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Rohit Bhargava

Founder & Partner, Playbook Angel Network · Founder at Playbook Media · Former at The Startup Playbook Podcast

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About Rohit Bhargava

Rohit Bhargava is founder and partner of the Playbook Angel Network, run by Playbook Ventures, which invests deal by deal in early-stage startups through a syndicate of operator investors. He also hosts The Startup Playbook Podcast, which he started in 2016 to interview founders, investors and industry experts, and writes the Playbook Deal Flow newsletter connecting Australian startups with investors. He has worked at Startup Victoria and on the AWS startups team. Earlier he co-founded and ran StageLabel, a crowdfunding platform for fashion that helped launch more than 150 brands.

In a 2022 interview for The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem, he argued that Australia's wholesale investor tests should weigh startup knowledge, not just income and assets.

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Start hereRohit Bhargava discusses the benefits of reshaping wholesale investor requirementsHis own interview: why wholesale investor tests built on income and assets shut out people with real startup knowledge.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 3

With Michael Batko, Wayne Gerard, Petr Adámek, Peter Devine, Terry Hilsberg, Peter Bradd, Zrinka Tokic, Rachael Neumann, Zoe Piper, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Murray Hurps, Rachel Yang, Yolanda Redrup, Peta Ellis, Sarah Pearson, Niki Scevak, Colin Kinner, Mark Pesce, Colette Grgic, Ian Gardiner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Melissa Widner, Cameron Adams, Georgie Turner, Baden U'Ren, Evan Thornley, Alan Noble, Kate Jones, Kate Cornick, James Alexander, Dharmica Mistry, Emily Rich, Lars Rasmussen

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Rohit Bhargava discusses the benefits of reshaping wholesale investor requirements.

  1. 0:29Guest Host Introduction
  2. 0:50Rohit's Background and Journey
  3. 1:38Early Entrepreneurial Experiences
  4. 2:51The Allure of Startups
  5. 4:20Rohit's First Steps into the Startup Scene
  6. 5:05Key Startup Events and Support Structures
  7. 6:42Reflections on the Ecosystem's Growth
  8. 8:30The Cyclical Nature of the Ecosystem
  9. 9:57The Role of Government and Programs
  10. 11:01Inspiration Behind the Startup Playbook Podcast

In their own words.

“You have to be a certain type of crazy to give up the security of jobs, have big dreams, and give up the safety net.”
Rohit Bhargava — Rohit Bhargava discusses the benefits of reshaping wholesale investor requirementsThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 5 July 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Founder & Partner, Playbook Angel Network

  2. Earlier · Startup

    Co-founder & CEO · StageLabel

Sources: rohitbhargava.co

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