The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series 
About James Fielding
Dr James Fielding is co-founder, managing director and chief executive of Audeara, an ASX-listed hearing health company. Audeara makes headphones that test the wearer's hearing and tune sound to their individual hearing profile, so hearing can be re-checked over time.
A medical graduate of the University of Queensland, Fielding was based at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital before leaving full-time clinical medicine to focus on Audeara, which grew from a small crowdfunded project in 2017 to a listed company by 2021. Before studying medicine he worked at the New York hedge fund Bay Harbour Capital and at the film production company The Weinstein Company.
On The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series, he made the case that Australia's talent pool can compete with any in the world.
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The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series Go straight to the good bits.
Key moments from James Fielding shares his belief that Australia’s talent pool is world class.
- 0:31Meet Dr. James Fielding
- 1:14The Changing Landscape of Startups
- 2:57Starting Multiple Companies
- 4:31James's Motivation and Drive
- 6:35First Exposure to the Startup Ecosystem
- 8:54Ideation and the Birth of Audeara
- 10:50Community Support for Startups in Brisbane
- 12:25Gaps in the Startup Ecosystem
- 18:28Advice for New Founders
- 20:50Confidence in Australian Talent
In their own words.
“You don't need to leave to make it work. You need to stay and back your own people to get it done and prove that we deserve to be on a world stage.”
The path so far.
- Now
CEO · Audeara
- Until 2016
Medical intern / doctor · Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Earlier
Analyst · Bay Harbour Capital
- Earlier
Finance/production role · The Weinstein Company
- Earlier · Startup
Founder & Director · Field Orthopaedics
Sources: alumni.uq.edu.au
Audeara on Day One
Audeara is an ASX-listed Brisbane company that makes headphones, earbuds and TV listening devices that adjust sound to each user's hearing profile.
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