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Tim Fung

Tim Fung

Founder & CEO at Airtasker

Founder

Tim Fung is the Founder and CEO of Airtasker, Australia's leading marketplace for local services. Based in the Greater Sydney Area, Tim has a deep fascination with marketplaces, user-generated content, and network effects. He co-founded Tank Stream Labs, a tech startup co-working space, and has served as an advisor to several companies, including Car Next Door, Mad Paws, Huddle Childcare, and Floatspace. Tim's career began at Macquarie Group as a Senior Analyst, and he was a founding team member of amaysim Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW and is a GAICD from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In his spare time, Tim enjoys high-quality 80s/90s movies, Formula One, karting, track days, ice hockey, bouldering, and alpine sports.

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From Tim Fung explains why Australia is a great market to test startup ideas · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
Australia is an awesome pilot market for these kinds of build local, but then go and build it again overseas type models.
▶ Tim Fung explains why Australia is a great market to test startup ideas

Career

  1. Now Founder & CEO · Airtasker
  2. Earlier · Scale-up Founding team member & investor · Amaysim
  3. Earlier Talent agent · Chic Management
  4. Earlier Investment banking executive · Macquarie Bank

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Key moments

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  1. 0:31 Meet Tim Fung
  2. 0:52 Tim's Early Exposure to the Startup Ecosystem
  3. 2:25 The Role of Amaysim in Tim's Journey
  4. 4:16 The Origin Story of Airtasker
  5. 6:48 Tim's Interest in Fashion and Talent Management
  6. 8:30 Transferable Skills from Previous Experiences
  7. 10:14 Starting Airtasker in 2012
  8. 12:55 The Launch of Tank Stream Labs
  9. 15:29 Early Days of Airtasker
  10. 16:02 Focus on Job Postings

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, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, 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 5 With Mark Pesce, Steve Grace, Eloise Hall, Isobel Marshall, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Phil Ireland, Wayne Gerard, Sam Jockel, Samantha Finnegan, Arthur Sinodinos, Peter Devine, Peter Tippett, Trevor Folsom, Dean McEvoy, Moira Were, Kate Jones, Daniel Flynn, Mick Liubinskas, Peter Bradd, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Aaron Birkby, Rachel Yang, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak
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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, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, 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 · 12 July 2022 Tim Fung explains why Australia is a great market to test startup ideas

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