Ben Thompson is the CEO and co-founder of Employment Hero, a platform revolutionizing how small and medium-sized businesses manage their HR, payroll, and benefits. With a mission to make employment easier and more rewarding for everyone, Ben has been at the forefront of driving innovation in the workforce management space. Under his leadership, Emp…

In this weeks episode: AI gets rich. Chegg: a cautionary tale the large AI companies eating the smaller ones. Employment Hero abruptly changed course on strategy. Just don't call it a pivot. The tech industry must evolve beyond ‘problematic geniuses’. Carta Data: 50% of employees depart within three years. Luke Anear to step down as SafetyCulture C…

In this weeks episode: Directionally right: where the SaaS market is going- lower prices even if you survive. AI voice agents map by Bessemer. Decidr.ai AI parallel world https://youtu.be/MiPXWf_8BUs AI Chat Bot https://youtu.be/zRT86TKMaKA AI CRM automation https://youtu.be/ta2hGRlmtm0 AI natural language search: https://youtu.be/yHDhgw9AEAw Scala…

In this weeks episode: AI voice bots becoming functional for sales and support. AI using video to remove the SaaS and the human. AI being used to hire staff. Smart pre-launch strategies using networks and fomo. Channels are changing too. House sold using ticktoc. Canva creates specific AI team. Sharts: ​​​​​​​hello@tribeglobal.vc…

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Today we are joined by Chris Gillings, founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an Five V Capital. Chris talk to us about key aspects of the Q3 2024 Australia Venture Capital Funding report which you can access here. The report is a data-driven analysis of Australia’s venture capital ecosystem, released quarter…

In this weeks episode: SXSW: Australian founders have some advice for government. Founder Mode by Paul Graham. Harry Stebbing raises Europe's largest venture fund of 2024. Drone start-up Swoop Aero crashes to earth, enters administration. Disrupt Radio, the media startup about startups, is hoping to stage a live comeback next month. What do VC’s do…

Tom Humphrey is a venture capital investor with Blackbird, one of Australia's leading venture capital firms. At Blackbird, he focuses on partnering with early-stage technology startups and providing the guidance and capital necessary to help these companies scale. With a deep understanding of the startup ecosystem, Tom is known for his strategic in…

Tom Waterhouse, renowned racing identity turned venture capitalist, joins us on the podcast to share his journey from the world of racing to founding his investment firm, Waterhouse VC. Tom founded Waterhouse VC in 2019, focusing on investing in global businesses related to the wagering and gaming sectors. The fund primarily invests in B2B services…

In this weeks episode: Q3 2024 Cut Through Venture Report: VC funding plummets again as mega deals remain elusive. $3b Queensland unicorn Go1’s investors prep secondary. Bookings platform Attekus raises $5m from Five V, QIC Ventures. Brisbane recycling social enterprise Circonomy placed in voluntary liquidation. VC firm Antler exceeds target for se…

In this week's episode: 'Venture capital is broken': Scalare pitches backdoor IPO as VCs question model. Ed Keelan of Octopus Ventures releases Losing Product Market Fit part 3. Startmate returns. Cannon-Brookes-backed millennial super fund Spaceship snapped up by eToro in $80 million merger. VC's looking for low hanging M&A fruit. Is the SaaS era …

In this week's episode: Eucalyptus pauses Compound, its $1000-a-month men's longevity program. The curious case of scale-up advisory's backdoor ASX listing via a defunct lolly shop. The lines between equity, secondary sales and debt are blurring. "You gotta burn to earn", but how much is too much? DAAS capital: Death-as-a-service platform Willed ra…

In this weeks episode: Investor Adir Shiffman must pay Sleeping Duck co-founders' legal costs, court orders. Startup Daily Awards. Persistence. Persistence combined with the right focus. Build it and the likely wont come. Australia’s startup scene has delivered the 3rd-highest liquidity behind the U.S. and China, new analysis shows. AI getting rid …

In this weeks episode: Why Uber abandoned Carshare for Turo. Losing product market fit. Ed Keelan's Part 2 Blog. SafetyCulture raises $165Mil in primary and secondary at $2.5 billion valuation. Calling it a $165Mil raise is not right by Simon Thomsen. You can raise $10Mil and still walk away with zero. Why Startup Marketers Should Be Diagnosticians…

In this week's episode: Nvidia slumps on earnings day. AustralianSuper takes billion-dollar hit on venture capital failure. Super funds squeezed out of VC. Uber scraps $105m Aussie car-sharing division. Drive Mate hopes to fill Uber's gap. Startups shutting down at a greater rate. Losing product market fit by Ed Keelan. Retention.com cuts staff, ta…

In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': Blackbird and Canva not to happy about leakers of Leonardo.ai deal details. Jesse Wu departs Afterwork Ventures. Investors back ‘unicorn’ Go1 CEO swap, as IPO plans emerge. Edtech LoveHeart AI schools up on $2.3 million Seed round. Crowdfunding firm Equitise seeks survival funding after ‘diabolical’ 18 months…

