA sits down with Main Sequence general p...
2018-07-0729 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 6 Episode 1 - Jason Calacanis and Angels in AustraliaFour years ago Jason Calacanis charged us with creating the first international podcast worthy of his "This Week in Startups" brand. In those four years Australia's startup community has grown from strength to strength - and legendary angel investor Jason Calacanis joins us to launch series 6 of TWISTA with a wide-ranging conversation about what it takes to make it in the news business, how he grades each investment offer presented to him, why ICOs aren't the end of angel investing - and how Australia can use angel investors to amplify its incredible startup success. An interview 23 years in the making...
2018-06-2057 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 7 - Focus on Queensland with Anne-Marie Birkill and Maxwell MRITWISTA visited Brisbane's River City Labs two years ago - and my goodness, how much has changed. The new government has put nearly half a billion dollars into funding various startup activities - including a lavish new 'Precinct' for the startup community. TWISTA talks to two residents of The Precinct, Anne-Marie Birkill, Managing Partner of OneVentures, then we catch up with one of the most mind-blowing startups we've ever had on this show, Maxwell MRI co-founders Elliot Smith and Matt Brown. It's all happening in Queensland, on this episode of TWISTA.
2017-09-0635 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 6 - Virtual Reality Special with Tim Ruse and Kain TietzelIn the year since our last VR special, cyberspace has exploded - and virtual reality has become a real business. We speak two the founder-CEOs of two of Australia's most successful VR startups, starting in conversation with Zero Latency's Tim Ruse, then closing in a chat with Start VR's Kain Tietzel. Virtual reality is a real business - with real customers and real revenues. We go exploring the new _business_ landscape of virtual reality in this special episode.
2017-08-2345 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 5 - Space Special with Tim Parsons and Jason HeldOver the last 3 years, the Space Race has roared back into life. Not just the 'big space' of SpaceX and BlueOrigin, but lots of startups - some of them Australians - taking us back to the stars. We explore this new era of rocket science with Delta-V Founding CEO Tim Parsons, then explore the Space-Command-as-SaaS market with Sabre Astronautics CEO Jason Held. This special is out of this world!
2017-08-0943 min
Fjord FikaFika with Mark Pesce and Andy PolaineToday, we’re living in a world of mixed and blurred reality, evidenced by the staggering success of Pokémon Go last year. In this episode, Fjord’s Andy Polaine speaks to Mark Pesce, an inventor and futurist, about mixed reality as the next true technological frontier, why we need to make better use of 2D before we fully embrace 3D, and his utopian and dystopian visions of the future.
2017-04-2425 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 4 - News Special with Dean Dorrell and Paul WallbankUPDATED: In our first news special for Series 5, host Claire Connelly talks to Carthona Capital's Dean Dorrell and journalist Paul Wallbank about Australia's struggle to commercialise research, the arrival of Silicon Valley tech accelerator powerhouse 500 Startups - in Melbourne, Uber's no good very bad week and what start-ups get wrong about the press.
2017-03-2232 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 3 - Wyatt RoyTWISTA Co-hosts Claire Connelly and Mark Pesce in conversation with Wyatt Roy, the former Parliamentarian and Assistant Minister for Innovation, freshly back from his travels overseas, and deep into an artificial intelligence startup. Together we take a post-mortem look at the the government’s “Ideas Boom” as we ask Wyatt ‘what happened’? The inside scoop from the ultimate source, on this episode of This Week in Startups Australia.
2017-03-0746 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 2 - Paul ShetlerTWISTA Co-host Claire Connelly in conversation with Paul Shetler, the former chief of the Digital Transformation Office (now the Digital Transformation Agency). With more than 20 years experience, Shetler has worked in digital transformation for both the UK government’s Cabinet Office and the UK's Ministry of Justice, as well as in the US private sector for companies including Oracle and Microsoft. He recently had some frank words for Turnbull administration - and the public service more broadly - and its role in the quote ‘predictable’ raft of recent IT failures across the ATO, ABS and Centrelink, to name a few.
