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In this weeks episode:  Jerry Seinfeld' s take on AI. Jeff’ Bezos all in on AI. AI tool ability to synthesis data: Andrew Tate YC's request for startups.  Picking the category winner: VC mental torture.  Eyes on the price. Startmates $500 voucher. Donald actually has something smart to say. hello@tribeglobal.vc

In this week's episode:  Med-Gemini Instagram dubbing.  Follow the ball?  Australia’s fastest growing companies.  Introducing the Salary Efficiency Ratio from Edward Keelan. AI company growth rates.   From selling access to selling work. Inside Swoop Aero's fall from $100 million buyout offer to liquidation.  Hostplus’ $125m VC bet signals super’s resurgent interest in start-ups. Scale takes aim a...

Ben Thompson is the CEO and co-founder of Employment Hero, a platform revolutionizing how small and medium-sized businesses manage their HR, payroll, and benefits. With a mission to make employment easier and more rewarding for everyone, Ben has been at the forefront of driving innovation in the workforce management space. Under his leadership, Employment Hero has grown to serve businesses globall...

In this weeks episode:  AI get s rich.  Chegg: a cautionary tale the large AI companies eating the smaller ones. Employment Hero abruptly changed course on strategy. Just don't call it a pivot.  The tech industry must evolve beyond ‘problematic geniuses’.   Carta Data: 50% of employees depart within three years.  Luke Anear to step down as SafetyCulture CEO, transition to executive chair role. Can...

In this weeks episode:  Directionally right: where the SaaS market is going- lower prices even if you survive.  AI voice agents map by Bessemer.  Decidr.ai  AI parallel world https://youtu.be/MiPXWf_8BUs    AI Chat Bot https://youtu.be/zRT86TKMaKA   AI CRM automation https://youtu.be/ta2hGRlmtm0   AI natural language search: https://youtu.be/yHDhgw9AEAw    Scalare completes ASX l isting. Trump win...

In this weeks episode: AI voice bots becoming functional for sales and support.  AI using video to remove the SaaS and the human.  AI being used to hire staff.  Smart pre-launch strategies using networks and fomo.  Channels are changing too. House sold using ticktoc.  Canva creates specific AI team.  Sharts:  ​​​​​​​hello@tribeglobal.vc 

In this episode, Aaron and Don dial in from Denver and share their thoughts from the Tribe 2024 US Expansion Mission with Ash and Jack. 

Today we are joined by Chris Gillings , founder of Cut Through Venture and part of the Venture Capital investment team an  Five V Capital. Chris talk to us about key aspects of the Q3 2024 Australia Venture Capital Funding report which you can access here. The report is a data-driven analysis of Australia’s venture capital ecosystem, released quarterly to inform investors, founders, and the wider...

In this weeks episode:  SXSW: Australian founders have some advice for government.  Founder Mode by Paul Graham.  Harry Stebbing raises Europe's largest venture fund of 2024. Drone start-up Swoop Aero crashes to earth, enters administration. Disrupt Radio, the media startup about startups, is hoping to stage a live comeback next month.  What do VC’s do all day.  Themes of the week.  Sharts: ​​​​​​...

T om Humphrey is a venture capital investor with Blackbird , one of Australia's leading venture capital firms. At Blackbird, he focuses on partnering with early-stage technology startups and providing the guidance and capital necessary to help these companies scale. With a deep understanding of the startup ecosystem, Tom is known for his strategic insights into what it takes for founders to build...

Tom Waterhouse , renowned racing identity turned venture capitalist, joins us on the podcast to share his journey from the world of racing to founding his investment firm,  Waterhouse VC .   Tom founded Waterhouse VC in 2019, focusing on investing in global businesses related to the wagering and gaming sectors. The fund primarily invests in B2B services to wagering operators rather than consumer-f...

In this weeks episode:  Q3 2024 Cut Through Venture Report: VC funding plummets again as mega deals r emain elusive. $3b Queensland unicorn Go1’s investors prep secondary.  Bookings platform Attekus raises $5m from Five V, QIC Ventures. Brisbane recycling social enterprise Circonomy placed in voluntary liquidation. VC firm Antler exceeds target for second Australian fund.  Google NotebookLM. Shart...

In this week's episode:   'Venture capital is broken': Scalare pitches backdoor IPO as VCs question model. Ed Keelan of Octopus Ventures releases Losing Product Market Fit part 3.  Startmate returns.   Cannon-Brookes-backed millennial super fund Spaceship snapped up by eToro in $80 million merger.  VC's looking for low hanging M&A fruit. Is the SaaS era over?  SaaS Growth is cooling but free t...

