Open the Pod Bay Doors

OTPBD News Special - 24th February 2021

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E109 - Colette Grgic, AWS

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Colette Grgic is no stranger to startups. She is the Head of Startup Ecosystem in Australia & New Zealand for Amazon Web Services. In this role, C...

OTPBD News Special - 8th February 2021

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E108 - Suse Reynolds, Angel Association New Zealand

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Suse Reynolds is a pillar of the New Zealand startup ecosystem and a passionate believer in the power of angel investment. She is the Executive Chair ...

E107 - Dan Krasnostein, Square Peg Capital

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

About DanDan Krasnostein is an Investment Partner at Square Peg Capital. A Melbourne native, Dan spent the early days of his career working in strateg...

OTPBD News Special - 22nd January 2021

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief holiday hiatus, we're back with another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Au...

E106 - Angus Hervey, Future Crunch

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Angus Hervey is a political economist and a journalist specialising in the impact of disruptive technologies on society. Angus is a champion of "intel...

E105 - Tim Power, Inquisitive

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Power is a talented, passionate, resilient founder who has co-founded and created some of the world's largest education communities including the ...

E104 - Matt Allen, Tractor Ventures

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode features one of Australia's best and most prolific angel investors, Matt Allen. Matt's portfolio includes companies like BuildKite, Pr...

OTPBD News Special - 16th Dec 2020

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet ...

E103 - Mike Kleine, U.S. Consul General to Melbourne

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Mike Kleine, the U.S. Consul General to Melbourne. Mike has spent over 20 years of his career working in the Foreign Service; he...

E102 - Clare O'Neil MP, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Phaedon is joined by Clare O'Neil MP, the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work and Federal Member for Ho...

OTPBD News Special - 1st Dec 2020

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet ...

OTPBD News Special - 17th November 2020

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet ...

E101 - Patrick Llewellyn, 99designs

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Llewellyn is the CEO and President of 99designs, the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together. P...

OTPBD News Special - 3rd November 2020

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet ...

E100 - 100th Episode Special

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a very special milestone for Open the Pod Bay Doors -- our 100th episode! To mark the occasion we brought back some of our favorite guests ...

OTPBD News Special - 20th October 2020

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a fresh edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E99 - Chris Hitchen, Inventures

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hitchen is the Germany-based, Australian-born Founder and Managing Partner of Inventures. Inventures invests €100k - €500k globally in early...

OTPBD News Special - 5th October 2020

04 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet this week's panel...Ti...

E97 - Daniel Darling, Darling Ventures

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Darling is the founder and managing partner of Darling Ventures, an early stage VC firm based in San Francisco. Daniel is an Aussie that's been...

OTPBD News Special: 22 September 2020

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Innovation Bay's OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet this week...

E96 - David Walsh, CIM

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Large buildings are both economically and environmentally costly to operate. David Walsh saw lots of data flowing in and around these inefficient buil...

E95 - Olivia Humphrey, Kanopy

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Olivia Humphrey is the founder, former CEO, and current executive chairman of Kanopy, the award-winning video streaming service for universities and l...

OTPBD News Special - 8th September

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet the panel...Founder: E...

E94 - Olympia Yarger, GoTerra

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Olympia Yarger, founder and CEO of GoTerra, is converting food waste into livestock feed by using robots, AI, and maggots. Yes, maggots. After years o...

OTPBD News Special - 25th August

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the latest edition of OTPBD News Special, Innovation Bay's fortnightly podcast analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi star...

E93 - David Shein, Our Innovation Fund

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Shein first emigrated from South Africa to Australia in 1986. 9 months after touching down he founded his company Com Tech, a specialist supplie...

E92 - Kristo Käärmann, TransferWise

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kristo Käärmann is the co-founder and CEO of TransferWise, a peer-to-peer international money transfer business. Kristo Käärmann cofounded Transfe...

OTPBD News Special - 11th August

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the OTPBD News Special, Innovation Bay's fortnightly podcast that analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet the ...

E91 - Tom Humphrey, Access Venture Partners

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Humphrey is an experienced Aussie entrepreneur and Partner at Access Ventures, a venture capital fund based in Denver, Colorado that invests in ea...

