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S10E20 WORLDCHANGING

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.

TWISTA S10E20 WORLDCHANGING

Big thanks to 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

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S10E17 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.

TWISTA S10E17 News Special and SPARK Festival

Big thanks to our 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

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S10E03 Jason Calacanis Goes Remote

We invite ‘Mister Angel’ Jason Calacanis back for more of our recent wide-ranging interview. This time we focus on how the transition to remote work has radically changed the management of startups – and how it aids investors to increase their deal flow by 5x.

TWISTA S10E03 Jason Calacanis Goes Remote

Big thanks to our sponsors:

OurCrowd – Bringing you companies with the greatest growth potential – https://ourcrowd.com/twista
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

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Episode S08E01 Jason Calacanis

From lockdown in Silicon Valley, legendary startup investor and mentor Jason Calacanis explains how startups operate in pandemic conditions.

TWISTA S08E01 Jason Calacanis

Big thanks to sponsors UTS Startups – driving the next generation of entrepreneurs – more at https://startups.uts.edu

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Episode S07E01 Jason Calacanis

We’re back for Series 7 of This Week in Startups Australia! For this series our theme is all about scale – the hardest job for any entrepreneur.

Jason’s back — and he’s been to Australia. What did Jason learn about Australia’s startup ecosystem at LAUNCH Sydney? He spills the beans, and shares his hopes for a thriving angel ecosystem – and how to make that happen.

TWISTA Series 7 Episode 1 – Jason Calacanis

Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors Pitney Bowes and Mobile Experience — their support makes our podcast possible!

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Episode S06E20 Ian Gardiner

Ian Gardiner has run Innovation Bay for sixteen years – we explore his journey from VIOCORP through AWS to Jelix, with startups at the centre — on our final episode of series six!

Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!

We’ll be back in 2019 with more great stories from Australia’s startup ecosystem!

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Episode S06E04 – Great to Good with Rachael Lonergan and Andrea Gardiner

TWISTA talks to Rachael Lonergan, who turned the lessons learned from a breast cancer diagnosis into startup CanDoApp – but can her idea for good also be profitable?

Rachael Lonergan CEO of CanDoApp

Then we speak with Jelix VC CEO Andrea Gardiner about shifting the model of how a VC fund works – by opening the doors to a new range of investors who gain a bit of guidance as they take their first steps into angel investing.

Andrea Gardiner CEO and founder of Jelix VC

We’ve got a great startup ecosystem in Australia – but can we take it from great to good?

Thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB and UTS for making our show possible!

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Episode S06E01 – Jason Calacanis and Angels in Australia

Four years ago Jason Calacanis charged us with creating the first international podcast worthy of his “This Week in Startups” branding.

Jason Calacanis

In those four years Australia’s startup community has grown from strength to strength – and legendary angel investor Jason Calacanis joins us to launch series 6 of TWISTA with a wide-ranging conversation about what it takes to make it in the news business, how he grades each investment offer presented to him, why ICOs aren’t the end of angel investing – and how Australia can build upon its incredible startup success.

An interview 23 years in the making – on this episode of TWISTA!

Update 11 July 2018 – This morning INSIDE.COM announced it’s raising a round of funding to expand its operations – with Jason leading the round. Find out more here.

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Episode S01E01 Premiere – All About Australian Startups

PREMIERE EPISODE!

TWISTA speaks with legendary entrepreneur and angel investor Ian Gardiner (VIOCORP, Innovation Bay) about the state of the startup scene in Australia, then AirTasker founder and CEO Tim Fung talks about how his firm is revolutionizing the labour market.