Product
Building — product, engineering, design and product-market fit.
Before product-market fit, building is mostly a search — the fastest path to learning whether anyone wants the thing. After it, product becomes the engine: what to build, what to cut, and what makes you hard to copy.
Founders, engineers and product leaders share how they ship — finding fit, picking a north-star metric, managing technical debt and building a moat that lasts.
“You are in a sector where you can't afford to be cautious about growth.”
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Shows covering Product
Pick My Brain with Alan Jones
17 episodes on Product
Fintechfun with Chris Titley
9 episodes on Product
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series
7 episodes on Product
The Mix with Mick Liubinskas
4 episodes on Product
Diaspora NZ with David Booth
4 episodes on Product
Operator AI with Zachary King
3 episodes on Product
Founders in Motion with Thea Ngo
3 episodes on Product
Mumbition with Carrie Kwan & Lucy Kippist
3 episodes on Product
Unfunded with Joan Westenberg
3 episodes on Product
First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter
2 episodes on Product
Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui
2 episodes on Product
Secured by Galah Cyber
2 episodes on Product
Welcome to Day One with Adam Spencer
2 episodes on Product
Oversubscribed with Brendan Hill
1 episode on Product
The Startup Retro with Will Richards & Gemma Clancy
1 episode on Product
63 episodes on Product
▶ Operator AI with Zachary King · 9 October 2026
The AI Nomad: How Nathan Clark Switches Tools Without Losing the Work
▶ Operator AI with Zachary King · 25 September 2026
The Mad Men Era of Knowledge Work: Inside Román Olivera's Agent Brain
▶ Operator AI with Zachary King · 27 August 2026
How Paul Rowsthorn Runs Airguides With an AI Co-Founder Named Amelia
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 26 August 2026
The Buzzword to Rethink in Your Pitch: Billy Chan on Alfred Travel
▶ Founders in Motion with Thea Ngo · 20 August 2026
Basketball Stats From One Phone Video: Their $3.5M AI Pivot | Cordelia King, Superstat
▶ Founders in Motion with Thea Ngo · 13 August 2026
Quibi: How a $1.75B Startup Died in 6 Months
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 29 July 2026
How Do You Sell Software to an Industry That Won't Change? Mitchell Baker on Claimstack
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 8 July 2026
What's Your Moat When AI Can Copy Your Product in 48 Hours? | Dilip Jacob from Pitchberry
▶ Oversubscribed with Brendan Hill · 18 June 2026
Inside HEO: Australia’s Secret Space Camera Company | Hiranya Jayakody, Steve Baxter, Jessy Wu
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 10 June 2026
The App Built to Stop Image-Based Abuse | Chris Fresle from Just Us
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 28 May 2026
How to Price Your Business So You Actually Take Home Enough | Quinnie Chen from Profit Plainly
▶ Secured by Galah Cyber · 30 April 2026
How Dam Secure Puts Guardrails on AI Generated Code
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 29 April 2026
Why Investors Keep Saying No (And What to Do About It) | Justin Wastnage from Vloggi
▶ Founders in Motion with Thea Ngo · 9 April 2026
This Stanford Dropout Wants to Help You Fall in Love | Celeste Amadon, Known
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 9 March 2026
Why Every Founder & Investor Needs to Understand Open Source AI (Replay Episode)
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 11 February 2026
How to Pitch Growth to Investors and Revenue to Publishers
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 29 January 2026
NiceGit: Making Git usable for everyone, not just engineers
▶ Secured by Galah Cyber · 8 January 2026
The Architect’s Dilemma: Why Security Design Keeps Failing (and How to Fix It)
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 24 September 2025
How CarbonHQ Is Digitising the Broken Carbon Credit Market - with Allen Fan
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 27 August 2025
Cole Cornford on Protecting Startup Attack Surfaces | Galah Cyber
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 30 July 2025
How to Stand Out in a Sea of AI Wrappers: Elena Tsalanidis on Selling B2B SaaS into Law Firms
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 2 July 2025
Hiring in 27 Seconds: Luke Marshall on Growth, Gen Z & Video-First Recruitment with UseVerb
▶ Mumbition with Carrie Kwan & Lucy Kippist · 21 June 2025
Ep 116 Connecting Carers: Tatum Steers on Building Hirey Balancing Business & Motherhood
▶ Mumbition with Carrie Kwan & Lucy Kippist · 19 June 2025
Ep 115: Solving the Mental Load Crisis: Claire Waring’s Bold Vision for Working Parents
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 18 June 2025
How to Build Ethical AI for Artists: Kartini Ludwig Pitches Koup Music
▶ Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui · 9 June 2025
How Paul Stovell Built Octopus Deploy to $100M by Ignoring Silicon Valley’s Rules
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 4 June 2025
How Bardar Pivoted: Dexter Todd’s Festival Data Playbook
