9 episodes

The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

The Unicorn Launcher: A Business Growth Story The Unicorn Launcher

    • Business
    • 4.6 • 52 Ratings

The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    What Have We Learned? The Finale

    What Have We Learned? The Finale

    The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    In the final episode, Ben and Joel head to the US to put all Matt's teachings into practice and launch their journey to go from start-up to billion-dollar unicorn.

    • 34 min
    Attracting Investment... and When you Shouldn't

    Attracting Investment... and When you Shouldn't

    The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    In this episode, Ben and Joel go through the pain of trying to raise enough money to finance their expansion into the US and the rebuild of their product team. With time and options running out, Matt offers a radical rethink of the raising process - but is investor money all its cracked up to be?

    • 26 min
    How to Pitch... and What to Sell

    How to Pitch... and What to Sell

    The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    In this episode, Ben has to quickly turn around a troubled pitch before the company runs out of investment opportunities, and Matt is quick to spot where the problem lies. Meanwhile Joel is facing a stark question: Is it better to build the product investors want, or the product we want?

    • 27 min
    Organisation, Zen, and Coping with Stress

    Organisation, Zen, and Coping with Stress

    The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    In this episode, Ben and Joel take a closer look at how to stay sane and functional whilst running a business. Matt teaches six key behaviours in The Great CEO Within... but do they actually work, and can a book genuinely help you stay in control of a business?

    • 25 min
    Organisation, Structure... And how to NOT be a Manager

    Organisation, Structure... And how to NOT be a Manager

    The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    In this episode, the new Chief of Staff, Ash, gets stuck in to transforming Vygo from a plucky but disorganised startup to a smoothly oiled machine with VR sets for all. But is it all getting too much, and can the company afford to keep growing?

    Meanwhile, co-founder Steven has found himself backed into a corner. Can the founders strike the right balance between business, pleasure, friendship and leadership?

    • 26 min
    Hiring Friends and Firing Well

    Hiring Friends and Firing Well

    The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).

    In this episode, Ben agonises over whether to hire a close mate to a job which could make or break the business - or whether to listen to his head and risk a friendship to do what's right for the business.

    Meanwhile, Joel's developer woes are deepening, but could following Matt's advice and taking a risk pay off?

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
52 Ratings

52 Ratings

Pricea ,

Love this !!!

1. Love that it is Australian
2. Wife is the real star of this show

SDGrim ,

Fun and thought provoking

Ben and Joel speak with a vulnerability and honesty that makes you feel like you’re just having a chat with them and learning alongside them. Matt’s guidance of Joel & Ben is a thought provoking insight of business development alongside an exploration of personal growth and human nature.

Jungle Lilly ,

Well told journey

So interesting learning about your journey. Raw, real and very well told.
Matt has such a great approach!

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