On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': Man baby owner of X/Twitter is suing a group of advertisers and major companies, accusing them of unlawfully agreeing to "boycott" the site. Flippa's CEO says he's been told not to publicise VC exits that aren't fund returners because they don't fit the narrative. Is it easier to get $200million than $2millio…

In this weeks episode: TEN13 passes $100M invested. OneVentures launches new $200m fund to address the lack of growth stage funding in Australia. Australian venture capital firms face a battle for their future. Leonardo was finding it harder and harder before the Canva acquisition. Hundreds of millions of people have tried ChatGPT, but most of them…

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In this great episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by Wayne Gerard. Wayne is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Redeye, a cloud-based Engineering Drawing Management System that enables organisations to securely store, markup, and collaborate on engineering drawings and documents from any device. Redeye was acquired by Accruent. Accruent is a globa…

In this weeks episode: ESOP fine print. "Losing money is an under-appreciated asset with our strategy" Ubers early backers. Microsoft has become Canva’s most dangerous competitor? Construction safety scaleup HammerTech nails $105 million raise. Workplace talent management platform SeenCulture has raised $1 million. Eye of the tiger in founders by P…

In this weeks episode: Federation's Sendle deal draws intense VC scrutiny as fresh terms offered. US on track to cut interest rates. “Investment ready vs ready for investment” - Marc Orchard Timing between seed and series A. Tesla tumbles on report of delayed Robotaxi unveiling. Behind the scenes of the Archegos collapse. Behind Eucalyptus' big bet…

In this weeks episode: Cut Through Quarterly 2Q 2024. Mega VC deals are back - but new founders face a big problem. Rise of the robot investors: is AI about to eat VC's lunch? Can we be better than a monkey throwing darts? The greatest angel investment in history: Forrest Gump. Using AI shows you have a low IQ? PE eying startups as VCs abandon late…

Our guest for this episode of Founder Focus is Matt Vitale, co-founder and CEO of Birchal, Australia's leading equity crowdfunding platform. In this episode, Matt discusses his transition from law to co-founding Birchal and explains how the concept of crowdsource funding evolved and its impact on enabling small businesses to raise capital from reta…

Our guest for this episode of Investor Focus is Chris Gillings, founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an Five V/ Capital. Chris spent a decade in the US working in venture capital including on the corporate side for MasterCard. Moving back to Australia, Chris started Cut Through Venture to fill a data gap in…

In this weeks episode: US Presidential election. We're so screwed. AI helping with pitch decks. How accelerators can prove their worth. Bank VCs Expecting young VCs to start failing. Good vibes from Square Peg. 1Breadcrumbs in $4M raise. Samsara completes $100M Series A raise. SaaS metrics required to complete Series A. Sharts hello@tribeglobal.vc…

In this weeks episode: Telstra Ventures rebrands to Titanium. Skalata the most active investor in Australia. GYG goes public. Founder ownership at IPO. Cettire CFO likely tax bill after stock drops 50%. Canva claw back of share rights if you publicly criticise the company. But is this uncommon? Time from seed to Series A lengthening. Employment Her…

On this weeks episode: Adir Shiffman losing a lengthy court battle with one of his own portfolio companies, online mattress business Sleeping Duck. To be in the top 1% of podcasters, you just need to do 21 episodes. Elon gets his options approved again. Pitching for PR. Tips from Jessy Wu. Bessemer shares their anti-portfolio. How VCs become asshol…

In this weeks episode: Debrief of the Tiribe UK expansion mission Nvidia crosses the $3 Trillion market cap. Are YC valuations inflated? Post by Yotam Rosenbaum. Imposter syndrome in founders. Psylo raises $8million. Deputy expanding into the US and the UK. Advise on pitch decks by Alan Jones. 13% of VC''s don't plan to raise another fund. Sharts: …

In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': Startmate's Top 20 most valuable alumni. Frugal founders. Nvidia leadership team of 60 people. Fewer employees at SaaS Series A. Connecting the money you raise to peeling layers of risk. Salesforce decelerating growth, as we've seen with the rest of the market. Modus Partners shares data on SaaS valuations. S…

Today's Investor Focus guest is Edward Keelan of Octopus Ventures. This is an awesome episode as we love the way Ed simplifies topics that are often made overly complex. The episode discusses; Ed's Startup Experience, Lessons, & Entry Into VC. B2B Software Investing. Resilient Founders and Teams. Importance of Funnel Metrics as Accountability and E…

In this weeks episode: Go-Catch v Uber windup. Government continues to have sexy fingers with taxing unrealised capital gains. Reasons why Sam Altman was fired. Extortion attempt: WiseTech CEO says criminals tried to impersonate him using AI. Not all AI is very clever. YouTube's original seed investment. Canva continues to go enterprise. Airwallex …

In this weeks episode: Recap on concerns from the VC community on CrowdFunding. Don't loose your sense of humor from Jerry Seinfeld. Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards nominations now open. What was in the Budget for the startup ecosystem. Build Club: a new AI founder focused accelerator seeking to fix "broken' accelerator models. Create your own ad…

