TWISTA - This Week in Startups Australia

Mark Pesce
TWISTA - This Week in Startups Australia

TWISTA helps your startup thrive with interviews and advice from the leading founders, investors, and thinkers in Australia's tech startup community.

  1. 17/10/2022

    Series 10 Episode 20 - Pioneera

    In TWISTA's Series 10 final, Playful Purpose MD Julie Trell joins us to highlight some of the most impressive WORLDCHANGING startups. Then, LAUNCH's Molly Wood tells us how she approaches the task of investing in WORLDCHANGING climatech businesses. Finally, we unveil the BIG theme for TWISTA Series 11. We're reviewing, summing up, and looking forward. Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista

    34 min

  2. 10/10/2022

    Series 10 Episode 19 - Pioneera

    Pioneera's Danielle Owen Whitford and Tahnee Claeys wanted to find a way to alleviate workplace stress and burnout. Their solution, 'Indi', helps employees recognise stressful moments and situations - and offers guidance to them. TWISTA asks whether can managers integrate Pioneera to make workplaces more positive - and more productive? That's why Pioneera is TWISTA's tenth and final WORLDCHANGING startup of Series 10. Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista

    37 min

  3. 03/10/2022

    Series 10 Episode 18 - Aussie Angels

    Cheryl Mack spent the long 2021 lockdown developing all of the infrastructure to allow any sophisticated Australian investor to create or join a syndicate. Aussie Angeles provides a new, radically open platform to connect investors to early-stage startups - revolutionising the investment landscape. Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia

    37 min

  4. 26/09/2022

    Series 10 Episode 17 - News Special and SPARK Festival

    Has 2022 gone to plan? We ask Galileo Ventures co-founder James Alexander and Tech Central Executive Director Annie Parker for their reflections and insights. Then SPARK Festival director Maxine Sherrin shares the high points of an incredible program for anyone interested in startups. Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista

    46 min

  5. 14/09/2022

    Series 10 Episode 16 - Slurry Tub

    TWISTA talks to Slurry Tub Chairman Angus Hudson. Angus dreamed up a solution to 'wet slurry' generated in nearly all construction work, methodically developed a solution, and now looks to scaling into global growth with his WORLDCHANGING innovation. Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia

    34 min

  6. 29/08/2022

    Series 10 Episode 15 - Like Family

    TWISTA talks to Like Family co-founder Mat Bertrand about a WORLDCHANGING idea - we can use technology to help us coordinate the web of caring for those we love. Can Like Family scale caring into a profitable global enterprise? Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista

    34 min

  7. 22/08/2022

    Series 10 Episode 14 - Tide

    TWISTA talks to Tide co-founder and CEO Michael Loewy about his startup's revolutionary new technology - one that could promise highly secure and tamper-resistant data stores - for businesses, for users - and for the world in search of good solutions to accelerating cyber-threats. Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/australia UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista

    31 min

  8. 15/08/2022

    Series 10 Episode 13 - Anduril Industries

    Oculus founder Palmer Luckey created defense startup Anduril Industries as a fast, cheap and out-of-control response to the slow-moving and technologically backward defense 'primes'. Can Anduril really earn billions while saving taxpapers hundreds of millions? Huge thanks to our TWISTA Series 10 Sponsors: UserTesting - Put yourself in your customer's shoes - https://usertesting.com/twista Zendesk - Build lasting customer experiences from the ground up - https://zendesk.com/twista OurCrowd - Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential - https://ourcrowd.com/twista

    32 min
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