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The Sachin and Adam Show
by TheSachinandAdamShow
We tell the raw stories of the world’s tech leaders, by asking the vulnerable questions that no one else does. Guests have included former Prime Ministers, unicorn tech founders and the world’s top investors. Join us for these interviews and get a real behind the scenes look into 25 year old best friends building the company of their dreams. All links: linktr.ee/SachinandAdamIG: https://www.instagram.com/sachinandadam/
Episodes
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$740M AI Hearing CEO: Can a $6,800 Hearing Aid Reach Everyone?
Helping people hear has always been a race against biology. Matt de Jonge, CEO of Fortell, is changing that. He watched his grandparents drift away at family dinners — present in the room but completely disconnected. He tried to solve it in 2014, got intimidated by how hard the problem was, and...
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$4B AI Drug Founder: Left OpenAI, $1T Eli Lilly Signed On, Designing Drugs in 24 Hours
Curing disease has always been a race against time. Josh Meier, co-founder of Chai Discovery, is changing that. He's training AI on the language of DNA and proteins to compress drug design from years to hours. We cover the full landscape: why people initially said this was impossible, how a...
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$7B Quantum Founder: Should Capitalism Decide Who Gets This Technology? Quantum Machines by 2030
Quantum computing has been "almost here" for decades. PsiQuantum's co-founder Pete Shadbolt tells us exactly when that changes — and why his $7B company raised $2.3 billion before building a single useful machine. We cover the full landscape: what every quantum company is racing toward, why most...
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Meet the Artist Who Left Silicon Valley - and Built a $5B AI Lab
Runway started by building AI tools for filmmakers. Today, the major studios run on it — and the same models are now learning to simulate the real world, training robots and pointing toward a new kind of AI entirely. We sat down with Anastasis Germanidis, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Runway, at their…
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Unpacking Zach Dell's $1B Energy Bet Taking on Tesla and the Power Grid | Zach Dell Interview
In this episode, we sit down with Zach Dell, co-founder and CEO of Base Power — the Austin-based energy company backed by Addition, a16z, Lightspeed, and Thrive Capital, and last valued at $13 billion. Zach shares Base's mission to build America's next great energy company: replacing stale...
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Inside Wonder Studios: The Startup Merging AI With Hollywood (with founder Xavier Collins)
In today’s episode, we sit down with Xavier Collins, co-founder of Wonder Studios — the London-based AI film studio backed by Blackbird, LocalGlobe, and angels from OpenAI and DeepMind.Xavier shares Wonder’s mission to become the Pixar of the AI age, democratizing Hollywood-grade production and...
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AI Roundtable Unfiltered: The Truth About Hype, Talent Wars & Global AI
In today’s episode, we’re joined by five leading voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence: Dan Palmer, co-founder of Relevance AI; Michelle Gilmore, CEO and co-founder of Juno; Xharmagne Carandang, founding software engineer at Lorikeet; and Georgie Healy, head of Google’s AI...
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Inside AirTree’s $650M Fund: The Future of Aussie Startups & AI
In today’s episode, we’re joined by John and Jax, partners at AirTree, to talk about their massive new $650 million fund — a milestone backed by some of the world’s top institutional investors. They break down why global capital is finally paying attention to Australia, how this changes the game...
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How Paraform Raised $20M to Reinvent Recruiting
Today we’re joined by John Kim, co-founder and CEO of Paraform—a startup reshaping how companies hire through a fast-growing recruiter marketplace. He shares Paraform’s journey from early struggles to raising a $20M Series A, and reflects on his growth as a leader, along with the company’s vision...
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Inside YC’s Hottest Startup: Building A1base, Giving Agent’s Identity, and Lessons From YC Elite
Today we’re joined by Pasha and Pennie - second-time founders and the minds behind @a1base, a breakout @ycombinator startup giving AI agents real-world identities like phone numbers, emails, and Slack handles. This conversation matters because it tackles one of the most important missing pieces…
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Inside the Startup Helping Dogs Live To 30+ yrs
Anna Podolsky turned a home-cooked meal for her dog into one of Australia’s fastest-growing startups. In this episode, she shares how Lyka scaled from her kitchen to a 400-person team and hundreds of millions in revenue. We dive into mission-driven leadership, operational complexity, and the...
