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Day One® — 349 episodes
The 4 Things Every Investor Wants to Hear in Your Pitch (Replay Ep)
How Dam Secure Puts Guardrails on AI Generated Code
From Police Officer to AI Pioneer to Psychedelics: Dr. Catriona Wallace’s Unfiltered Story (Part One)
How Springboards Built an AI Model That Actually Thinks Differently
How to Stop Your AI Agents From Breaking with Josh Clemm, VP of Engineering at Dropbox
(Replay Episode) Breaking Barriers: How Sam Fariborz Navigated the Aussie Cybersecurity Landscape
How to Build Distribution Before You Build the Product with Frank Greeff from Kinso (Replay Ep)
What the ISM AI Update Actually Means for Cyber Teams
(Replay Ep) Leading Change in Cybersecurity: Tara Whitehead’s Approach to Security Engagement
The Right and Wrong Way to Use AI Agents in Customer Service with Jason Maynard, CTO of Zendesk
Can Crypto Be the Future of Finance?
How to build faster with AI in 2026
The Future of AI Payments: Agents, Stablecoins and Going Global
AI in AppSec: Hype, Layoffs and What's Actually Real
The Swyftx Story: Building Australia’s Fastest-Growing Crypto Exchange
The Copyright War That Will Shape the Future of Music and AI | With Holly Rankin (aka Jack River)
Can Crypto Deliver? Series Trailer | Swyftx & Jason Titman
AI Bias, Sex Robots & The Algorithms Radicalising Your Kids
How AI Pen Testing Actually Works (and Where It Breaks)
Why Enterprise AI Fails and How to Fix It
What It Takes to Build a $100M AI Company at 17
AI, Hiring, and Trust: Why Shortcuts Break Interviews
Why the Next AI Breakthrough Is Robotics
Inside Neural Decoding: How AI Turns Brain Signals Into Meaning
PSPF Changes Explained for Security Leaders
ProcurePro’s AI Playbook for Construction Procurement
Why Australia Is Falling Behind on AI and How to Fix It
The Architect’s Dilemma: Why Security Design Keeps Failing (and How to Fix It)
How Heidi Health Built Its Accuracy Advantage (Re-release ep)
Betting on Slope: Seed Investing, AI Moats, and Founder Psychology with Uncork’s Amy Saper
Top 10 AI Hacks Of The Year
GitHub’s VP on the New Era of No-Code + AI
Is AI Failing Women? A Reality Check with Dr Elise Stephenson
Ethics in AI with Justin Tauber from Salesforce
How to Build Cool Stuff With AI (No Code Needed) | Maddie Reese
How Kali Healthcare is Reimagining Fetal Monitoring to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes | A/Prof Fiona Brownfoot & Dr. Emerson Keenan
How Agentic AI Actually Works (and What’s Still Hype)
Measuring Human Emotion with AI: Harrison Kennedy on Building ReFresh
Why Male Fertility Matters More Than You Think | Ashwin Ramachandran
Velocity & Vibes: How Enhance Labs Raised Millions Before Building Anything
ANZ Needs AI Deepfake Laws ASAP | Replay Episode with Laura McClure
How Hormony Is Helping Women Decode Perimenopause | Mayra Hurtado
How to Stay Creative in the Age of Average AI | Christina Jones, Canva
How Ovum is Closing the Gender Health Gap | Dr. Ariella Heffernan-Marks
Replay Ep - Building AI Support So Good, You’ll Wonder: Is This Really AI? | Steve Hind, Lorikeet
Exposing the Gaps in Women’s Healthcare | Sally Hasler
The New Script - Trailer
Fix the Flag: Rethinking Secure Code Training with Pedram Hayati
How Stripe Uses AI to Make Global Payments Feel Local
Trent Daniel – Azupay’s Big Move with NAB
How Digital Twins & AI Are Saving Billions in Infrastructure Costs | Jack Curtis from Neara
The Truth About AI Agents: Real Wins, Real Failures
How VCs Really Assess AI Startups | Cheryl Mack, Maxine Minter and Georgie Healy
Mastering Money Management: Jason Leong on Bootstrapping PocketSmith and Empowering the Home CFO
Dr. Prash on Building a $100M+ Crypto Brokerage and Pioneering Psychedelic Therapy
Beyond a $180M Exit: Frank Greeff on Purpose and Building Kinso AI
How to Build a Defensible AI Startup – With Dr. Thomas Kelly from Heidi Health
