StartupSmart Podcasts

Failure affects everyone in business, in life, in startups. In this series, we chat with some of Australia's best entrepreneurs to learn what failure means to them. You'll hear from Channel Ten's Shark Tank investors, a founder who was "fabulously" shut down by Vogue and many more! So get a drink, sit back and let's get comfy with the big fat world of failure.

Failure affects everyone in business, in life, in startups. In this series, we chat with some of Australia's best entrepreneurs to learn what failure means to them. You'll hear from Channel Ten's Shark Tank investors, a founder who was "fabulously" shut down by Vogue and many more! So get a drink, sit back and let's get comfy with the big fat world of failure.

Failure affects everyone in business, in life, in startups. In this series, we chat with some of Australia's best entrepreneurs to learn what failure means to them. You'll hear from Channel Ten's Shark Tank investors, a founder who was "fabulously" shut down by Vogue and many more! So get a drink, sit back and let's get comfy with the big fat world of failure.

Failure affects everyone in business, in life, in startups. In this series, we chat with some of Australia's best entrepreneurs to learn what failure means to them. You'll hear from Channel Ten's Shark Tank investors, a founder who was "fabulously" shut down by Vogue and many more! So get a drink, sit back and let's get comfy with the big fat world of failure.

Failure affects everyone in business, in life, in startups. In this series, we chat with some of Australia's best entrepreneurs to learn what failure means to them. You'll hear from Channel Ten's Shark Tank investors, a founder who was "fabulously" shut down by Vogue and many more! So get a drink, sit back and let's get comfy with the big fat world of failure.

Failure affects everyone in business, in life, in startups. In this series, we chat with some of Australia's best entrepreneurs to learn what failure means to them. You'll hear from Channel Ten's Shark Tank investors, a founder who was "fabulously" shut down by Vogue and many more! So get a drink, sit back and let's get comfy with the big fat world of failure.

For the season finale of Starting Change, we’re joined by a telco giant, a cosmetics brand and a B-corporation. What could they possibly have in common? Social purpose. In this episode, we find out why social purpose is as critical as a viable business model for startups today. Join Optus chairman Paul O’Sullivan, Lush Australia and New Zealand brand manager Natasha Ritz and Spark Strategy managing director George Liacos as we help you discover your greater purpose. Produced and hosted by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi Dias.

With more than 90% of consumers around the world willing to choose brands associated with having a positive impact, the opportunity for social entrepreneurs is at an unprecedented high. But how do you create a business model that works? How do you turn profit into real-world impact? How do you get people to back your idea, your product and brand? In this episode of Starting Change, we look at Thankyou Group as a case study, and its founder Daniel Flynn helps us answer these questions. Produced and hosted by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi Dias.

Crowdfunding is a multibillion-dollar industry that’s changing the game for social entrepreneurs and the charity sector. In this episode of the Starting Change podcast, we sit down with the creators of some of the biggest and most exciting crowdfunding platforms to come out of Australia. Rick Chen co-founded Pozible, a platform that is used in more than 100 countries around the world, and has one of the highest success rates of any crowdfunding platform on the market. Produced and hosted by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi Dias.

In the age of digital disruption, savvy social change-makers are collaborating with the tech world to create revolutionary solutions. There are now apps to help you find brands that perform well on labour rights, connect with stories of traditional owners and even save children from sex trafficking. So what does it take to build a life-changing app? In this episode, we speak with technology expert Mike Ebinum to uncover the process of creating great tech solutions. Ebinum’s startup Seed Digital specialises in app and web development. Produced and hosted by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi Dias.

Kaitlin and Aaron Tait run accelerator programs in developing communities around the world. By fostering entrepreneurs in Australia, Bangladesh, Kenya and South Africa, YGAP's Spark International has improved the lives of more than 150,000 people living in poverty by helping founders on the ground launch ventures to drive change in areas like education and health. The former development workers are shifting social change from the realm of charities to the business of startups. Produced and hosted by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi Dias

Want to make a difference but don’t know where to start? In this episode of #StartingChange, we sit down with Australian impact accelerator, consultancy and investment group One10 to uncover what it takes to turn big ideas into reality. One10 CEO Veronica Munro discusses the importance of having purpose as a business, why all social ventures should think like startups and the growing interest in impact investing. You’ll also hear from an Australian-first company working with One10 to raise $6 million. Produced and hosted by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi Dias

New York's Makerspace cofounder Anil Dash discusses the critical need for tech creators and users to develop an online world that prevents abuse. Read the full story at [goo.gl/iUbYcn] | Produced by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi For support call Lifeline: 13 11 14 How to talk about suicide: goo.gl/hxcUWs

FutureCrunch founder & Random Hacks of Kindness Australia Manager Dr Angus Hervey discusses how change-makers and technologists are working together to give hackers a new face. Read the full story at goo.gl/CttzGk | Produced by StartupSmart journalist Dinushi