E90 - Sarah Nolet, Agthentic & Tenacious Ventures

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Nolet is one of Australia's leading agriculture technology (agtech) experts. She's the founder and CEO of AgThentic, an agtech strategy and advi...

OTPBD News Special - 28th July

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly podcast analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet the panel...Founder: ...

E89 - Stephen Thompson, Brandon Capital Partners

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Thompson is a founding partner and managing director of Brandon Capital Partners, the largest life science healthcare fund in Australasia. Bra...

OTPBD News Special - 14th July

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to the 8th edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly podcast analysing the news that matters to Australian and Kiwi startup...

E88 - Vuki Vujasinovic, Sling & Stone

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined this week by Vuki Vujasinovic, Founder & CEO of global PR and communications agency Sling & Stone. The agency has quite the rocks...

OTPBD News Special - 1st July

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 7th edition of the OTPBD News Special! It’s our fortnightly podcast analysing news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet...

E87 - Sam Chandler, Nitro

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Chandler is the Founder and CEO of Nitro, a software company developing commercial software used to create, edit, sign, and secure Portable Docume...

OTPBD News Special - 16th June

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 6th edition of the OTPBD News Special. It’s our fortnightly podcast that anaylses the news that matters for the Australian and Kiwi s...

E86 - Leigh Jasper, Aconex

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leigh Jasper is the co-founder and CEO of Aconex, the world's most widely used cloud collaboration platform for construction, engineering and infrastr...

E85 - Fred Schebesta, Finder

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Schebesta is a serial entrepreneur, best known for co-founding finder.com, one of the world’s leading comparison websites. Before launching Fin...

OTPBD News Special - 2nd June

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the fifth edition of OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly podcast looking at the stories behind the headlines of the news that matters for t...

E84 - Dan Phillips, Macquarie Capital

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Phillips has spent most of his career building up Macquarie Capital's Venture Capital Group. Somewhat of a well-kept secret in the Australian star...

OTPBD News Special - 19th May

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of the OTPBD News Special. It’s our fortnightly podcast looking at the stories behind the headlines of the n...

E83 - Jeremy Liew, Lightspeed Venture Partners

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Liew was named by the Sydney Morning Herald as Silicon Valley’s “Most powerful Aussie”. One look at his track record, and it's no surpris...

OTPBD News Special - 4th May

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the third episode of the OTPBD News Special. It’s a fortnightly podcast looking at the stories behind the headlines of the news that matt...

E82 - Jaime Bott, Sequoia Capital

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Bott is a partner at Sequoia Capital, managing their Talent Advisory function. She leads a talent team of 14 who help Sequoia's portfolio compan...

E81 - Michael Pryor, Trello

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we speak with Michael Pryor, co-founder, CEO and current Head of Product for Trello at Atlassian. Trello was acquired by Atlassian in 2017 for $...

OTPBD News Special - 21st April 2020

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode two of the OTPBD News Special. It’s a fortnightly podcast looking at the stories behind the headlines of the news that matters fo...

E80 - Nick Carter, Macquarie

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Carter is one of Australia's leading energy experts; he is currently Senior Vice President of Energy Tech and Solutions at Macquarie in Australia...

OTPBD News Special - 7th April 2020

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our first Innovation Bay News Special. It's a fortnightly podcast looking at the stories behind the headlines of the news that matters for ...

E79 - Luke Anear, SafetyCulture

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Phaedon chats with Luke Anear, founder and CEO of SafetyCulture. Luke founded SafetyCulture in his garage in Townsville back in 2004 ...

E78 - Toby Norton-Smith, X15 Ventures

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

February 2020 saw the launch of new venture-building entity X15 Ventures, part of the CBA group.Ian sat down with Toby Norton-Smith the new Managing D...

E77- Sally-Ann Williams, Cicada Innovations

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ian sits down with one of the leading figures in the Australia startup ecosystem. Sally-Ann Williams is the CEO of Australia's foundi...

E76- Jodie Fox, Shoes of Prey

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Failure is a topic few entrepreneurs are willing to talk about but many need to hear about. You won't find anyone in the startup ecosystem who talks a...

E75- Hannah Field, Tempus Partners

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ian is joined by Hannah Field from Tempus Partners. Tempus are “investing in the next generation of impossible,” with their long term a...

