Getting women tech ready, when your MVP’s ready, results or excuses

If you've ever looked at a successful founder and wondered how they always seem to know exactly what they're doing, this week's Startup 360 might come as a relief. Our guest is engineer, entrepreneur and Tech Ready Women program director Renate Crollini, who admits she once assumed all the smart people in the corner office had the answers. It wasn't until she became a founder herself that she realised the truth: nobody has all the answers. We're all "building the plane while we're flying it”, she explains. Simon’s joined by Julie Trell as cohost for the next few weeks - and the delight for her was finally meeting Renate in person, having been a long-time mentor at Tech Ready Women. This conversation is a reminder that entrepreneurship isn't about certainty. It's about an idea that won't leave you alone, backing yourself, and learning as you go. Renate shares the lessons from her own life as a founder, including the difficult decision to walk away from her first startup, why resilience matters just as much as ambition, and the fine line between persistence and knowing when it's time to change direction. And her advice on launching is blunt: "If you're proud of your MVP, you've waited too long." The trio also canvas why women too often wait for permission before launching, juggling startups with family life, and why sometimes the most important thing a founder needs isn't another mentor or investor, but someone in their corner saying, "You've got this." And if you're looking for a mantra to take into the weekend, try Renate’s: "At the end of the day, you have a result or an excuse.” Startup 360 is a SmartCo. Media production, produced and edited by Matt Jackson, and supported by Deel. Hire, manage and pay – anyone, anywhere.Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, and read StartupDaily.net for all the ANZ tech news for free