Hamish Edwards hasn't told his story in detail before. and so you get to hear it for the first time.
Renowned for co-founding Xero with Rod Drury in 2006 in his accounting companies' boardroom, before they ever moved to said apartment.
As a practicing accountant at the time and working with Rod, Hamish played a pivotal role in Xero's early growth, shaping the product and expanding its customer base across New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom by closely collaborating with accounting firms.
In this episode, Hamish tells us how and why Xero was founded and what he is doing now with https://www.firmcheck.com/.
We discuss the importance of obsession in achieving success and whether all founders have to be obsessed or not.
Now worth in the vicinity of $300 million, we ask Hamish:
Has success changed you?
If you are a founder looking to go global, this one is not to be missed.
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