ISM 2025 Explained: What CISOs, Devs and Security Leads Need to Know - with Toby Amodio
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem Documentary - except by NotebookLM
How BuildShip Is Building the Future of Dev Tools (With Harini Janakiraman & Shams Mosowi)
How to Build a Magnetic AI Brand - With Pistachio’s Isaac Peiris
Securing the Gaps: M Brennan on Integration, Context and Developer Experience
The Hidden Criteria Behind a YC Yes: Yotam on Founder Signals, and the Real Work Behind a Yes
Why Notion Is Betting on AI Building Blocks – with Andrew McCarthy, GM ANZ at Notion
The Billion-Dollar AI Opportunity No One’s Talking About - With Asseti’s Aonghus Stevens
What It Really Takes to Scale to $100M: Ricky Sevta on Burnout, Breakthroughs, and Building Again
Sarah Kaur on Human-Centred AI, Design Ethics, and Reimagining Tech from the Ground Up
Why Laura Shared a Nude Picture of Herself in Parliament
How Paul Stovell Built Octopus Deploy to $100M by Ignoring Silicon Valley’s Rules
Kunal Gupta on AI Literacy, Burnout, and the Digital Aristocracy
Oscar Wahltinez (Google) on the Truth About LLMs, Model Size Myths & Responsible AI
Bryony Cole on Sex Tech, Self-Discovery, and the Future of Intimacy
Katherine Boiciuc (EY) on Why Australia Must Lead - Not Lag, in the AI Revolution
Jacky Koh (Relevance AI) on Building the AI Workforce and Why Most AI Agents Are Just Workflows
Eden Shirley on Disrupting Yourself, Surviving Crisis, and Building a Culture of Warriors
Millie Marconi on Building an AI to Test Content Before You Post It
From Cryptography to AppSec: Scott Contini on Building Practical Security
Anish Sinha (upcover) on How Founders Can Thrive Despite Australia’s AI Budget Blunder
Accelerating Discovery: Alain Richardt on AI, Quantum Chemistry, and the Future of Materials Science
Engineering Security: Bridging DevOps and AppSec with Jon-Anthoney de Boer
AI Agents, AlphaGo & the $18B Wrapper: Will Liang on What’s Next in AI
Building Legal AI That Lawyers Can Actually Rely On (ft. Deeligence)
How AI is Changing Law Firms Forever (Ft. Denise Farmer, Clio)
Scaling Cyber at Fujitsu: Laura O'Neill on Strategy, Risk and Growth
Meet Juno: The AI That Knows Your Customers Better Than You Do (Ft. Michelle Gilmore, CEO Juno)
Georgie Healy answers: Will AI Take Your Job? How to Thrive in an AI-Driven Future
Balancing Compliance and Risk: Kat McCrabb on Cybersecurity for Mission-Driven Organisations
How AI is Making Games Uniquely Yours (Ft. Marty Burgess, Lightning Forge Games)
The Ultimate AI Toolkit for Busy People ft. Gareth Rydon
Breaking into Cyber: Kiera Farrell on Growth, Networking & Early-Career Lessons
Building AI Support So Good, You’ll Wonder: "Is This Even AI?" (Ft. Steve Hind, CEO Lorikeet)
Revolutionising Pet Healthcare with AI ft. Jing Wei from Fetch
The Investor’s Playbook: What VCs Look for in AI Startups
The Story So Far: Inside Secured’s Growth and What’s Coming Next
Saving Lives with AI: The Story Behind Harrison AI
Decoding DeepSeek's AI Breakthrough: The $5M Model That Shook Nvidia
Diminishing Wealth Inequality: Michael Ragavan on Transforming Home Ownership with Our Leg Up
Sam Garven on Building Safer Workplaces with AI: Say Hello Canopy
Democratising Generative AI: Jeevika Makani on Building TopRoad
Gaming Her Way to the Top: Madhuri Nandi on Security & Diversity
How Beforepay is Disrupting Lending with Jamie Twiss, CEO of Before Pay Group
Forbes vs. Alex: AI Predictions That Hit or Miss
From Surveys to Insights Overnight: Brendan Cervin on Ideally’s Journey
Building AI Autopilots for growing businesses: Sha-mayne's journey with Friyay.ai
Empowering Developers, Elevating Security: Neha Malik on Building an AppSec Culture
Creativity at Light Speed: Inside Riccardo Grinover’s Work with Leonardo AI
The Secured Christmas Special | Your Questions Answered
Scaling AI Education for Founders: Inside BuildClub with Annie Liao
