Key moments
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- 1:18 Starting a company without a business idea
- 2:56 3 lessons from 9 months of market discovery
- 9:59 What is Marloo?
- 12:38 The vibe-coded conference demo
- 15:43 How they got VC-backed before finding the idea
- 18:40 Pressure, mindset momentum
- 19:43 Building across Sydney, London Wellington
- 25:29 The mission: making financial advice accessible
- 29:20 The $10M raise vision
- 32:38 Most valuable founder lesson
Connections
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