Happy Birthday, Startmate! 10 years ago, Niki Scevak and 25 first believers launched Startmate in a coffee shop in Surry Hills with not much more than a ‘strayan name, skin in the game and conviction that Aussies have a shot on the global stage they can claim. In the first…

You can find all my book summaries — here. 1 paragraph summary: Stunning world-building fantasy series of 12 books which takes you from the beginnings of an “Unsouled” teenagers, who is “broken” to a world of determination, friendships, fights and ultimately an entire universe of adventures. …

You can find all my book summaries — here. 1 paragraph summary: “Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People” is an appropriate tagline. Great detail and stories to illustrate the journey of high growth startups. It covers a massive breadth whilst going deep into each area. …

You can find all my book summaries — here. — 1 paragraph summary: Looooved this book, it started off super fun with lots of action. Took a completely unexpected turn and held the tension really well by going back and forth between the past and the present. …

You can find all my book summaries — here. 1 paragraph summary: Personally not the biggest fan of the book. Very dry read, but one key concept that I enjoyed — the idea of the CEO as an investor. You really only need to know three things to evaluate a…

A learning journey of how startup CEOs work. — What a journey this has been! Nine months of 15 quality conversations coming to an end. I hope you enjoyed and learned as much as I have along the way. A big kudos to all the CEOs + links to their interviews 👏🙇‍♀️ Benjamin @ Dovetail Thomas @ Forage Kate…

A learning journey of how startup CEOs work. — #16 Kim Teo / CEO @ Mr Yum How do you CEO? I just wing it. I’m trying to figure out what my own role is. Mr Yum is 4 years old. It changes every 6 months, and each is so different to the previous 6 months. As the company changes, the role of the CEO evolves. …

A learning journey of how startup CEOs work. — #15 Nicole Kuepper-Russell / Deputy-CEO @ 5B How do you Deputy-CEO? Chris (CEO) and I have known each other for 17 years and worked together for 2.5 years. We have enormously complementary skills. Chris generates and advocates a really long-term vision of product and expertise in delivering technology on commercial solar projects. He’s an inventor, a tinkerer, a real technologist.

A learning journey of how startup CEOs work. — #14 Zoë Milgrom / CCO @ Eugene How do you CCO? I co-founded Eugene in 2017 with Kunal, but didn’t have a title at the time. I have no legal, accounting, or “traditional” business background whilst Kunal is a serial entrepreneur. …