Kate Cornick on ways to support Australians to begin their startup journey

Kate Cornick on ways to support Australians to begin their startup journey

Kate Cornick on ways to support Australians to begin their startup journey

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Kate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, the Victorian Government’s initiative to accelerate startups and create new jobs in Victoria. Before taking this position, Kate worked in a variety of roles in startup land, including leading the development of a human resources technology startup through a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as acting as General Manager at NBN Co. In her conversation with Alex Carpenter, Kate discusses Australia’s low number of startup founders per capita relative to other countries, and potential ways of supporting Australians to begin their startup journey.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Day One Podcast

00:29 Meet Kate Cornick

00:35 Kate's Involvement in the Startup Scene

01:51 Understanding the Ecosystem

02:27 Articulating Support for Entrepreneurs

03:24 The Role of LaunchVic

04:47 Engaging with the Startup Community

06:02 Gaps in the Startup Ecosystem

07:38 Producing Great Companies in Australia

09:19 Challenges in Early Stage Funding

10:54 The Importance of Role Models

12:00 Unpacking Australia's Startup Culture

13:23 The Definition of a Startup

22:16 Unique Aspects of the Australian Ecosystem

29:10 Closing Thoughts

Resources

Launchvic: https://launchvic.org/Kate’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kate_cornick

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