Ep 24: Chris Heuer - The Future of Work

On this weeks show I am joined by Chris Heuer. Chris is a serial entrepreneur and mentor who focuses on ecosystem thinking and innovation. More recently, he has been developing a new network advisory services agency called Mentor Bureau, which supports startups in finding product/market fit and designing systems for smooth scaling. He also currently serves as one of the Entrepreneurs in Residence for the Collider accelerator program in Brisbane. Chris has launched or co-founded over a dozen different companies, including several creative agencies, a few software companies, a fashion modelling network and a global non-profit known as Social Media Club which enjoyed popularity around Australia for several years. In addition to serving as an IBM Futurist focused on the future of work, he has spent the last few years as one of the lead mentors in Google's global Launchpad Accelerator program. In this episode myself and Chris speak about his views on what makes a sustainable startup, and how chasing the next Unicorn isn't always the right thing to do. We discuss how human capital is often more important than venture capital - and his experiences as the lead mentor at Google. We also discuss the future of work, including the impact that entrepreneurship has on the economy, and the nomadic nature of the modern workplace.