2017-02-2138 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Episode 1 - Startup Muster and ElanationTWISTA opens series 5 with Monica Wulff, CEO of Startup Muster, who goes through all the key points of the recently released 2016 survey of Australia's startup ecosystem. Then TWISTA speaks to Elanation co-founder Katherine Maree Pace and Aimee Atkins about building a lifestyle tech company that starts with a 'child-centred' design process.
2017-02-0940 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 5 Payments Special 3 - Andrew Lovney and Bill DoranWhen the Next Payment Platform rolls out in October, Australia will be a world leader with an open platform for payments - open to banks and any other company that wants to provide a payments product or service. This could make Australia the best environment to nurture a payments startup - if we take advantage of the opportunity. TWISTA talks to NPP Australia CEO Adrian Lovney and SWIFT Oceania head Bill Doran about the potential and reality of this once-in-a-generation transition
2017-02-0727 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 17 - Nicola Hazell, Nicole Williamson and Claire ConnellyHow do we get more and better women entrepreneurs in Australia's startup ecosystem? SheStarts Managing Director Nicole Hazell tells TWISTA to start by recruiting the best, putting them through a bootcamp, then give them the resources they need to succeed. Then TWISTA closes out Series 4 in conversation with ecosystem mentor Nicole Williamson and journalist Claire Connelly - and drops two bombshell surprises!
2016-11-2748 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Payments Special 2 - Andrew Davis and SpaceshipTWISTA series sponsors Braintree Payments gave TWISTA a brief to do a series of special episodes focusing on payments - perhaps the most-rapidly-changing area of fintech. We start our second payments special with an overview of the payments landscape provided by banking and payments maven Andrew Davis. Then we sit down with Kaushik Sen and Paul Bennetts, co-founders of Spaceship, a superfund for millennials that's focused on tech investments.
2016-11-1537 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 16 - Cyan Ta'eed and Rebecca WilsonTen years ago, Cyan Ta'eed decided that photographers needed a better connection to the marketplace, co-founding Envato, growing it into a monster force in creative collaboration, and quietly leading a business that's now worth nearly half a billion dollars. Rebecca Wilson decided that the media industries had overlooked a goldmine in the over 60s, and founded Starts At 60 to capitalise on the newly empowered market of seniors - cashed up and ready engage. Both Cyan and Rebecca have charted their own direction, against the tide - and both are well on the way to startup success.
2016-10-3147 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 15 - Final News Special of 2016We've had a federal election, the announcement of some huge VC funds, yet still find ourselves mired in sexism in the tech industry. Fortunately our expert panel of SCALE Investors Managing Director Laura Mckenzie and award-winning journalist Claire Connelly cuts through the noise to deliver some excellent analysis about the latest developments in Australia's startup ecosystem.
2016-10-1236 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 14 - Tania Walter and Renee WelshIn this episode two founders from the Dolphin Tank Accelerator join TWISTA to discuss their SaSS businesses. First, Tania Walter, co-founder of Obzervr, tells TWISTA how field service can be automated into great savings for connected businesses. Then BookingBoss co-founder Renee Welsh details how ticketing and payments - big pain points for any tourist attraction - form the foundation of what may grow into a multi-billion-dollar business. One of these startups could well be Australia's next unicorn - and they're both on this episode of TWISTA.
2016-10-0445 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 13 - Topaz Conway and Maxine SherrinSBE Australia has spent half a decade building a 'sisterhood' of amazing startup entrepreneurs helping each other build global scale businesses. Chair Topaz Conway talks to TWISTA about taking an entrepreneur through a process designed to broaden the mind and activate the potential of Australia's top female founders. Then Maxine Sherrin, Program Director for Sydney's Spark Festival, joins TWISTA to talk about how Spark will help Sydney's startup community share its passions with the broader community - and how that community is already responding. Two amazing guests with great insights on making better startups.
