Give It A Nudge
Startups, venture capital, private equity, accelerators—we talk to the people making it all happen. Founders, investors, and industry insiders share their biggest wins, toughest lessons, and everything in between. What went wrong, what went right, and what they learned along the way.
Episodes
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Albert Patajo, VP Strategy & Operations at Nexl, to unpack one of the rarest outcomes in Australian tech right now: a local startup hitting Series B, and what it actually takes to get there.
Albert shares his non-founder path into the operator seat, from Deloitte to early-stage startups to capital raise advisory, before joining Nexl with one urgent mandate: raise money and build a ...
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Kevin Lu, founder of Atrium, to unpack the "reverse journey" of leaving a prestigious career in Venture Capital to enter the trenches as a founder.
Kevin reveals why he walked away from investing in some of Australia's most successful tech companies to solve a problem that haunted him for years, which was the absolute chaos of managing professional relationships.
Kevin breaks...
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Arjun — founder of inaam — to unpack how a tragic loss of his father's life savings fueled a mission to disrupt the Australian financial system, and why he believes the local VC ecosystem is fundamentally broken due to a crippling lack of risk tolerance.
Arjun breaks down the dangerous myth that "impact investing" means sacrificing returns (proving it with a portfolio tha...
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Mick Liubinskas — founder of Climate Salad — to unpack how a simple newsletter turned into an industry body representing over 800 companies, and why Australia is world-class at inventing technology but historically terrible at commercialising it.
Mick breaks down the massive difference between scaling software and industrial hardware, why the real funding gap isn't at the start but in the ...
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Tiana Manticos — founder of TX Method — to unpack how her career across airports, QSR franchises, luxury yachts, and global retail brands turned into a repeatable scaling framework now used by founders looking to grow with intention, not chaos.
Tiana breaks down the four-part TX Method framework (Truth, Translation, Transmission, Tempo), why founders should stop obsessing over content ...
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Paz Pisarski, co-founder of Community Collective, to unpack how a small 17-person meetup in Melbourne grew into a global community spanning 18 countries — without paid marketing, without hype, and without trying to be everything to everyone.
Paz breaks down the Niche Cubed framework (profession + location + domain), how Who Not How changed how she makes decisions, and the simple commun...
Host: Steve Grace
Guest: Christie Jenkins — 3-sport pro athlete (ex-AUS #1), Managing Director at Techstars Sydney, investor (Athletic Ventures; ex-Blackbird), keynote speaker & performance coach.
Christie unpacks how an elite-athlete mindset translates to venture and leadership: covering her leap to the U.S., buying European football clubs, and returning to run Techstars Sydney.
What we cover:
Packing up life in a week...
Feeling unfulfilled, Caitlin made...
He shares how he went from being an on-course bookie to building a business that grew from 100 to a quarter of a million customers in just 18 m...
Scott shares his journey from the early days working in retail leasing, through the highs and lows of corporate li...
Jessica shares insights on her new role, how KPMG is staying ahead in tech, and what it's like working with early-stage founde...
Steve, Damon, and Andrew dive into the creation of Genevo Marine, exploring how their backgrounds in boat building, electrical engineering, and renewable energy led them to develop a groundbreaking electric boat. Design...
Timo shares the journey of launching Foodini, the growth of the app in Australia and the r...
Elena also shares her journey from being a corporate...
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