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Charlie Gearside: Leaving $560M Startup To Reshape Australia's Future
On today’s episode, we sit down with Charlie Gearside, co-founder of Eucalyptus - one of Australia’s fastest-growing healthtech companies, recently valued at $560 million. After 6 intense years building alongside three close friends, Charlie made the rare move: he walked away. We explore: - Why…
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The Fast Approaching Rise of Design-Founders, Explained.
We're trying something different. We’re testing a new format this week on the The Sachin and Adam Show - a deeper discussion on the forces driving the tech industry right now. It's been a bit challenging to serve our community best when every episode is only covering 1 person’s story. So we’re...
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The Unlikely Pair: $2B Cloud Exit, Reshaping AI Ads, Competing with Thiel, Backing Human Creativity
Cuttable founders Jack and Sam are the unlikely duo behind one of Australia’s most exciting AI startups - one is a former agency creative, the other sold A Cloud Guru to Pluralsight for $2B in 2021. Together, they’re using AI to bring creative craftsmanship back to advertising. Why this...
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Uber's 1st Head of Product: Untold Stories, Working w/ Travis & Surviving Her $25M Startup Collapse...
Mina Radhakrishnan was Uber’s first Head of Product in 2011 (employee #20), after working at both Google and Goldman Sachs, and was also the co-founder of Different - a VC-backed startup that raised millions and scaled fast before shutting down. Now, she’s building solo with AI as her co-founder....
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Instant's Liam Millward: $100M Valuation at 21, Uncanny Profit Obsession, Proving Investors Wrong...
Liam Millward is the 21-year-old co-founder and CEO of Instant — one of the fastest-growing startups in Australia valued at $100M. In this episode, he reveals how he went from dodging WeWork rent at 17 to raising $18 million in just 10 days at 21. We dive deep into Liam’s wild founder journey: -...
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Inside Max Marchione’s $30M Series A Round with Superpower
Today we’re joined by Max Marchione — a close friend and ambitious founder disrupting healthcare through AI, data aggregation, and radical prevention to make personalised medicine accessible to everyone. This conversation is important because it explores one of the few industries left untouched…
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Can This Former Atlassian Manager Protect Our Government Data? (Alex Valente Interview)
Alex Valente is the founder of Redactive, an AI security startup helping enterprises control who can access sensitive data. Redactive ensures permissioning is done right—so companies can safely adopt tools like Copilot and AI agents without leaking internal documents, exposing secrets, or…
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Zeller’s Ben Pfisterer: Australia's FASTEST $1B valuation, Cutting Bureaucracy & Why Banks NEED Competition
Ben Pfisterer is an ex-NAB, Visa and Square employee who co-founded Zeller, an Australian fintech company that achieved unicorn status - reaching a valuation of $1 billion - in less than two years. Under his leadership, Zeller has attracted over 85,000 customers and secured $180 million in…
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AWS's Casey Flint: Is AGI Closer than Ever, China's Deepseek & The Future of Human Purpose
Casey Flint is the AI Business Lead at AWS and a former VC at Square Peg, where she met over 1,000 AI leaders to uncover where the industry is headed. From growing up in a rural town with no doctors to joining Uber during its hypergrowth phase, Casey has been at the forefront of major…
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How Former Stripe Manager Built a $100M AI Giant (LoriKeet CEO Interview)
Today’s guest on the Sachin and Adam show, Steve Hind, is the co-founder of Lorikeet AI, one of Australia’s fastest-growing AI Agent companies. Before that, he quickly climbed the ranks at Stripe and Bridgewater Investments -only to realise that titles and prestige can be traps in disguise. His...
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An Unfiltered Conversation with Daybreak VC Founder, Rex Woodbury
In today's episode we sat down with Daybreak founder Rex Woodbury to breakdown the importance of "taste" in forecasting high growth industries and the startups ripe to dominate them. As a former partner at Index Ventures, Rex is planning to build a generational VC firm focused on an artisanal...