2016-09-2039 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Payments Special 1 - Easyshare and SpriggyTWISTA series sponsors Braintree Payments gave TWISTA a brief to do a series of special episodes focusing on payments - perhaps the most-rapidly-changing area of fintech. We took that as an opportunityt to speak with two of our favourite Stone and Chalk startups. TWISTA begins with John Bush and Walta Kazzi of Easyshare, who are transforming personal payments, the sharing economy - and making lives heaps easier for anyone living in a share house. Then we speak with Spriggy founder Mario Hasanakos. Spriggy's debit card helps kids from age 8 and up to learn how to master money - establishing patterns...
2016-09-1443 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 12 - Andrea Myles and Karen LawsonAndrea Myles, founder of the China Australia Millennial Project (CAMP) joins TWISTA to tell us all about the program that's working hard to create a 'megafauna unicorn' - a beast with the beating hearts of Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Ma! Then Slingshot CEO Karen Lawson tells TWISTA all about what's needed to bring innovation and startup-style thinking into Australia's stodgy and risk-adverse boardrooms, a necessary first step to creating a sustainable culture of innovation across the nation.
2016-09-0643 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 11 - Emma Weston and Charnelle MondyEmma Weston joins TWISTA to talk about her startup Full Profile -- in a real-world use for the blockchain, Full Profile have crafted a payments solution that removes counterparty risk from farmers' grain sales. It's an early look at the colliding worlds of agtech and fintech. Then City of Sydney Strategy Advisor Charnelle Mondy pays another visit to TWISTA to talk about the now-released Action Plan for Tech Startups - is it a template for Australia's other capital cities? Rural and metropolitan on this episode of TWISTA.
2016-08-2443 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 10 - Deb Noller and Jane HuxleyDeb Noller has been doing tech startups for over 20 years, and her latest - Switch Automation - is one of Australia's IoT success stories. Deb is one of those '20 year overnight successes' and she joins TWISTA to share what she's learned along the way to building a successful international startup. The we're joined by Jane Huxley, who took a job at Microsoft Australia in 1989, supporting DOS 5.1! What was it like being the only woman in tech support? Jane's years at Microsoft lead to her current role as Managing Director of Pandora (Music) Australia, bringing another American tech success to...
2016-08-0950 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 9 - Mick LiubinskasJust before Sydney startup legend Mick Liubinskas headed off - to spearhead muru-D's efforts in Silicon Valley - TWISTA sat down with him for a whole-show interview. From the early days of the startup scene here in Sydney, the founding of Pollenizer and hitting it big with Spreets, to his work today with muru-D, Mick has been here from the beginning, and he's sharing what he's learned on his journey in this episode of TWISTA.
2016-06-2146 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 8 - News Special with Dean Dorrell and Claire ConnellyWith the Federal election right around the corner, will it matter to startups if there's a change in government? TWISTA talks with Carthona Capital's Dean Dorrell and journalist Claire Connelly and searches for answers. Also: what's up with Tech Sydney, the US venture capital implosion, and do we really need another peak body?
2016-06-1444 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 7 - Annie Parker and GydeWhen Telstra decided to start its own tech accelerator, they lured Annie Parker from Telefonica to get it up and running - since then, it's gone from strength to strength, and Annie sits down with TWISTA to tell us what it takes to make an accelerator a success. Then TWISTA explores the radically changed landscape of social TV viewing with Andrew Julian and Darcy Laycock of Melbourne's Gyde. Their app points the way to a future where we always have too much good stuff to watch.
2016-05-2452 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 6 - ESOPs with Peter Dunne and Toby EgglestonThe federal government recently changed the laws to make employee share schemes - stock options - much easier for Australian startups to provide to their employees. TWISTA was lucky enough to get an hour with Peter Dunne and Toby Eggleston - who provided much of the advice to the government about the right way to implement the new scheme. They know how to make share options work for startups - from tax, to capitalisation, to building employee loyalty. Later, CultureAmp CFO Damian Williams joins TWISTA to explain how their own ESOP covered employees both in Australia and in the USA...