▶ Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui · 26 May 2025
Bryony Cole on Sex Tech, Self-Discovery, and the Future of Intimacy
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 7 May 2025
Would You Rent Your Backyard for Events? Kabir Arora from Backya Thinks You Should
▶ 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
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 23 April 2025
Late Payments, Big Problems: Stephen Neli on Fixing Small Biz Cash Flow with Zellus
▶ Mumbition with Carrie Kwan & Lucy Kippist · 22 April 2025
From Coffee Van to Tech Innovator Emily Zaborski's Entrepreneurial Journey
▶ Diaspora NZ with David Booth · 18 April 2025
S3 | E7 - Xavier Collins (CEO & Co-Founder at Wonder) on AI’s creative revolution, building thriving marketplaces, and reshaping the film industry
▶ Pick My Brain with Alan Jones · 9 April 2025
Fixing Fitting Rooms (and Startup Pitches) with Olyvia Munro
▶ 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 · 28 March 2025
S3 | E4 - Bowen Pan (Common Room) on launching Facebook Marketplace, spotting hidden opportunities, and mastering the art of product
▶ The Mix with Mick Liubinskas · 3 February 2025
Fintech Meets Climate Action: Janet Salem on Scaling Carbon Transparency
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 29 January 2025
Diminishing Wealth Inequality: Michael Ragavan on Transforming Home Ownership with Our Leg Up
▶ First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter · 27 January 2025
From Firefox to AI: Mozilla’s Fight for Open Technology
▶ The Mix with Mick Liubinskas · 27 January 2025
Powering the Future of EVs: How Alchemy Charge is Making EV Charging Smarter
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 22 January 2025
How Beforepay is Disrupting Lending with Jamie Twiss, CEO of Before Pay Group
▶ The Mix with Mick Liubinskas · 20 January 2025
The Future of Ethical Shopping: Insights from Good On You’s Gordon Renouf
▶ Unfunded with Joan Westenberg · 12 September 2024
Building a Profitable AI-Driven Design Platform Without VC Funding
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 20 August 2024
Anton Phillips-Chantelois Discusses DelayPay's Impact on Farming Finance
▶ The Startup Retro with Will Richards & Gemma Clancy · 28 July 2024
Coinbase hire, Canva rival, raises: Fundable, Preve, Cuttable
▶ Unfunded with Joan Westenberg · 18 July 2024
Optimising Crop Quality: Steve Scheding on Green Atlas, Automation, and Bootstrapping Success
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 16 July 2024
Fintech founder discusses launching Instantia and managing FX market risks
▶ Unfunded with Joan Westenberg · 4 July 2024
Bootstrapped founder overcomes challenges to grow successful retail SaaS company with Aaron Cowper
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 2 July 2024
Anson Parker discusses the innovative journey of Upbank's products
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 18 June 2024
Hutly: Solving Real Estate Challenges with Smart Contracts with Jeremy Hastings
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 4 June 2024
Co-Operty Co-Founder Lynda Coker Discusses Co-Ownership and Housing Affordability
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 21 May 2024
Daniel Kniaz, Founder of Weel, Discusses the Journey and Future of the Fintech Startup
▶ Fintechfun with Chris Titley · 7 May 2024
Volt: Connecting Real-Time Payments Around the World in One Integration with Jordan Lawrence
▶ The Mix with Mick Liubinskas · 30 November 2022
Unlocking Nature’s Potential: Alex Logan and Cecil’s Holistic Approach to Climate Action
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 21 August 2022
Hayden Williams discusses the future of cryptocurrency across many industries
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 14 August 2022
Emma Fawcett discusses the trap of “tech spaghetti”
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 28 June 2022
Darren Winterford believes Australian Entrepreneurs would benefit from more networking
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 19 April 2022
Anna Wright: why “fail fast” is the greatest advice
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 10 April 2022
Lucinda Hartley discusses the barriers she overcame when starting out
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 27 February 2022
Alan Jones: Can we talk about smartphones?
▶ The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 1 February 2022
Cameron Adams on the importance of community and connection
▶ Welcome to Day One with Adam Spencer · 2 May 2021
Mike McKiernan from Deckee
▶ Welcome to Day One with Adam Spencer · 25 April 2021
Colin Goudie from Social Pinpoint
The Product glossary
MVP
The smallest thing you can build to test whether customers actually want what you think they want.
North Star metric
The single measure that best captures the value you deliver to customers, used to align the whole team.
Moat
A durable advantage that makes you hard to copy — network effects, switching costs, brand, data or scale.
Technical debt
The future cost of shortcuts taken to ship fast now — code and decisions you'll have to revisit.
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