Innovating for Better Brains: Christina Maher's Journey with BrainLand
Leading the Digital Front: Military Lessons in Cybersecurity with Elizabeth Stephens
Simplifying Taxes with AI: Inside Angela Shi’s Journey with Luna at Empathetic AI
Navigating Founder Mode: Building Redactive AI with Alex Valente
Navigating the PSPF 2024 Updates: Expert Insights with Kat McCrabb and Toby Amodio
Mapping Human Emotions: Nicole Gibson on inTruth's Biometric Breakthrough
From Coffee Shop to Global Fintech: The Airwallex Journey with Matthew Sek
Leveraging AI for Biodiversity Conservation with Jada Andersen of Xylo Systems
Securing the API Frontier: Insights from Anand Rai on Modern Cybersecurity Challenges
From Idea to Market Leader: The Easy Crypto Journey with Janine Grainger
Secure Robotics: Exploring Safety, Trust, and Cybersecurity with Prof. Damith Herath and Adam Haskard
Andrew Butt Discusses Enable's Global Growth and Rebate Management
Open-Source Software: Balancing Innovation and Security with Ilkka Turunen, CTO of Sonatype
Building Cybersecurity Culture: Marketing, Awareness, and Diversity with Daisy Wong
Square Peg's global shift, Linktree's 2023 leak & SA rocket launches
Building a Profitable AI-Driven Design Platform Without VC Funding
From Physics to Cybersecurity: Antonio Deliseo’s Journey from Goldmines to Telstra
Turo partners with Uber, AirTrunk's $23B sale & agtech spotlight
Caroline Bowler Discusses BTC Markets and Crypto Trends
$66M fund, AustralianSuper's loss & CAST's debut
Cole Cornford Discusses Bootstrapping and Balancing Business with Family Life
Security Done Right: Ben Gittins on the Case for Generalists and Long-Term Solutions
Uber shuts down Car Next Door, Sitemate acquires Nomad Fleet
Anton Phillips-Chantelois Discusses Delay Pay's Impact on Farming Finance
Breakthrough Vic saga, FMiA update & Slice's US expansion
Resilience & Reinvention: Jess Ruhfus on Bootstrapping, Fundraising, and Navigating Modern Marketing
AI-Driven AppSec: Shan Kulkarni on Nullify, Hiring Challenges, and the Future of Cybersecurity in Australia
OneVentures' 7th fund, accelerator cohorts & Google monopoly ruling
Vakul Talwar Discusses Crypto.com's Growth and Innovations in Australia
Canva's AI buy, SAVCF report & BFF grant axed
Coinbase hire, Canva rival, raises: Fundable, Preve, Cuttable
Blackbird Targets, EVP Funds, ExoFlare, HammerTech
Optimising Crop Quality: Steve Scheding on Green Atlas, Automation, and Bootstrapping Success
Fintech founder discusses launching Instantia and managing FX market risks
Q2 Deals Surge, AngelClass Launch, Climate Tech, Her Tech Circle
Cryptography & Startups: Insights from CipherStash's Dan Draper
Fintech vs. banks, AI jobs surge & top startup raises
Bootstrapped founder overcomes challenges to grow successful retail SaaS company with Aaron Cowper
Anson Parker discusses the innovative journey of Up's products
$100M for infinite recycling, Telstra exits VC & Canva's ESOP clauses
Sheree Rubinstein on Bootstrapping, Pivoting, and Building One Roof
Unlocking Startup Success: Lucy Lloyd founder of Mentorloop on Bootstrapping & VC Funding Challenges
Behind Elttam: Matt Jones Discusses Infosec Innovations and Australia's Cybersecurity Landscape
Hutly: Solving Real Estate Challenges with Smart Contracts with Jeremy Hastings
Introducing your insider's view on Australian startups and venture capital
Co-Operty Co-Founder Lynda Coker Discusses Co-Ownership and Housing Affordability
Unfunded is for the underdogs and bootstrappers
Bruce Large discusses the importance of threat modelling in operational technology security
Daniel Kniaz, Founder of Weel, Discusses the Journey and Future of the Fintech Startup
Australia's Cybersecurity Evolution: A Veteran's Perspective with Paul McCarty
Volt: Connecting Real-Time Payments Around the World in One Integration with Jordan Lawrence
Are You Speaking the Same Cybersecurity Language as Your CEO with Jay Hira?
