Jodie Imam – Sometimes You Don't Need a Rocket Ship. You Need a Tractor

If you've ever felt like you're not a "real" founder because you're not chasing unicorn status, this episode is your permission slip to build differently. Jodie Imam co-founded Occasional Butler (acquired by Airtasker), opened one of Melbourne's first coworking spaces, and now runs Tractor Ventures, the revenue-based funding company backing founders who don't want to ride the VC rocket. You'll hear the Ericsson moment that made her distrust corporations, the car space she traded for a job in fashion, the $5 Doritos gig that was the first job ever posted on Occasional Butler, and the raise-or-sell decision she faced while pregnant with her third child. Plus the journaling moment that led to Tractor, the EOS visionary-integrator split, and why founders are whole humans. Jodie Imam is the co-founder of Tractor Ventures and Occasional Butler.