The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series 
About Emily Casey
Emily Casey is the Director & Head of Community at What The Health, where she has spent five years building a global audience around health innovation through editorial, events and community.
On the podcast, she speaks with the people shaping health and cuts through what is happening beyond the headlines, what is worth paying attention to and why it matters.
- Talks about
- Health & Biotech, Marketing & Brand
Behind the microphone.
Also in conversation.
1 episode
Start hereEmily Casey discusses the importance of visibility of the startup ecosystemHer only guest interview, on how she built What The Health and why ecosystem visibility matters; her host episodes are on What The Health.
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series Go straight to the good bits.
Key moments from Emily Casey discusses the importance of visibility of the startup ecosystem.
- 0:32Meet Emily Casey
- 1:05Emily's Current Work in Health Tech
- 1:18Emily's Early Interest in Business
- 2:34Decision to Pursue Medicine
- 3:39Returning to Business and Startups
- 4:40Exploring Startups and Internships
- 7:01Joining She Starts Accelerator
- 9:00Preconceptions vs. Reality of Being a Startup Founder
- 10:53Gaps in the Startup Ecosystem
- 12:54The Gender Funding Gap
In their own words.
“Being a good person and speaking to others really does increase your surface area for luck.”
The path so far.
- Now
Community & Partnerships Lead, Tenmile; Director, What The Health
- Earlier
Employee #1 (investments, community & operations) · Side Stage Ventures
- Earlier
Community Manager · Stone & Chalk
Sources: airtree.vc
Tenmile on Day One
Tenmile is an Australian health technology venture capital company owned by private investment group Tattarang, which launched it in August 2022 with an initial $250…
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