E74- Rick Baker, Blackbird Ventures

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on #OPTPBD Ian is joined by Rick Baker, partner with Blackbird Ventures. Founded in 2012, Blackbird is a venture capital fund with a vision ...

E73- Anil Sabharwal, Google

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on #OTPBD Ian talks with Anil Sabharwal, Vice President of Chrome, Comms and Photos at Google. Of the 9 Google products that have reached ov...

E72- Grant McCarthy, Andrea Kowalski & Wendell Keuneman, Tidal Ventures

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Ep72 of #OTPBD, we’re diving deep into seed investing with the founding team of Tidal Ventures. Founded by Grant McCarthy, Andrea Kowal...

E71- Lucy Liu, Airwallex

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Airwallex is building global financial infrastructure to help modern internet companies grow, by offering end-to-end solutions for businesses to move ...

E70 - Dylan Lawrence, New Zealand Trade & Enterprises (NZTE)

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s OTPBD - EP70, we’re happy to have Dylan Lawrence, General Manager (Investment) at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) as our gu...

Ep69 - Paul Bassat, Square Peg Capital

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on #OTPBD EP69, we’re delighted to host Paul Bassat, Co-founder at Square Peg Capital. His previous founder experience at Seek and current...

E68- Cal Henderson, Slack

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Ep 68 of #OTPBD, we have the Co-founder & CTO of Slack, Cal Henderson. Slack was founded by Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal H...

E67- Damien Mahoney, Stackla

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are releasing #Ep67 of #OTPBD with Damien Mahoney, Co-founder & CEO of Stackla. Stackla is a content-marketing platform founded in 20...

E66- Darren Miller, ARENA

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In line with our upcoming Renewable Energy Founder Dinner, we were thrilled to host Darren Miller, CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (AREN...

E65 - Ashik Ahmed, Deputy

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week on #OTPBD is the CEO, CTO and Co-Founder of Deputy, Ashik Ahmed. His success story is one of the most inspiring ones in the Austra...

E64 - Paul Smith, AFR

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

AFR’s tech editor, Paul Smith knows the in’s and out’s of Australia’s startup & tech sector. He’s not our usual founder or investor-type...

E63 - Andreas Ehn, Antler

12 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

All the way from Sweden, our guest this week on #OTPBD is the first employee and former CTO of Spotify, Andreas Ehn! Whilst Andreas’ early education...

E62 - Startup Boards special with Amanda Price, KPMG High Growth Ventures; Anthony Sochan, Think & Grow; & Martin Dalgleish, Morpheus Ventures

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re excited to share a very special episode featuring our first ever ‘trio’ on the pod who discussed the impact, role, and necessit...

E61 - Steve Baxter, Transition Level Investments

07 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recognised as somewhat of a startup celebrity, Steve Baxter is an entrepreneur, investor, and best known as one of the (more sharkier) sharks on Austr...

E60 - Sam Sicilia, Hostplus

31 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On first thought, a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of a superannuation fund seems an unlikely guest for Open The Pod Bay Doors. However, you'll soon h...

E59 - Jane Martino, Light Warrior

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s pod, we feature an exceptional female entrepreneur, who’s also an investor, advisor, board member, and mum of 3. We’re excited to cel...

E58 - Dave Harris, Guinevere Capital

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Guinevere CapitalOn today's pod we're talking all things esports with Dave Harris founder of .What are esports we hear you say? Esports refers to orga...

E57 - Geoff McQueen, Accelo

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest Ep of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Phaedon spoke with the brilliant Aussie entrepreneur, Geoff McQueen, co-founder of Accelo, and Executive D...

E56 - Ben Keighran, Caffeine

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Keighran is an intelligent and down-to-earth founder, advisor and investor, who knows all about growing a great business and what it takes to make...

E55 - Professor Michael Biercuk, Q-CTRL

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have trouble understanding Quantum Physics? Don’t worry - it's hard to get a grasp on the theory. This week on the pod however, we spoke with an inc...

E54 - Justin Webb & Kevin Baum, AgriWebb

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're pleased to welcome Kevin Baum and Justin Webb, cofounders of AgriWebb on this week's episode of Open The Pod Bay Doors.AgriWebb is Australia's m...