Leading Change in Cybersecurity: Tara Whitehead’s Approach to Security Engagement
Cracking Cybersecurity Myths: A Candid Chat with Daniel Grzelak
Pat Dalton - IGoDirect Group
Breaking the Code: Jacqui Loustau on Diversifying Australia's Cybersecurity
From Australia Post to Cynch Security: Susie Jones's Journey to Safeguard Small Businesses
Powering Resilience: Nathan Morelli on Securing South Australia's Electricity Grid
Building a Cybersecurity Team with a Difference with Mat Franklin
Systems Thinking in Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Michael Collins
Exploring AI's Impact on App Security with Seth Law
Bridging the Divide: How Communication Can Unite Developers and AppSec with Jeanette Gill
Chris Chardon - November 2023
Tom Ferrier - Greener November 2023
The Evolution of Cyber Defence: Edward Farrell's Journey from IT Ops to InfoSec
Tables Turned: Cole Cornford on the Hot Seat with Abhijeth Dugginapeddi
Podcasting and Cybersecurity: Karissa Breen's Insights and Advice
Whisky to Firewalls: Jason Murrell's Unconventional Path to Cybersecurity
How Sam Fariborz Navigated the Aussie Cybersecurity Landscape
From Mary Poppins of Security to Startup Founder: Laura Bell-Main's Journey
An Agnostic Approach to AppSec: Ken Johnson on Navigating the Future with AI
ComfyCon, Risk-Based Cybersecurity, and Reconsidering Breach Penalties with Iain Dickson
Unleashing the Power of Sales: A Must-Have Skill for Cybersecurity Pros
From Code to Cybersecurity: A Deep Dive into Open Source, Encryption, and Leadership with Edwin Kwan
BONUS: 2023 Review of the Cyber Bible - The Australian Cyber Security Centre's (ACSC) Information Security Manual (ISM)
Balancing Act: Merging Cybersecurity and Business Strategies with Sheena Peeters
Melissa Donnelly - Affinity Communications
Brian Pham - Litecard
Hacking the Game of Life: From Gaming Exploits to Cybersecurity Giant with Shubham Shah of Assetnote
Stuart Alsop - Head of Sales at intelliflo Australia
Syfe - Tim Wallace, General Manager & Country Head of Syfe Australia
Decoding Cybersecurity Hiring: Riki Blok on Industry Trends, Key Skills, and the Future of Remote Work
Pascale Heylar-Moray, Founder and CEO of Super Rewards
Trevor Hancock on Bridging the Gap between Protection and Progress
From Software Developer to Cybersecurity Expert: Nina Juliadotter on the Importance of Application Security and Continuous Learning
Andrew Ellett : Co-Founder - HelpPay
The Human Side of Cybersecurity: Toby's Journey and Insight on Collaboration, Communication and Auditing
Ben Gleisner - Cogo
It's time to get Secured by Galah Cyber
Dan Rutter and Josh Lehman - Digital Surge - Australian Crypto Exchange
Mark Calabro - Hungry Hungry
Launch Event Bonus Episode
Justin O'Donnell - CEO of Doshii
Jamie Twiss - CEO of ASX Listed Beforepay
Gaby Rosenberg - Blossom
The Documentary: Trailer - The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Documentary
The Documentary: Part 6
The Documentary: Part 5
The Documentary: Part 4
The Documentary: Part 3
The Documentary: Part 2
The Documentary: Part 1
Charlie Karaboga from Blockearner
Emily Casey discusses the importance of visibility of the startup ecosystem
Steve Grace explores how covid has altered the ways companies do business
Justin Soong - Authsignal
Peter Tippett discusses the future evolution of company ownership and management
Tom Ferrier - Greener
George Wang from AYLA
John Allsopp discusses the startup ecosystem's evolution from a “community” to an “industry”
Matt Cagney - Renewtrak
Lars Rasmussen discusses the key ingredients for successful founders
Gabor Szekernyes - apxium NY landing pad edition
Nick Boudrie - CEO and Founder of LAB Group
Sam Thompson - Savoir
Not as many bells 🔔 and whistles 😗
Ric Richardson discusses the contrasting skills required to invent and run a company
Brad Parsons talks about the risk tolerances of different startup ecosystems