2016-05-1053 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 5 - VR Special with Michela Ledwidge and Linc GaskinTwo years ago, Facebook's purchase of Oculus breathed life back into virtual reality - and with the Rift's release this week, we're dedicating an entire show to the new worlds of VR. We begin with VR expert Michela Ledgwidge, who gives TWISTA a tour of the new business landscape of VR. Then TWISTA speaks to 8i founder and CEO Linc Gaskin, who's created a new VR technology that records people with incredible fidelity - in three dimensions! Finally, we take a relaxing break from all this excitement with the founders of NowVR. It's virtually real, on this episode of TWISTA!
2016-03-2952 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 4 - News Special with Phil Morle and Paul WallbankOur latest news special starts off with Nick Holmes-a-Court's rant about the poor state of the Australian tech ecosystem - is he right? Investor Phil Morle and journalist Paul Wallbank join TWISTA to discuss that and issues as wide ranging as #ideasboom, the interstate war of Innovation Ministers, the collapse in startup valuations, and will the LAUNCH Festival come to Sydney? All the news TWISTA can fit into 40 minutes!
2016-03-1544 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 3 - Robot Special with Marita Cheng and Abyss SolutionsThe robots are coming! Led by former Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng, TWISTA takes a tour of our robot-driven future. Marita runs two startups - including famed accessibility app AIPoly - and she's all about how robots will be transforming our world for the better. Then TWISTA talks to the founders of new muru-D inductee Abyss Solutions, about one very promising future for robots -- beneath the waves.
2016-02-2942 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 2 - Hava and Startup Muster 2016Co-founder of Melbourne startup Hava, Pete Gatt, makes the most of the migration to the cloud, producing SaaS visualisation tools that any cloud computing customer can use to save money. More than that, Hava has been funded - via Melbourne Matt Allen, who joins us on the show - through the new Blackbird 'Flock' fund, which favours close relationships between VC partners and Australian startups. Then TWISTA has another chat with Startup Muster CEO Monica Wulff, who has some big plans in store for this year's survey. Clouds and community, on this episode of TWISTA!
2016-02-1735 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 1 - Adir Shiffman and Yvonne EverettAs executive chairman of Catapult Sports, Adir Shifman has created a SaaS monster in the sports space that's worth a quarter of a billion dollars. After taking the company public on the ASX late in 2014, Adir has quardrupled shareholder value - and he tells TWISTA why he's just getting started. Then TWISTA speaks with Yvonne Everett, who reveals the inner secrets of how to be an effective director for a startup - it's all about relationships! Getting big and doing it right, on this episode of TWISTA.
2016-02-0245 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 4 Ep 0 - Eora3D and Newton LabsThe founders of Eora3D tell TWISTA how the search for a better paraboic reflector led them to accidentially build a cheap and 3D scanner that went on to become a huge success on Kickstarter. Then TWISTA pops out to Perth to chat with Newton Labs founder Simon Vincent. As the name implies, Newton Labs helps mining companies deal with the consequences of gravity - and very large boulders!
2016-01-2639 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 8 Peter Bradd, Monica Wulff and Rory CunninghamThe Innovation Policy mooted by the Federal Government has radically changed the startup scene. TWISTA talks to StartupAUS CEO Peter Bradd to find out what it really means. Then we chat with Monica Wulff, CEO of Startup Muster, who shares some of the results of their 2015 survey of the Australian startup community. Finally, Santa's coming - well, sort of. We talk to Rory Cunningham of the ASX, who tells TWISTA it's a lot easier to raise money through a public offering than you might think!
2015-12-1549 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 7 - Alex Scandurra and Eric FrostTWISTA takes a deep dive into the hot new zone for tech startups - fintech. Will the banks be disrupted? Will the 14 billion dollars invested this year bear any fruit? TWISTA talks to Stone and Chalk founder and CEO Alex Scandurra about his long-term vision for Australia's fintech ecosystem. Then we turn Eric Frost, who's SimpleKYC is one of the first companies to be mentored in Stone and Chalk.
2015-12-0146 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 6 - Steve Baxter and Wayne GerardBrisbane - it's long overdue, but TWISTA makes up for a lack of attention with a killer episode. We start with tech legend Steve Baxter, founder of River City Labs and the biggest booster of Queensland's startup ecosystem. Then TWISTA talks to Aaron Birkby, who runs the muru-D accelerator out of Baxter's River City Labs. Finally, we speak to Wayne Gerard, founder and CEO of Red Eye - has Wayne started Australia's next unicorn? All of that - and a first-class rant from Steve Baxter - on this special episode.