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How COVID almost killed his Multi-Million Dollar Travel Startup
Farouk Ismail, Co-founder of Slice, joins us to discuss the journey from bootstrapping his startup to raising a massive $7.5 million seed round. Farouk shares candid insights on the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, the importance of risk management, and invaluable lessons learned from…
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How This Founder Dropped out at 18 to Build a Unicorn Crypto Company and VC
We interviewed David Brillembourg Jr. of Dune Ventures. David dropped out of NYU at 18 to join Galaxy Digital. He joined as employee number 5 and left when it was in the billions of market cap. After Galaxy Digital, at just 21 he started his own venture fund, Dune Ventures. Dune invests in the…
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Inside The Company Who Built Workforce Artificial Intelligence
In this episode, join Siobhan, an innovative leader in workforce intelligence, as she discusses the transformative power of AI, her entrepreneurial journey, and how she's balancing work and personal life. From starting a baking business at 13 to building a billion-dollar company, Siobhan shares…
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Why Every Parent Wants To Hire Dr Jamie Beaton's $1B company
Jamie Beaton has 10 degrees from elite universities and while he did that, he built a unicorn company - Crimson Education. There's literally no one in the world like him. Join us as we learn about his relentless focus, unique strategies, and the lessons he's learned along the way. Links...
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Maniac on a Mission: Chris Hladzuk’s Obsessive Path to Startup Success
We interview Chris Hladczuk, a 26-year-old startup founder with a maniacal approach to ambition and growth. Learn how Chris became a Chief Revenue Officer within a year, his controversial takes on work-life balance, insights on enterprise SaaS, and his rapid career acceleration. Dive deep into…
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How Did She Invest in 14 Startups That Became Billion-Dollar Giants?
In this episode we engage in a remarkable conversation with Cindy Bi, a distinguished investor behind 14 Unicorns, in a high-rise in San Francisco. Cindy shares insights on spotting great founders, her investment process, the advantages of being an early investor, and the importance of…
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How Jason Yeager Exposes the Hilarious Truths About Silicon Valley CEOs
In this episode, we interview Jason Yeager, a rapidly growing tech comedian and influencer. Jason discusses his strategic approach to content creation, the inspiration behind his viral videos, and the unique aspects of being a creator in the tech space, particularly in San Francisco. We also…
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Ed Husic on Australia’s $1B Quantum Bet
In this episode, we interview Ed Husic, Australia's Minister for Industry and Science. We discuss his perspective on technology, government investments, and the nation's innovation landscape. From the importance of AI safety to the $1 billion PsiQuantum deal, Husic shares his vision for the…
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From VC Partner to Comms Agency Founder (ft. Jessy Wu)
This week we talk with Jessy Wu. Jessy recently left her role as Partner at Afterwork Ventures to start her own communications agency. We dive into the announcement of her company and what she's learned as an investor. Links Linktree Youtube Instagram...
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How to build a global consumer brand that CUTS THROUGH with Elli Hanson
This week we chatted with Elli Hanson, an investor at Side Stage Ventures and formerly the founder of two consumer brands. We delved into all things brand, marketing and Australian venture capital with her. Links Linktree Youtube Instagram Sponsors Vanta:...
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Mark Woodland: From Military Service to Startup Success
In this episode, we dive into the journey of Mark Woodland, an Australian business executive and former Australian Army NCO. Mark shares insights from his time in the Royal Australian Artillery and the Australian Army Psychology Corps, and how those experiences shaped his entrepreneurial journey....
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What actually happens when you get acquired for $180M ft Frank Greeff
We interviewed Frank Greeff who sold his bootstrapped company Realbase to Domain for $180 million. He's now on a mission to raise $1mil for charity by writing a cookbook called ‘Eat with Purpose’ designed for high performing people who are health conscious and time poor. We talked to him about…
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He Survived a Bear Attack, Then Disrupted a $10 Trillion Mining Industry (Earth AI)
This week we interviewed Roman Teslyuk the founder of Earth AI. The company uses AI to explore clean energy materials and it has the potential to disrupt the $10T Mining Industry. Links Linktree Youtube Instagram Sponsors Zed Law: https://www.zed.law/ Vanta:...
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Why the founder of a $3.5b startup is pivoting to defence Ft Vu Tran
This weeks guest was Vu Tran, former co-founder of Go1, a $3 billion education business. On our podcast, he announced his new company he's building in the defence tech space. Links Linktree Youtube Instagram Sponsors Zed Law: https://www.zed.law/ Vanta:...
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How I'm building the Quantum Computer with Quantum Physicist Michelle Simmons
Michelle Simmons is a leading Quantum Physicist, former Australian of the year and founder of Silicon Quantum Computing. She pioneered the world’s first single atom transistor and is attempting to produce the first integrated circuit at an atomic scale. We had a wide ranging conversation with her...