E53 - Sarah Leary, Nextdoor

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, we hosted a breakfast with Sarah Leary, the phenomenal founder of US-unicorn, Nextdoor, as they launched their social network for neighbour...

E52 - Michelle Deaker, OneVentures

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 52 of Open The Pod Bay Doors. This week we dive into career and experience of Michelle Deaker, Managing Parter at OneVentures. The ...

E51 - Emma Weston, AgriDigital

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

AgriDigitalThis week on the pod we are joined by cofounder and CEO of , Emma Weston.Former lawyer and experienced grain farmer Emma Weston co-founded ...

E50 - Sunrise Island Special, Part 2

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with our second ‘Sunrise Island’ special of Open The Pod Bay Doors. A few weeks ago, the Innovation Bay team along with over 1000 found...

E49 - Sunrise Island Special

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week is the first of two ‘Sunrise Island’ special episodes of Open The Pod Bay Doors. A few weeks ago, the Innovation Bay team along with ove...

E48 - Craig Blair, AirTree Ventures

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we ‘Open The Pod Bay Doors’ with Craig Blair, cofounder and managing partner of AirTree Ventures – a startup venture fund on a missio...

E47 - Noelle Smit & Ben Smit, Teamgage

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, we visited the thriving ecosystem in Adelaide, and were lucky enough to sit down with two cofounders of one of the best local startups, No...

E46 - Founder Health Special with Aaron Birkby, Startup Catalyst & Amanda Price, KPMG

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the pod we're turning our focus to the importance of founder health and wellbeing.We invited Aaron Birkby, CEO Startup Catalyst and Co-fo...

E45 - Kate Cornick, LaunchVic

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the pod we're discussing the role of Government in helping to build sustained tech ecosystems with Dr Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic.Laun...

E44 - Jane Lu, Showpo

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we open the pod bay doors with Jane Lu, founder & CEO of Showpo, an Australian online fashion retailer.Jane is a remarkable woman with a...

E43 - James Cuda, Savage Interactive (Procreate)

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James Cuda is the CEO and Founder of Savage Interactive. Based in Hobart Tasmania, Savage Interactive, http://savage.si/ is the creator of the number...

E42 - Sam Wong, Blackbird Ventures

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Open The Pod Bay Doors we chat to Sam Wong, Partner at Blackbird Ventures, an Australian venture fund who back exceptional founders with ...

E41 - Dean Dorrell, Carthona Capital

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 41 of the pod we’re happy to be joined by Dean Dorrell, Principal at boutique venture fund, Carthona Capital.Carthona is an Australian ventu...

E40 - Annie Parker, Microsoft

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is all about sharing the stories of the people making a difference to the Australian ecosystem. Few do more to champion and impact #start...

E39 - Emma Lo Russo, Digivizer

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode, we're delighted to welcome Emma Lo Russo, founder & CEO of Digivizer, one of Australia’s leading social web analytics ...

E38 - Rowan Simpson, Hoku Group

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Open The Pod Bay Doors, we turn our attention to the New Zealand startup ecosystem as Ian Gardiner speaks with kiwi native, serial entrep...

E37 - Steve Killelea, Integrated Research

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the pod Phaedon Stough was lucky enough to talk with Steve Killelea; accomplished entrepreneur, business magnate, one of Australia’s mo...

Episode 36: George Sammans, Sammantics

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on pod, we talk everything blockchain and cryptocurrency with Australia’s leading thinkers on the subject, George Samman.A blockchain cons...

E35 - Jost Stollmann

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the pod, we open the doors with the brilliant thinker, Jost Stollmann.German-Australian Jost has lived many lives as a Founder, Con...

E34 - Steve Brodie, CSIRO

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the pod, we have one of Australia’s most creative and well respected research commercialisation specialists. Dr. Steve Brodie talking e...

E33 - Alan Jones, M8 Ventures

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome to the pod entrepreneur, investor, mentor and startup evangelist, Alan Jones.With a career spanning over 50 roles; from working for some of...

E32 - Larry Lopez, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Larry Lopez has been driving innovation for over 25 years. He has worked with start-ups, venture capital funds, institutional investors and government...

E31 - Ian Gardiner & Phaedon Stough - Innovation Bay

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After a little break we're back and ready to open the pod bay doors again.To kick off the year we thought we'd let our co-founders, Ian Gardiner and P...