Andrew Nunn
Chairman & Executive Director at JBS&G Australia
Andrew Nunn is an accomplished Executive Director at JBS&G Australia, specializing in strategic environmental advice for soil and groundwater assessment and remediation. With over 30 years of experience, Andrew leverages his strong relationships with regulators across Australia to deliver pragmatic solutions tailored to client needs. In 2018, he helped launch Consentium, a subsidiary providing strategic communications and engagement solutions in sensitive social and environmental contexts. Andrew also serves as the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur and holds various leadership roles, including Director at the University of Adelaide Business School Advisory Board and Chairperson at Adelaide Equity Solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from RMIT University and has been recognized as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017.
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From Andrew Nunn believes Australian states and territories should work cooperatively rather than competitively · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview SeriesIt's like telling a painter not to paint. They just have to. People who are entrepreneurial have to do the same thing.
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- 0:35 Meet Andrew Nunn
- 1:09 Andrew's Early Involvement in Startups
- 1:59 Starting His Engineering Company
- 3:21 The Early 2000s Startup Ecosystem in Adelaide
- 4:26 Challenges Faced as a New Entrepreneur
- 5:18 Funding and Bootstrapping His Startup
- 7:13 Turning Points in the Adelaide Startup Ecosystem
- 9:11 Growth of Innovation Hubs in Adelaide
- 10:00 Current Energy and Optimism in the Ecosystem
- 11:03 Mapping the Startup Ecosystem
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