{"id":773,"date":"2022-05-09T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2022-05-09T09:04:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T23:04:35","slug":"s10e05-election-news-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/s10e05-election-news-special\/","title":{"rendered":"S10E05 Election News Special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With just 10 days until the Federal Election, TWISTA consults VCs Andrea Gardiner (CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/jelix.vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jelix Ventures<\/a>) and Dean Dorrell (Partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carthonacapital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carthona Capital<\/a>) on the election sweeteners for startups &#8211; and the policy needs of a nation that fancies itself an innovation leader. Plus: Fast fails and Canva gets repriced. 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