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Day One?
Good to meet you. We're the podcast network for the people building Australia's startups. Scroll to meet the shows and the hosts — then take one home with you.
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A podcast network for the people building Australia's startups.
Day One is home to 24 shows made with and for founders, operators and investors. Honest conversations about building companies — no hype, no vanity metrics, no growth‑hacking nonsense.
If you're building or backing a company in this country, this is where a lot of your people already are.
- 57%
- founders & C‑suite
- 20%
- investors
- 91%
- Australian
Of the audience across the network.
What are you into?
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First Cheque
Open-sourcing conversations with experienced investors globally
Hosted by Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter
Also try Oversubscribed, Investment Thesis
Investment Thesis
Building an investment thesis from the ground up — one conversation at a time.
Hosted by Kali Norman
Also try First Cheque, Oversubscribed
In The Blink Of AI
Your weekly front-row seat to the AI revolution!
Hosted by Georgie Healy
Also try Pick My Brain
Building Tech Teams
A weekly podcast on how Australia hires, builds, and leads tech teams in the age of AI.
Hosted by James MacDonald
Also try Oversubscribed
Welcome to Day One
Let's go back to day one, where this story begins...
Hosted by Adam Spencer
Also try Perspective X, Founders in Motion
Pick My Brain
Founders learn how to pitch their startup better, with Australia’s best startup pitch coach Alan Jones
Hosted by Alan Jones
Also try Oversubscribed
Six shows. Six hosts.
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A taste of the network — the shows founders actually listen to, and the people behind the mic.
Open-sourcing conversations with experienced investors globally
First Cheque
Hosted by Cheryl Mack, CEO · Maxine Minter, Partner
For the builders everyone wants to back.
Oversubscribed
Hosted by Brendan Hill, Venture Partner
Your weekly front-row seat to the AI revolution!
In The Blink Of AI
Hosted by Georgie Healy, Podcast Host
Honest, tactical conversations with early-stage founders — the real decisions, trade-offs and mechanics behind building a company.
Founders in Motion
Hosted by Thea Ngo, Senior Investment Associate, Archangel Ventures
Founders learn how to pitch their startup better, with Australia’s best startup pitch coach Alan Jones
Pick My Brain
Hosted by Alan Jones, General Partner
A weekly podcast on how Australia hires, builds, and leads tech teams in the age of AI.
Building Tech Teams
Hosted by James MacDonald, Managing Director
24 shows.
One network.
Building Tech Teams with James MacDonald
For operators
Founders in Motion with Thea Ngo
For founders
Investment Thesis with Kali Norman
For investors
Operator AI with Zachary King
For operators
What The Health with Emily Casey
For hosts
Oversubscribed with Brendan Hill
For founders
In The Blink Of AI with Georgie Healy
For operators
Pick My Brain with Alan Jones
For founders
First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter
For investors
Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui
For founders
Can Crypto Deliver?
For founders
Secured by Galah Cyber
For operators
Life After Launch with Megan Luttrell & Geo George
The New Script with Frances Goh & Makenzie Thomas
For founders
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem
For founders
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
For founders
Mumbition with Carrie Kwan & Lucy Kippist
For founders
Unfunded with Joan Westenberg
For founders
Fintechfun with Chris Titley
For founders
The Startup Retro with Will Richards & Gemma Clancy
For founders
The Mix with Mick Liubinskas
For founders
Diaspora NZ with David Booth
For operators
Welcome to Day One with Adam Spencer
For founders
Engineering in the Hunter
Meet the hosts
James MacDonald
Managing Director
Thea Ngo
Senior Investment Associate, Archangel Ventures
Kali Norman
Host, Investment Thesis
Zachary King
Founder, Works
Emily Casey
Director at What the Health & Head of Community at Tenmile
Brendan Hill
Venture Partner
Georgie Healy
Podcast Host
Alan Jones
General Partner
Cheryl Mack
CEO
Maxine Minter
Partner
Pauline Fetaui
Director
Cole Cornford
Chief Executive Officer
Megan Luttrell
Founder, Kairos Recruitment
Geo George
Partner
Frances Goh
Co-Founder, Head of Community & Growth
Makenzie Thomas
Portfolio Manager
Adam Spencer
Managing Director
Lucy Kippist
Community Manager
Carrie Kwan
Mums & Co Co-Founder
Joan Westenberg
Writer
Chris Titley
Director
Will Richards
Co-Founder
Gemma Clancy
Co-Founder
Mick Liubinskas
CEO
David Booth
Founder in Residence
Melinda Sietsma
Host — Senior Recruiter, Engineering & Supply Chain
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Founders & operators
Real conversations about building companies — pricing, hiring, fundraising, the mess in the middle. The stuff you can use on Monday.
Investors
Stay close to the founders you want to back, and the people already backing them. It's where a lot of the ecosystem already listens.
Building something yourself?
We also build founder‑led shows for companies and funds — turning a podcast into trust, authority and warmer pipeline. That's the day job.
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