On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin' news: Labor’s bold $1b bet on Aussie quantum start-up. Has it ever been harder to get from Seed to Series A? Birchal defends VC criticism of Crowdfunding. VC red flags. Xero hikes it prices. Demonstrated structural competitive advantage. Don't be Geoff Bozo. The best founders can cold email. Outbound is dying.…

In this weeks episode: Spac listing hobbled Tritium making it hard to raise fresh capital. Reasons for failure coming out in administration process. Scott Farquar stepping down from Atlassian. Canva employees are going to buy houses and pay off debt. First time vs second time founders: is success more likely? Co-founders more likely to build unicor…

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In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman makes it clear they're going to steamroll you. M&A proposed rule changes. Google releases new tools for Gemini: write your emails and create your spreadsheets. Speed of AI making it hard for firms to invest. How to avoid raising too much money. A great article by Ben Armstrong from Archa…

In this episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by Lucy Wark. Lucy is the co-founder of a number of for-profit and not-for-profit entities including: 🤝 Career-accelerating skills @ fuzzyhq.com 🥰 Sexual wellness for all @ itsnormal.com 🍇 Making startups safer @ askthegrapevine.com This is a great episode for founders with key topics such as: Entrepr…

In this episode of Tribe Talkin': GoCatch v Uber First day in court GoCatch faces questions GoCatch had actually lost 90% of users by the time UberX came. Canva money hits bank accounts. SaaS growth continues to slow. The "Tech Winter" is persisting. Quantum of capital is different at different stages What VC's really mean when they talk about comp…

In this episode of Investor Focus, we are joined for a second time by Adrian Bunter. Adrian is a partner at Modus Partners, a leading boutique M&A advisors with a passion for technology. Adrian is on the board of various private companies including Employment Hero and VenueNow, and non-executive director of ASX listed companies Carly Holdings Limit…

In this episode of Tribe Talkin': Subsequent reporting on Breakthrough Victoria (Capital Brief, Bronwen Clue) Plutora Pty Ltd going into voluntary administration in march over a dispute with the tax office. (news.com.au, Alex Turner-Cohen) GoCatch vs Uber: Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition. (Paul Smith, AF…

In this weeks episode: Our upcoming DeepdiveMcDeepDiveFace episode on Go-To-Market Strategy. Tech Council of Australia report. Startup shut downs rise. Investors in Baraja have written down their stakes to zero (Nick Bonyhady). Blackbird write-downs and write-ups in portfolio(Jessica Sier). Are VC backed companies just overconfident underachievers?…

In this episode of Tribe Talkin': Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has vowed to crack down on companies seeking to circumvent laws designed to 'staple' workers to a single superannuation fund during employee onboarding programs. (Capital Brief Anthony Galloway) Emerging venture capital managers have raised concerns about the influence supe…

In today’s episode of Founder Focus, we talk with Dan Jovevski from WeMoney. WeMoney is a Perth headquartered financial platform designed to help users manage their finances more effectively by connecting their entire financial life in one place, tracking budgets, monitoring net worth, understanding credit scores, and fostering a community for shar…

In this episode of Tribe Talkin': More reflections from Southstart. Event with Vu Tran of Go1. Employment Hero V Hostplus. Hostplus calls for CEO's head. (AFR: Tess Bennett, Lucy Dean & Nick Bonyhady) New female founder grants in South Australia. Resources for addressing sexism, harassment, and bullying put together by Elaine Stead. US and European…

In todays episode of Tribe Talkin': We're at Southstart! Bitcoin all time highs. And so is Gold. Employment Hero vs Hostplus. (Capital Brief: Bronwen Clune). Elon sues OpenAI Lawyers in Elon's pay case want US$6 Billion. One Ventures breaks down venture debt myths. Raising season is open. Raid fire capital raises. How long it takes to get to certai…

In this episode of Founder Focus: Dr. Judy Halliday is an exceptionally rare and valuable asset in the Australian innovation ecosystem, having operated in every pillar of the innovation landscape as an inventor, founder, investor, academic, director, advisor & industry professional across both private and public sectors as well as universities. A p…

In today's episode of Tribe Talkin' Listener feedback "keep the sh*t bits in". Sophisticated investor changes are likely to happen: Bronwen Clune of Capital Brief summarises the key submissions from the ecosystem. Financial Services Council says hike the threshold to $5 Million. Berkshire Hathaway annual report. The first post Charlie's passing. Au…

Episode Webpage with all the charts : https://go.tribeglobal.vc/podcast/episode-39-tribe-talkin-ep-29-canva-cfo In todays episode of Tribe Talkin': Canva's CFO Damien Singh resigns: Tegan Jones of Smart Company first article. Bronwen Clune of Capital Brief first article. Tess Bennett and Jessica Sier of AFR article. Tegan Jones of Smart Company sec…

In this episode of Tribe Talkin': Facebook turns 20. An article by Daivd Swan on Facebook being the poster child for "enshittification". Kiki's founder Toby Thomas-Smith issues an apology. We share what we think of it. "The Founders Dilemma": what to focus on and the customer should be number one. An article in Startup Daily. We have a different vi…