Anthony Ferrier offers his advice to startup founders

Anthony Ferrier offers his advice to startup founders

Anthony Ferrier offers his advice to startup founders

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Anthony Ferrier is an innovation and commercialisation specialist, primarily working within the intersection between startups and corporations. Anthony is the head of Innovation and Commercialisation at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, as well as working independently as an advisor and consultant. Before returning to Australia several years ago, Anthony spent two decades working in the US and Europe, primarily based in New York City. In his conversation with Adam, Anthony discusses how the attitudes of legacy corporations faced with disruption by startups has changed over the last few decades, as well as his advice to startup founders aiming to build a working relationship with a corporate entity.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Day One Podcast

00:31 Meet Anthony Ferrier

01:12 Anthony's Role at Swinburne University

02:01 Corporate Side of Innovation

03:24 The Startup Landscape in the Mid-90s

04:45 Arrival in San Francisco at Web 1.0 Peak

06:29 Differences Between Startup Ecosystems

10:02 Success in Corporate and Startup Partnerships

11:03 Corporate Accelerator Models

13:29 Advice for Startups Engaging with Corporates

16:35 The Future of the Australian Startup Ecosystem

18:23 Closing Thoughts on Newcastle

Resources

Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyferrier/Swinburne University: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/

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