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Alex Carpenter

Principal Consultant & AI Implementation Lead, Unlocking Technology · Former Initial Nudger at The Guild of Entrepreneurs

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Alex Carpenter

About Alex Carpenter

Alex Carpenter is principal consultant and AI implementation lead at Unlocking Technology, a South Australian consultancy that helps small and medium businesses choose, build and run software with AI. He teaches AI for business transformation and is doing a PhD on how small-business leaders respond to AI.

He has founded several businesses, including Citrus WA, a produce and hospitality supplier, and Atlas Events, a community events business. Trained in managerial accounting and educational psychology, he ran the University of Sydney's startup community for about six years, including its Genesis program, and later directed entrepreneurship courses at Alphacrucis University College. He also founded The Guild of Entrepreneurs, an independent community for founders.

On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series in 2022, he argued that Australia's startup community is far more collaborative than corporate settings.

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Start hereAlex Carpenter sees Australia’s startup ecosystem as radically more collaborative than corporate settingsHis full interview on founding the Guild and why the startup ecosystem is more collaborative than corporate life.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6

With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Moira Were, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Alex Carpenter sees Australia’s startup ecosystem as radically more collaborative than corporate settings.

  1. 0:31Alex's Passion for Supporting Entrepreneurs
  2. 1:52Discovering What You're Built For
  3. 2:50Early Entrepreneurial Ventures
  4. 3:25Transition to Mentoring and Teaching
  5. 4:00The Birth of the Guild of Entrepreneurs
  6. 5:55The Role of Community in the Startup Ecosystem
  7. 7:20Insights on the Culture of Goodwill
  8. 8:05Noticing the Startup Community in Sydney
  9. 9:38The Importance of Entrepreneurs Reaching Out
  10. 12:28Gaps in the Startup Ecosystem

In their own words.

“You really shouldn't be worried about someone stealing your idea, because if it's that easy, then it's not really a very good idea anyway.”
Alex Carpenter — Alex Carpenter sees Australia’s startup ecosystem as radically more collaborative than corporate settingsThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 28 August 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Principal Consultant & AI Implementation Lead, Unlocking Technology

  2. Earlier · Startup

    Founder & CEO · Unlocking Technology

  3. Earlier

    Head of Entrepreneurship · Alphacrucis College

  4. Earlier · Startup

    Founder · Citrus WA

  5. Earlier

    Founder · Atma Cycles

Sources: dayone.fm

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