Futurepreneur
As Australia emerges from its Covid-induced slumber what does the future look like for the companies that will reignite the economy? From the makers of Please Explain, Bondi Badlands and Pheobe’s Fall comes Futurepreneur, a new podcast in partnership with Optus that will talk to the people building the future of the Australian economy about the challenges they faced in their business journeys. From hiring and firing, to convincing people to invest, overcoming self doubt and maintaining momentum when they've achieved success, Futurepreneur takes you inside the life of a startup. Hosted by Australia’s most respected business journalists including John McDuling, Zoe Samios, Charlotte Grieve, Dominic Powell and Amelia McGuire, Futurepreneur is must-listen for anyone who wants insight into Australia's leading business minds. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to subscribe https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ or https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
Episodes
In this episode of Futurpreneur national business editor John McDuling is joined by Scott Farquhar to discuss the future of work as the country emerges from the shackles of coronavirus restrictions.
Scott is the founder of Australia’s most successful technology company, Atlassian. Together with Mike Cannon-Brookes he founded the company in 2002 with $10,000 of credit card debt. Over the past two decades Atlassian has em...
In this episode of Futurepreneur Alyce Tran joins business journalist Amelia McGuire to discuss how business models are tested in the founder-economy, and how to know when it’s time to switch it up.
Alyce Tran knows how to pivot. She was a successful M&A lawyer when she and her then-colleague Tania Liu started The Daily Edited in 2012. What initially began as a side hustle quickly turned into a multi million dollar ventur...
In this episode of Futurepreneur Shameless Media co-founders Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald join media and telecommunications reporter Zoe Samios to discuss how to stay afloat without compromising your business model.
Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald are hosts of the hugely popular Shameless podcast and run the company that creates it. Their podcast has been downloaded over 31 million times.
It covers everything f...
How can businesses combat challenges out of their control? In this episode of Futurepreneur, Powerledger co-founder Dr Jemma Green joins business reporter Dominic Powell to explore how to manage cyber security risks.
Powerledger is a software which uses blockchain for energy and environmental commodity trading.
Using secure technology for internal staff communications is just one technique Power Ledger uses to protect i...
On this episode of Futurepreneur Michelle Battersby joins business reporter Amelia McGuire to talk through how to maintain momentum and manage self doubt when heading a business.
At just 25, Battersby was responsible for launching the highly-successful dating app Bumble in Australia. Now, she's in the midst of launching her own company, a creator platform called Sunroom.
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On this episode of Futurepreneur Eucalyptus founder Tim Doyle and national business editor John McDuling delve into the power of marketing. Eucalyptus is a digital healthcare start up that works with healthcare brands to connect patients with telehealth doctors, promote conversations around mental health, and emphasises ongoing patient care through its products. Eucalyptus recently secured a $30 million dollar funding round from Bl...
On this episode of Futurepreneur we meet Simon Costello from FrankieOne.
FrankieOne is one of Australia’s growing number of ‘regtechs’ - which is short for regulation technology.
This breed of start-up helps large companies comply with complex laws to avoid hefty fines and lawsuits from regulators.
But FrankieOne hasn’t always been a regtech, initially starting as Frankie - the neobank.
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Welcome to Futurepreneur, your insight into Australia’s leading business minds where we ask how it started, how its going and what’s coming next.
Each episode one of Australia’s top business journalists from the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age will introduce you to the business leaders who are driving Australia’s economy as we step boldly into a future with COVID behind us.
So what is the first step ...
Australia's most respected business journalists take you inside the minds of the industry leaders who will reignite Australia's economy.
From hiring and firing, to convincing people to invest, overcoming self doubt and maintaining momentum when they've achieved success, Futureprenuer is coming from November 17.
Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage....
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