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A sales masterclass with Earlywork founder, Dan Brockwell
We sat down today with our good friend Dan Brockwell! He's the co-founder of Earlywork, Australia's first tech sales school. We chatted about all things tech sales and the reflections he has from building Earlywork into what it is now. Socials Linktree - https://linktr.ee/SachinandAdam Sponsors…
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How Mario Gabriele Writes to the Biggest Entrepreneurs Alive Today
Mario Gabriele is the founder of The Generalist and writes to 110,000 of the worlds best technology minds. This week we decoded his writing process, the effects of Generative AI on his business, how tech intersects with morality / philosophy, Marios drivers and a lot more. The Generalist:...
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A serial founder challenges us on boundaries, with Lucy Wark
Socials Linktree - https://linktr.ee/SachinandAdam Sponsors Zed Law: https://www.zed.law/ Open Source CEO by Bill Kerr: https://www.opensourceceo.com/ About us We tell the raw stories of the world’s tech leaders, by asking the vulnerable questions that no one else does. Guests have included…
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How Deal Making Turned Uber into the Fastest Growing Company in the World with Emil Michael
How did Emil Michael raise more than $20b for Uber in 3 years to make it the most valuable private company in the world? This week we had one of the worlds best business minds break down his deal making strategies as Travis Kalanicks right-hand man. We also dived into his inner dialogue, hiring...
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A Seasoned Founder Gives us Marketing Advice with Henry Innis
This week we sat down with Henry Innis of Mutinex to hear all about his thoughts on marketing and advice he can give us as a seasoned founder. Socials Linktree - https://linktr.ee/SachinandAdam Sponsors Zedd Law: https://www.zed.law/ Open Source CEO by Bill Kerr: https://www.opensourceceo.com/...
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How Jack Zhang built the AUD $8 billion Airwallex
We talked with Jack Zhang, founder of Airwallex, an $8 billion fintech company born out of Australia. We chatted about who the real Jack Zhang is, the challenges of scaling Airwallex and more. Socials Linktree - https://linktr.ee/SachinandAdam Sponsors Zed Law: https://www.zed.law/ Open Source…
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The Good, Bad and Ugly of our Startup to Date
Socials Linktree - https://linktr.ee/SachinandAdam Sponsors Zedd Law: https://www.zed.law/ Open Source CEO by Bill Kerr: https://www.opensourceceo.com/ About us We tell the raw stories of the world’s tech leaders, by asking the vulnerable questions that no one else does. Guests have included…
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The Rollercoaster Story of On Deck with co-founder David Booth
This week we sat down with David Booth, the co-founder of On Deck. On Deck are the community company that helps people start their startups, having helped launch over 1000 early stage companies. He's since returned to ANZ to join Blackbird as an investor. We talked to him about the wild ride of…
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How to Win the Creator Economy, told by Morning Brew Founder ($75m biz sold at 28)
This is the deepest Alex Liberman (founder of Morning Brew) has ever gone on a podcast. We delved into relationships, future of advertising, love, creator economy and so much more. If you sit with this conversation it could genuinely change your life. Sponsors Zedd Law: https://www.zed.law/ Open...
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Learnings on Launching Superpower and Kindling with Max Marchione
This week we reflected on launching companies, context switching, creativity, purpose and so much more with our good friend Max Marchione (co-founder of Superpower). It's special when your best friend is also a world class founder and we recorded a conversation we'd normally have. Maxs company:...
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Our toughest week yet launching our startup
Episode Four of our Build in Public Series. A raw journal of us building a tech company as best friends. We explore the highs, lows, insights and the funny moments in between. This week we talked about our launch week! Links Linktree Youtube Instagram About us We tell the…
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The healthcare startup with a $1 trillion market opportunity, with Georgia Vidler
Georgia is the superhuman co-founder of Human Health an app that allows you to track and manage chronic health conditions. Prior to this Georgia was head of product at Canva. We dived deep into her early motivations, founder psychology, relationships, challenges and so much more. More about…
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Managing Work-Life Balance as a Founder
Episode Three of our Build in Public Series. A raw journal of us building tech company as best friends. We explore the highs, lows, insights and the funny moments in between. This week we explored relationships as a founder and work-life balance! Links Linktree (all socials) Youtube...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We tell the raw stories of the world’s tech leaders, by asking the vulnerable questions that no one else does. Guests have included former Prime Ministers, unicorn tech founders and the world’s top investors. Join us for these interviews and get a real behind the scenes look into 25 year old best friends building the company of their dreams. All links: linktr.ee/SachinandAdamIG: https://www.instagram.com/sachinandadam/
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