Influencers & Profiles
Team mates to entrepreneurs: Travello co-founder Mark Cantoni on being a non-tech tech founder and running a business with your buddy
As old sports buddies and travel nuts, Travello founders Mark Cantoni and Ryan Hanly got into business together almost accidentally.
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How Schedugram founder Hugh Stephens turned an “absolutely garbage” MVP into a $5 million startup
He may have grown his business through a crowded market to an impressive $5 million in revenue without taking on a single dollar of venture …
How Olivia Carr is turning her luxury silk brand Shhh Silk into a $50 million business (with the help of the Kardashians)
Olivia Carr admits she probably wouldn’t wander onto Kris Jenner’s property to hand-delivery a set of silk pillowcases if she had her ti…
How Malwarebytes founder Marcin Kleczynski turned an infected family computer into a multimillion-dollar cyber security company
Despite having millions of customers around the world, more than 10 years of operations to his name, and nearly $US115 million ($161 million…
“Just not very sexy”: Travel startup Rome2rio founder Bernie Tschirren explains how it’s SEO not social media that has fuelled gradual — but steady — growth
Melbourne travel site Rome2rio has no intentions of securing unicorn status anytime soon, but this slowly-does-it startup has ambitions of b…
“It takes an army”: Co-founder of pocket money app Spriggy Alex Badran on growth, getting some perspective, and securing backing from Mike Cannon-Brookes
Pocket money app startup Spriggy has seen a 380% increase in its customer base, quadrupled its headcount, and secured funding from Atlassian…
A simple recipe for success: How Will Sked’s leather goods brand Status Anxiety carved out its own niche
Like many entrepreneurs, Will Sked developed the idea for his leather accessories brand Status Anxiety after spotting a gap in the market.
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The accidental entrepreneur: How Yume founder Katy Barfield came to take on waste in the commercial food industry
She never saw herself as an entrepreneur, but having spotted a problem with global ramifications, Yume founder Katy Barfield has found herse…
Go People founder Wayne Wang on raising millions, being adaptive and getting a helping hand from Amazon
It’s seen three iterations of its name, raised $5 million in capital, and weathered the storm of Amazon entering the Australian market. Sy…
Ahead of the times: How Adam and Deborah Drexler built Matt Blatt into a $43 million furniture and homewares empire
For many Australian shoppers, the name Matt Blatt conjures up images of colourful and contemporary furniture and homewares.
But there wa…