Danny Tyrrell and Michael Bridgeman Co-founder of DataCo
Karl Mohan - GM APAC for Crypto.com
Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall discuss how social enterprises fit within the startup community
Joshua Flannery discusses the key differences between Australia and Japan's startup ecosystems
Markus Kahlbetzer explores support opportunities for government and universities
Pauline Fetaui discusses the difference between the corporate and startup worlds
Kim Heras relives the major milestones he witnessed during the growth of the ecosystem
Ian Parke, MD and CEO of FIN-PAY
Christian Eckelmann, CEO and Co-founder of Upstreet
Darryl Lyons believes Australia has an opportunity to lead the world in Agri-tech
Tim Poskitt - Country Manager ANZ Envestnet Yodlee
Paul Weingarth , CEO and Co-founder of Slyp
Yolanda Redrup discusses some of the catalysts for the huge growth the startup ecosystem has seen
Yish Koh - MD of Kit
Megan Sebben believes there is still work to be done in improving access for underrepresented groups
Alex Scandurra discusses the Australian startup ecosystem's exceptional growth
Phil Ireland discusses how he sees mission-driven companies as fitting into Australia’s startup ecosystem
Andrew Goodwin - CFO of Wisr
Dharmica Mistry discusses the distinction between deep tech startups and other startups
Pascale Heylar-Moray, Founder and CEO of Super Rewards
Liam Millward, Co-founder of Instant
Wayne Gerard says attracting talent into the startup ecosystem is “mission critical”
Don Wright believes the various startup ecosystems within Australia should work cooperatively
Trevor Folsom discusses the challenge of securing talent for Australian startups
Allan O'Connor discusses the viability of startup careers
Matt Holme - Founder of Youpay
Al Wilkie - CEO and MD of Change Financial (ASX Code: CCA)
Sam Jockel shares her story and why it is so important to trust yourself
Simone Joyce, Co-founder of Paypa Plane
Andrew Grech - CEO and Co-founder of Cryptospend💡
Alex Carpenter sees Australia's startup ecosystem as radically more collaborative than corporate settings
John Winters, Co-founder of Superhero
James Fielding shares his belief that Australia's talent pool is world class
Hayden Williams discusses the future of cryptocurrency across many industries
Caroline Bowler, CEO - BTC Markets
Samantha Finnegan shares the various software tools and platforms she utilizes
Josh Foreman, Founder & CEO - Indebted
Emma Fawcett discusses the trap of "tech spaghetti"
Xavier Shay, CEO - Up
Nick Nicolaides, Co-Founder - Pearler
Caleb Gibbins, Founder - Cache
Vicki Engsall shares the benefits of growing your digital presence
Matt Allen, Co Founder & CEO - Tractor Ventures
Alex Harper, Co-Founder - Swyftx
Evan Thornley discusses the evolution of the startup ecosystem
Matt Vitale, Co-Founder - Birchal
Jill Berry, Co-Founder - Adatree
Max Kausman, Investor - Tidal Ventures
Andrew Nunn believes Australian states and territories should work cooperatively rather than competitively
Ben Williamson, Co-Founder & CEO - Fresh
Lana Weal highlights the mental health challenges faced by founders
Arthur Sinodinos discusses the positive attributes Australia could learn from the US
Petr Adámek sees the benefits of greater cohesion of the national startup ecosystem
Ash Crick , CTO - OneTwo Home Loans
Ashley Baxter discusses how UQ Ventures was invaluable for her startup
Peter Devine discusses his move to research commercialisation
Patrick Schweizer, Director - Alares
Tim Fung explains why Australia is a great market to test startup ideas
Simon Thomsen saw technology alter the news and publishing landscape
Camille Socquet-Clerc, Co-Founder & CEO - Bloom Impact Investing
Rohit Bhargava discusses the benefits of reshaping wholesale investor requirements
Louise Nobes: Australian startup ecosystem needs to be brave enough to “think untraditionally”
