Episode Summary:
Lucinda Hartley is an urban strategist and serial entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Neighbourlytics, a social analytics platform for neighbourhoods that aims to solve the human data gap for the property sector by providing access to information and insights about urban life. She also co-founded CoDesign Studio, a not-for-profit with the mission of improving social connection and resilience across Australian Communities. In her conversation with Adam, Lucinda discusses how Australia’s startup ecosystem has evolved over the past five years, and some of the barriers she faced when first becoming involved in the ecosystem.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Day One Podcast
00:29 Meet Lucinda Hartley
00:59 Lucinda's Background and Neighbourlytics
02:19 The Data Gap in Urban Design
03:04 Designing Cities for Humans
03:39 Involvement in the Startup Ecosystem
04:59 Understanding the Startup Ecosystem
06:21 Awareness of Unicorns and the Community
07:16 Stereotypes in the Startup Culture
08:41 Value of the She Starts Program
09:47 Observations on Diversity in Startups
10:19 Support for Early Stage Founders
11:02 Surprises of Being a Startup Founder
12:29 Challenges with Team Recruitment
13:44 Advice for Future Founders
15:04 The Opportunity in the Australian Ecosystem
16:24 Closing Thoughts on Gender and Trust in the Ecosystem