2015-11-1752 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 5 - Agtech SpecialThe oldest business - agriculture - meets the newest tech in data analytics and robotics on this special episode of TWISTA. We talk to Ros Harvey of The Yield about how her firm uses data to drive better outcomes for oyster farmers, then Doug Fitch from Agworld talks about going global in agtech. Finally, Andrew Bate of Swarmfarm Robots predicts a future for farmers that's just around the corner and nearly unrecogniseable. TWISTA goes to ground - and finds gold there.
2015-11-0350 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 4 - News SpecialA huge pivot toward startups and innovation by Malcolm Turnbull, huge policy outcomes from Wyatt Roy's Policy Hack event, a huge IPO from Australia's most-beloved tech startup, Atlassian, a huge new $200M fund from Blackbird ventures, and huge issues with diversity still plague tech. TWISTA's huge news special pairs SCALE Investors managing director Laura McKenzie and Austrlia's snarkiest tech journo, Stilgherrian, with the biggest news issues in our biggest news special yet!
2015-10-2056 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 3 - Victor Dominello MP and Charnelle MondyWith the recent change of leadership the whole language of Australia has changed. We're talking lean, agile, flexible, and responsive government - all traits of startups. But governments around Australia have realised startups as equally potent engines of job and wealth creation, so they're working on improving the startup environment. NSW Minister for Innovation Victor Dominello tells us about NSW's new Data Analytics Centre, Charnelle Mondy tells us about the City of Sydney's draft plan for promoting startups, and Michelle Williams gives us a peek into the forthcoming StartupWeek Australia. Find out if government can play a role in Australia's...
2015-10-0649 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 2 - Perth SpecialTWISTA visits the other side - Perth! From our temporary digs within Perth's Spacecubed co-working space, TWISTA chats with Matt Macfarlane of Yuuwa Investments, Justin Strharsky of Unearthed, and Brodie McCullough of Spacecubed, and learn about the scene and strengths of the startups coming out of Western Australia. More mind-blowing startups are coming out of the West than we'd ever dreamed, and we hear about them on this episode of TWISTA.
2015-09-2246 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 3 Ep 1 - Chris Strode and Benjamin ChongAustralia has produced three tech unicorns: Atlassian, Freelancer and Campaign Monitor. TWISTA talks to Chris Strode, founder and CPO of Invoice2Go, well on its way to being Australia's fourth unicorn! After we talk to Chris, Sydney Seed Fund founder Benjamin Chong joins us for a discussion of the kinds of qualities the very earliest startups need to survive and thrive. It's another huge series opening, so join TWISTA on a unicorn hunt!
2015-09-0745 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 12 - StartupAUS and TaggdTWISTA's final episode of Series 2 opens in conversation with Peter Bradd, Fishburners co-founder, and the new CEO of StartupAUS, with a mandate to build bridges between politicans and the tech community. Then we talk to Alex Haggerty, founder of Taggd, which has launched one of the most unusual - and unusually lucrative - startups in recent memory, connecting Instagram to ecommerce to close more sales. Finally, we'll review and reflect upon the highs and lows of Series 2. Moving foward and looking back on this episode of TWISTA!
2015-07-2048 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 11 - Facing FailureFailure is part of the life-cycle for almost every tech startup. Yet it's the one thing most entrepreneurs will never discuss. TWISTA shines light on this darkest of subjects in conversation with Nikki Durkin, who fought the good fight with startup 99dresses, but eventually ran out of money. Then Jesse Black talks about the journey from winning a Startup Weekend to drawing the final curtain on a product that even he didn't want to use. Finally, Melbourne Matt Allen interviews a notorious serial entrepreneur - by the name of Mark Pesce - about what it felt like to liquidate his...