Darren Winterford believes Australian Entrepreneurs would benefit from more networking
Craig Swann fears complacency may slow innovation
Serina Bird discusses her inspiration from Taiwan's startup ecosystem
Moira Were discusses what metrics companies can use to measure "good"
Tim Boyle sees a bias towards digital technologies in the ecosystem
Bill Tai highlights the key similarities and differences between Silicon Valley and Australia
Rohan McDougall highlights the current risks to Western Australia's economy
Kate Jones explains why the Tech Council of Australia was founded
Kylie Frazer discusses some common causes co-founders separate
James Tynan shares his unpopular views on startup accelerators
Pete Horsley explains why diversity is so important in the ecosystem
Mick Liubinskas: Australia's startup ecosystem would be stronger with a single city leading it
Pete Lead: "You have permission to be awesome and complete freedom to fail"
Alan Noble discusses the contrast between Silicon Valley and Australia in the 2000's
Terry Hilsberg discusses the earliest days of the startup ecosystem
Emily Rich explains why taking "smart money" is often a better path
Peter Bradd discusses the expectation-shattering progress the ecosystem has made
Leslie Delaforce highlights the unique challenges facing Indigenous founders
Anthony Ferrier offers his advice to startup founders
Colette Grgic explains why diversity is crucial
Zoe Piper wants to see more non-traditional career approaches
Phil Hayes-St Clair: "Take care of yourself"
Zrinka Tokic on the emergence of modern cloud tools
David Burt explains why startups are essential to our standard of living
Rachael Neumann explores the effects of the pandemic on startups
Pete Cooper discusses Universities' role in the ecosystem
Anna Wright: why "fail fast" is the greatest advice
Chad Renando talks definitions of a strong ecosystem
Annie Parker finds inspiration working with startup founders
Brendan Hill examines the war on talent in Australia
Lucinda Hartley discusses the barriers she overcame when starting out
Baden U'Ren on the importance of teaching our youth entrepreneurship
Daniel Flynn explains why leaders are learners
Aaron Birkby discusses the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystem
Mark Pesce discusses the organic growth of our ecosystem
Malcolm Turnbull discusses innovation in the political sphere
Jodie Fox highlights the contrasts between the Australian and US Ecosystems
James Alexander shares his thoughts on Governments' roles in startups
Susan Oliver discusses what investors look for in a founder
Phil Morle explains the struggles that incubators often face
Silvia Pfeiffer discusses her first startup and the lessons it taught her
Murray Hurps discusses the barriers to growth in the startup ecosystem
Rachel Yang explores diversity and social issues
Ian Gardiner discusses his passion for nurturing startup communities
Nicole O'Brien: The startup ecosystem is overwhelmingly positive
Dean McEvoy on egos and startups
Georgie Turner discusses the next steps for Australia's ecosystem
Colin Kinner discusses the key missteps first time founders often make
Alan Jones: Can we talk about smartphones?
Paul Bassat examines the evolution of the ecosystem
Melissa Widner discusses the huge progress of startups
Hamish Hawthorn discusses the evolution of the ecosystem
Peta Ellis on the importance of innovation
Alfred Lo compares startup ecosystems in different nations
Sarah Pearson on the importance of cooperation and competition
Michael Batko discusses the four prevalent business models of accelerators
Julie Trell discusses the importance of diversity
Peter Davison: All it takes is guts and a vision
Maxine Sherrin discusses the importance of building a community of innovators
Cameron Adams on the importance of community and connection
Lauren Capelin and the importance of nurturing diversity