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Peter Davison

Peter Davison

Former Co-Founder at Fishburners

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Peter Davison is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor based in Australia. He has a rich history of involvement in venture capital and technology startups, having co-founded Godel Capital, a boutique venture capital firm with notable exits including PayPal. He has also served as an Entrepreneur-in-residence at ilab Accelerator, advising technology startups at the University of Queensland. Peter is the founder of Fishburners, a prominent startup community, and has held investments in various online assets and companies as an angel investor. His educational background includes a Master's degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics and a PhD in Technology Clusters and Angel Investment from Western Sydney University. Peter is passionate about rejecting institutionalization and specializes in investment modeling, business acquisition, strategic marketing, and early-stage mentoring.

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In their own words

From Peter Davison: All it takes is guts and a vision · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
Government never creates ecosystems. Government jumps on the back of the flywheel as it starts to really turn.
▶ Peter Davison: All it takes is guts and a vision

Career

  1. Now Former Co-Founder · Fishburners
  2. From 2014 Mentor · Chinaccelerator
  3. Earlier · Startup Founder · Ideogue Ventures

Sources: crunchbase.com

Key moments

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  1. 0:29 Meet Peter Davison
  2. 0:31 Peter's Background and Early Involvement in PayPal
  3. 1:14 Why Entrepreneurship and Investing?
  4. 2:55 Peter's Journey to Silicon Valley
  5. 4:06 Early Australian Startup Ecosystem
  6. 4:41 Starting Girdle Capital
  7. 5:19 Learning from Early Internet Ventures
  8. 6:38 Differences Between Silicon Valley and Australia
  9. 8:15 Return to Australia and Challenges Faced
  10. 9:30 Insights on the Australian Ecosystem

Heard on

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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 1 With Mark Pesce, Hayden Williams, Evan Thornley, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Pete Lead, Terry Hilsberg, Matt Bullock, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Maxine Sherrin, Malcolm Turnbull, James Alexander, Alan Jones, Paul Bassat, Hamish Hawthorn, Alfred Lo, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Cameron Adams, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick
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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6 With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, 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
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The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 6 February 2022 Peter Davison: All it takes is guts and a vision

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