2015-07-0653 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 10 - News SpecialOn our latest news special, TWISTA is joined by Dean Dorrell, Principal and Founder of Carthona Capital, and ZDNet's Josh Taylor. We start off speaking with SparkeHelmore's Daniel Atkin, who's developed a set of open-source legal documents startups can use to assist them in preparing the paperwork for seed funding. Then we're off into a discussion of changes to immigration law (and how it will transform VC in Australia), Ingogo's crowdinvesting raise with VentureCrowd, and why every telco has to have an incubator. All the news important to startups, on this episode of TWISTA.
2015-06-2247 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 9 - Vino Mofo and GoFarAt every stage of its existence the startup faces challenges relating to growth. Vinomofo co-founders Justin Dry and Andre Eikmeier talk to TWISTA about the sacrifices involved in growing one of the country's most successful online retailers, then Blrt founder Anurag Chakradhar talks about what it's like to have a product that's so hot, he's worried he can't grow fast enough. Finally, TWISTA reconnects with GoFar co-founders Danny Adams and Ian Davidson, who just finished a successful $200K Kickstarter campaign, and have grown from a 2-person shop to (at times) nearly 20. Mo growth, mo problems, on this episode of TWISTA.
2015-06-0851 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 8 - New Zealand's Tech SceneThe universe next door - or as it styles itself, New Zealand - has a thriving startup ecosystem. TWISTA talks to Chris Twiss, who runs the Seed Ventures arm of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund. Then, Nick Sherwing and Jonah Merchant of BizDojo talk about creating a co-working space that helps startups in Auckland and Wellington thrive. Finally, we visit the offices and factory floor of Auckland's hottest hardware startup, StretchSense. What's it like to be the first employee at a startup growing like mad? We ask Antoni Harbuz and Shin Jeong Park. All of that and more in...
2015-05-2555 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 7 - Diversity in Tech SpecialThe tech industry is a very imperfect reflection of the world it builds products for. How can mostly-white, mostly-middle-class, mostly-men build great products for cultures they've never experienced? We see lots of young girls interested in coding become discouraged and quit the field by the time they go to university. Where are the women founders and women investors? Paul Wallbank joins TWISTA to discuss a recent article he's written detailing some of these persistent problems. Then we have a long chat with Scale Investors CEO Laura Mckenzie, who is building a strong network of female angel investors and female tech...
2015-05-1142 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 6 - Back to school with TWISTATWISTA is from our break to get some schoolin'. First up, MyEdApp co-founder Rowan Kunz tells TWISTA about the importance of listening to teachers before you design a product for the education market. Then, legal eagle Kurt Falkenstein talks us through the right - and wrong - ways to incorporate and organize your Australian startup. So put your learnin' cap on, and tune in!
2015-04-2747 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 5 - News Panel with Pete Cooper and Ben GrubbLegendary entrepreneur and investor Pete Cooper and Fairfax tech editor Ben Grubb sit down with TWISTA to
discuss the news of importance to Australian startups, including positive changes to the Employee Share Scheme; BugCrowd's
$6M raise; politics, politicans, metadata collection and startups; why so many fintech accelerators in Australia? and the business of Apple Watch.
2015-03-3050 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 4 - TuShare/Sendle, best startup MPs and LAUNCH 2015James Moody, CEO of TuShare, tells TWISTA how he discovered another startup - Sendle - within his startup TuShare. (And why on earth would anyone run two startups simultaneously?) Later, Murray Hurps joins TWISTA to talk politics - which MPs are perceived as being the most friendly to startups? Next, we go around the world to peek at East Africa's hottest startup, Kopo Kopo. Finally, Murray and Mark review the big winners of Launch 2015 -- what do they tell us about the startups we'll be seeing out of Australia?
2015-03-1649 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 3 - Startup Victoria and Bitcoin ATMsScott Handsaker wants to make sure Melbourne isn't left behind by Sydney as a center of excellence for technology entrepreneurs. Scott talks to TWISTA about what it takes to provide an environment that allows founders the best possible chance for success. Then TWISTA asks Chris Guzowski why it's so hard to buy Bitcoins - and why ATMs might make that process a lot easier.