In this week's episode: Eucalyptus pauses Compound, its $1000-a-month men's longevity program .  The curious case of scale-up advisory's backdoor ASX listing via a defunct lolly shop.  The lines between equity, secondary sales and debt are blurring.  "You gotta burn to earn", but how much is too much?    DAAS capital: Death-as-a-service platform Willed raises $3 million as media company Seven sign...

In this weeks episode: Investor Adir Shiffman must pay Sleeping Duck co-founders' legal costs, c ourt orders. Startup Dail y Awards. Persistence.  Persistence combined with the right focus.  Build it and the likely wont come.  Australia’s startup scene has delivered the 3rd-highest liquidity behind the U.S. and China, new analysis shows. AI getting rid of internal systems at Klana.  Bluejay AI goe...

In this weeks episode:  Why Uber abandoned Carshare for Turo. Losing product market fit.  Ed Keelan's Part 2 Blog.  SafetyCulture raises $165Mil in primary and secondary at $2.5 billion valuation.  Calling it a $165Mil raise is not right by Simon Thomsen.  You can raise $10Mil and still walk away with zero.  Why Startup Marketers Should Be Diagnosticians — Advice from OpenAI's and Stripe's Firs t...

In this week's episode:  Nvidia slumps on earnings day.  AustralianSuper takes billion-dollar hit on venture capital failure.  Super funds squeezed out of VC.  Uber scraps $105m Aussie car-sharing division.  Drive Mate hopes to fill Uber's gap.  Startups shutting down at a greater rate.  Losing product market fit by Ed Keelan.  Retention.com cuts staff, talks about loosing PMF. Early DPI may not b...

In this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin':  Blackbird and Canva not to happy about leakers of Leonardo.ai deal details . Jesse Wu departs Afterwork Ventures. Investors back ‘unicorn’ Go1 CEO swap, as IPO plans emerge .  Edtech LoveHeart AI schools up on $2.3 million Seed round . Crowdfunding firm Equitise seeks survival funding after ‘diabolical’ 18 months. Outbound i s dead. hello@tribeglobal.vc 

On this weeks episode of Tribe Talkin': Man baby owner of X/Twitter is suing a group of advertisers and major companies, accusing them of unlawfully agreeing to "boycott" the site. Flippa's CEO says he's been told not to publicise VC exits that aren't fund returners because they don't fit the narrative. Is it easier to get $200million than $2million? Shunned by banks and major funds, Sircel manage...

In this weeks episode:  TEN13 passes $100M invested.  OneVentures launches new $200m fund to address the lack of growth stage funding in Australia. Australian venture capital firms face a battle for their future.   Leonardo was finding it harder and harder before the Canva acquisition . Hundreds of millions of people have tried ChatGPT, but most of them haven’t been back.  Retail AI start up Hiver...

In this great episode of Founder Focus, we are joined by Wayne Gerard .  Wayne is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Redeye , a cloud-based Engineering Drawing Management System that enables organisations to securely store, markup, and collaborate on engineering drawings and documents from any device. Redeye was acquired by Accruent .  Accruent is a global provider of solutions for unifying the buil...

In this weeks episode: ESOP fine print.  "Losing money is an under-appreciated asset with our strategy"   Ubers early backers.  Microsoft has become Canva’s most dangerous competitor?  Construction safety scaleup HammerTech nails $105 million raise. Workplace talent management platform SeenCulture has raised $1 million. Eye of the tiger in founders by Phil Morle. Airtree: IPO’s and exits. Entrepre...

In this weeks episode: Federation's Sendle deal draws intense VC scrutiny as fresh terms offered. US on track to cut i nterest rates.  “Investment ready vs ready for investment” - Marc Orchard Timing between seed and series A. Tesla tumbles on report of delayed Robotaxi unveiling. Behind the scenes of the Archegos collapse. Behind Eucalyptus' big bet that men will spend $1,000 a month on their hea...

In this weeks episode: Cut Through Quarterly 2Q 2024 . Mega VC deals are back - but new founders face a big problem.  Rise of the robot investors: is AI about to e at VC's lunch? Can we be better than a monkey t hrowing darts?  The greatest angel investment in history: Forrest Gump. Using AI shows you have a low IQ?  PE eying startups as VCs abandon later stages.  PE terms are far more aggressive...