Episodes
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Special Guest: Sarah Barnes
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Hamish and Scot were privileged to speak with Sarah Barnes who gave us an inside look into how she and the team at Transitional Level Investments work with tech startups.
Transition Level Investments was founded by Steve Baxter (Shark Tank).
Transition Level Investments backs early-stage startups from angel through to Seed rounds, and connect sophisticated investors with VC-grade, screened investment opportunities.
Sarah was kind enough to recommend the following resources to our listeners:
Send us your pitch – www.transitionlevel.com/pitch
http://theleanstartup.com/ (recommended reading for any entrepreneur)
Where to go to get help:
River City Labs. https://www.rivercitylabs.net/
Fish Burners. https://fishburners.org/
Startup Onramp https://www.startuponramp.com/ (Great program run by Colin Kinner & Nick Shewring)
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Special Guest: Allan Morris
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Hamish has a fascinating chat with the very talented Allan Morris about everything from Boards to branding. Hamish asks Allan his advice and perspective on what he has seen ‘in the trenches’ that will help the inventor and entrepreneur understand what it takes to maintain a successful business.
Allan has extensive international experience in multi-nationals, across retail, consumer goods and tourism industries. With expertise in strategic financial management, M&A, capital raisings, project management, organisational transformation, IT implementation, audit, financial analyses and financial reporting.
If you would like to contact Allan please connect with him via LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanjmorris
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Fundraising. ‘Money is Project Fuel’
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Scot and Hamish talk with Angelo Coco from Invention Pathways about fundraising. Fundraising is, unfortunately, an area where many projects fall short or worse, fail.
Angelo discusses the different options and strategies available to inventors and entrepreneurs.
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Belinda Vesey-Brown | Part 3
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Belinda talks about Brand Archetypes. A fascinating insight into how to structure your brand.
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
R&D Grants & Tax Rebates
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Scot and Hamish talk with Jagdeep Jalota from Invention Pathways about how to structure your business so you can take advantage of the Federal Governments R&D incentives with Tax Rebates.
Did you know the Federal Government has $137.9m in the budget set aside for R&D grants? If you’re in the process of developing or commercialising your idea then you need to listen to this podcast.
If you have any questions about accessing R&D grants and the associated tax rebates, please contact Jagdeep at Invention Pathways: https://www.inventionpathways.com.au/
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Crowdfunding, Company Structures & Tax Rebates
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Scot and Hamish have an enlightening conversation with Angelo Coco from Invention Pathways about how inventors and entrepreneurs should structure their businesses not only to protect their assets but to be eligible for substantial R&D Tax Rebates from the Federal Government. Angelo also gives us insight into how the rules have changed to allow inventors to use Social Media and Crowdfunding to help finance the design and commercialisation of their idea. If you're an inventor or entrepreneur you'll want to listen to this episode.
For more information on the topics covered in this episode, we encourage you to visit the Invention Pathways website: https://www.inventionpathways.com.au
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
The Naming Episode: The ‘Black Art’ of Creating Names
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Hamish goes into the finer detail of how to create, choose and think about the subject of product brand naming.
Some of the topics that Hamish discuses with Scot are over-creativity, the naming brief, how to choose a name, trademarking, how to manage availability, and what makes an efficient and marketable name.
To download Hamish’s (Free) Brand Name Scorecards™ PDF go to https://www.hamishchadwick.com/name-creation
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Belinda Vesey-Brown | Part 2
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Scot has an interesting conversation with Belinda Vesey-Brown about Neuromarketing.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Belinda Vesey-Brown | Part 1
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Scot talks with Belinda Vesey-Brown about business and branding.
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Brand Structures
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Hamish explains what the three types of Brand Structures are and why it’s important for the entrepreneur and inventor to decide which structure will benefit them most before going to market.