2015-03-0247 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 2 - Connected Labour Special -- OneShift and Two Square PegsCONNECTED LABOUR SPECIAL - TWISTA speaks with OneShift founder and CEO Gen George, who's building a huge Australian tech startups by disrupting an old-fashioned labour market. Gen is an amazing 24 year-old entrepreneur and every startup entrepreneur needs to listen to what she has to say about building a business. Then TWISTA goes to Melbourne to interview Trang Du, founder and CEO of Two Square Pegs, a 'matchmaker' for talent with the businesses who need that talent. Connected labour is the future of work, and it's all in this episode of TWISTA.
2015-02-1647 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 1 - Cameron Adams and Craig BlairMASSIVE SERIES 2 PREMIERE - Canva founder and Australian legend Cameron Adams joins TWISTA to talk about making products design-centered and customer-focused, then AirTree VC partner Craig Blair gives us the unvarnished (and disturbing) truth about why, after reviewing over 200 business plans, AirTree VC has found it impossible to invest in more than a handful. Every Australian entrepreneur needs to hear what Craig says.
2015-02-0248 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 2 Ep 0 - The Startup Muster SpecialTWISTA had planned to return in February - until we heard about Startup Muster (online at startupmuster.com), the largest-ever snapshot of the startup ecosystem in Australia. Over 400 respondents reveal in detail the who, where, when and why of Australian tech startups. Survey compiler Murray Hurps joins us for a deep dive into the data - some of it quite unexpected. What are we doing right? What can we do better? Find out on this special episode!
2015-01-1927 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaEpisode 5 - Stashd's Jess Wilson & VC Rick BakerIt's the holiday season, when fashion retailers earn most of their profits, so Jess Wilson, a very bright 23 year-old with a background in fashion tells TWISTA how she's created a global fashion retailer with a mobile app - and has customers in 86 countries! Later, TWISTA sits down with Blackbird Ventures MD Rick Baker. We explore the VC process, and ask Rick what sorts of investments he finds most exciting.
2014-12-1648 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaEpisode 4 - News Panel SpecialIn this special episode, TWISTA is joined by legendary incubator pioneer Phil Morle, and serial-entrepreneur-now-journalist Paul Wallbank in a wide-ranging discussion about the big news stories affecting startups in Australia. In the first segment, attorney Raena Lea-Shannon joins us to discuss changes to employee stock option plans recently announced by the government, and what that will mean for Australian startups' ability to recruit great talent.
2014-12-0748 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaEpisode 3 - GoCatch and BitcoinsNed Moorfield has built taxi disruption app GoCatch into a $20M business, and recently locked down $5M in investment - he'll tell TWISTA how to get investment without pitching to a VC, and how GoCatch grew its business by lingering around airport parking lots. After that, Ronald Tucker of BitTrade Australia blows some minds with interesting statistics about the growth of Bitcoin as a currency for remittances.
2014-11-2544 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaEpisode 2 - GoFar and Frosh MediaIan Davidson and Danny Adams of GoFar tell TWISTA how their hardware plug-in to the OBD (Onboard Diagnostics Port) will save Australian drivers a combined $400 million in fuel, each and every year. Then we talk design and obsession with Frosh Media's Dain Hedgepeth. His Skater App, is the first that truly recreates the skateboarding experience within a mobile game.
2014-11-1846 minTWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaPremiere - All About Australian StartupsTWISTA speaks with legendary entrepreneur and angel investor Ian Gardiner (VIOCORP, Innovation Bay) about the state of the startup scene in Australia, then AirTasker founder and CEO Tim Fung talks about how his firm is revolutionizing the labour market.
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TummelvisionTummelVision 81: Mark Pesce on Steve Jobs, collaboration, and the sources of creativityIn the first TummelVision episode of the post-Steve Jobs era, the gang is joined by Mark Pesce @mpesce, an inventor, writer, entrepreneur, educator and broadcaster.
Mark joined us from Australia where he teaches at the University of Sydney’s Digital Cultures Program. He is at work on a book project entitled The Next Billion Seconds and blogs at The Human Network
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