Going Global
Expanding beyond Australia — the US and global markets.
For Australian and New Zealand founders, the home market is rarely big enough on its own — and the US is both the prize and the trap. Going global means hard calls on when to move, how to sell across time zones, and what changes when you do.
Founders who've expanded beyond home, and investors who've watched many try, share what worked and what they'd do differently about cracking the US and global markets.
“The ability to control how you work the software around your process, instead of changing your process to fit software, can unlock creativity and value.”
Answers are drawn live from the network's conversations by Ask the Network.
30 episodes on Going Global
▶ Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui · 14 May 2026
From Police Officer to AI Pioneer to Psychedelics: Dr. Catriona Wallace’s Unfiltered Story (Part Two)
▶ In The Blink Of AI with Georgie Healy · 9 May 2026
How to Build a Side Project That Goes Global Before You Graduate with Anna and Viv from Toastie
▶ Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui · 30 April 2026
From Police Officer to AI Pioneer to Psychedelics: Dr. Catriona Wallace’s Unfiltered Story (Part One)
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 20 April 2026
How to Build a Global Pre-Seed Fund from Scratch
▶ In The Blink Of AI with Georgie Healy · 6 March 2026
The Future of AI Payments: Agents, Stablecoins and Going Global
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 5 February 2026
How to Pick Your First Market for International Expansion
▶ Oversubscribed with Brendan Hill · 12 December 2025
Pain is a Moat: How Australia’s Top AI Founders Are Building Global Giants
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 22 September 2025
How Prosus Ventures Became an “Honorary Australian” Fund
▶ In The Blink Of AI with Georgie Healy · 11 September 2025
How Stripe Uses AI to Make Global Payments Feel Local
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 8 September 2025
Why Australia’s AI Opportunity Is Bigger Than We Think
▶ In The Blink Of AI with Georgie Healy · 4 July 2025
Why Notion Is Betting on AI Building Blocks – with Andrew McCarthy, GM ANZ at Notion
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 2 July 2025
Why Australia Builds More Unicorns per Dollar Than Anyone | with Ben Grabiner from Side Stage Ventures
▶ Diaspora NZ with David Booth · 2 May 2025
S3 | E8 – Adrian Macneil (Co-Founder & CEO at Foxglove) on Developer Tools for Robotics, and Why Ambitious Kiwis Need to Go — and Come Back Smarter
▶ Diaspora NZ with David Booth · 4 April 2025
S3 | E5 - From Law School to Leading the Future of Creator Platforms: How Georgia Rippin (Kold Open) Is Building the Next Wave of Mid-Form Video, and Sneaking Into Hollywood
▶ Diaspora NZ with David Booth · 7 March 2025
S3 | E1 - Jamie Beaton (Crimson Education) on scaling a global education empire, the future of universities, and AI’s role in learning
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 12 November 2024
From Coffee Shop to Global Fintech: The Airwallex Journey with Matthew Sek
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 29 October 2024
From Idea to Market Leader: The Easy Crypto Journey with Janine Grainger
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 15 October 2024
Andrew Butt Discusses Enable's Global Growth and Rebate Management
▶ The Startup Retro with Will Richards & Gemma Clancy · 15 September 2024
Square Peg's global shift, Linktree's 2023 & SA rocket launches
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 20 August 2024
Anton Phillips-Chantelois Discusses Delay Pay's Impact on Farming Finance
▶ The Startup Retro with Will Richards & Gemma Clancy · 18 August 2024
Breakthrough Vic saga, FMiA update & Slice's US expansion
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 6 August 2024
Vakul Talwar Discusses Crypto.com's Growth and Innovations in Australia
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 7 May 2024
Volt: Connecting Real-Time Payments Around the World in One Integration with Jordan Lawrence
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 5 February 2024
Sam Wong discusses building an ecosystem, leverage, and investing in New Zealand.
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 3 April 2022
Aaron Birkby discusses the gaps in the Australian startup ecosystem
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 27 March 2022
Jodie Fox highlights the contrasts between the Australian and US Ecosystems
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 22 February 2022
Melissa Widner discusses the huge progress of startups
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 15 February 2022
Alfred Lo compares startup ecosystems in different nations
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 6 February 2022
Peter Davison: All it takes is guts and a vision
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
Joshua Flannery discusses the key differences between Australia and Japan’s startup ecosystems
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