The Startup Playbook Podcast
Every week, I interview successful entrepreneurs, investors and business industry experts on how they got started, the strategies they used to succeed and their advice to current and future entrepreneurs
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Ep197 - Paul Stovell (Founder & CEO - Octopus Deploy) on turning a weekend project to a $100M ARR business
My guest for Ep197 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Paul Stovell. Paul is the Founder & CEO of Octopus Deploy, a company he started as a “nights and weekends” project for 2 years before going full time in 2012. The company was bootstrapped for almost a decade until 2021 when they raised USD$172.5M (roughly […] The p
Ep196 - Cam Falloon (Founder & CEO - BFT) on overcoming adversity and scaling to 700+ studios globally
My guest for Ep196 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Cam Falloon. Every great story starts with overcoming adversity and Cam is no different. Cam picked up a serious back injury which made it difficult for him to walk…to the point where it would take him 15mins to walk a 12m hallway and being told […] The post Ep196
Ep195 - Leigh Jasper (Co-founder & Co-CEO - Firmable) on jumping back in the founder seat after a $1.6B exit
My guest for Ep195 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Leigh Jasper. This is a special edition of the podcast. A few weeks ago, we celebrated hitting 8 years of the podcast. To celebrate the milestone, we hosted an in-person event with our community which included a “live” podcast recording with returning guest Leigh J
Ep194 - Jon Gregory (Founder & CEO - Vitruvian) on product led growth and relentless positivity
My guest for Ep194 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Jon Gregory. Jon is the Founder & CEO of Vitruvian. Vitruvian is an all-in-one digital home gym that uses AI to adjust resistance in real time to help users get the most out of their workout. Since launching in 2018, they have gone on to […] The post Ep194 – Jon Gr
Ep193 - Llew Jury (General Partner & Exec Chairman - Sprint Ventures) on nurturing talent and building generational companies
My guest for Ep193 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Llew Jury. Llew is the General Partner and Executive Chairman of Sprint Ventures, a Queensland based VC with two funds and 18 portfolio companies that is investing in companies that build a better future. He has just helped Sprint secure funding from QIC’s VCDF for
Ep192 - Rohit Bhargava (Host - The Startup Playbook Podcast) on lessons from 8 years of podcasting (AMA episode)
Welcome to a special milestone edition of the podcast, celebrating 8 years of the show! On this day in 2016, I published the first 6 episodes of this podcast. Over the last 8 years I’ve sat down with almost 200 successful entrepreneurs and investors to unpack their journey, lessons and insights. I’m so thankful to […]
