Founding cohost Kayla Medica is stepping away from the present due to work commitments and Simon Thomsen is devastated.
However edge-of-millennial Kayla’s unsure if she’s heard Psychological As Something’s music, Should you depart me, can I come too? (to be truthful it was successful in 1981 and the clip is from the Spotify of Simon’s childhood, ABC’s Countdown). So he’s leaving too – however just for two weeks on vacation to get better – and AJ Koch will step as visitor host of Startup 360.
And when Simon returns, Fishburners CEO Majella Campbell will be a part of him on the weekly podcast and YouTube video that’s extra founder enjoyable than founder mode.
For Kayla’s closing present, their visitor is somebody she’s lengthy admired however by no means met, Doone Roisin, from Feminine Startup Membership and Groopie.
Then Simon turned the tables and had Kayla as out 10x visitor to reply 10 questions.
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Kayla went out with a bang – and Bollinger. They talked about Blackbird’s Dawn, the 1oth anniversary of philanthropic motion Pledge 1% and advertising alcohol, earlier than Doone joined them to debate the challenges ladies in tech face, and the way her ADHD, shapes her lifestyle as a startup founder.
Final yr Doone was a part of the Techstars Sydney accelerator program and divulges it was a lot more durable and tougher than anticipated. She launched Groopie – assume the enterprise model of OnlyFans – and in addition talked about what ladies must do to take step one in turning into an entrepreneur.
And right here’s the photograph of her. aged 3, they have been speaking about:
Doone Roisin – who hasn’t modified a bit within the final 30 years
Doone then swapped chairs for 10x and the prospect to quiz Kayla about her life and experiences.
Simon requested Kayla how she’d modified the startup ecosystem if she may wave a wand of Medica magic.
Much less males, she mentioned, in a present the place they talked about how ladies nonetheless aren’t funded regardless of information that claims they’re a greater funding.
“I work with fairly all kinds of purchasers and startups, and the general public who rent me are males. And once I get, like, a girl consumer, it’s simply so good,” Kayla mentioned.
“Like, there’s a way of camaraderie and, like, it’s completely different, however it’s so uncommon. I simply need extra of that.”
And Simon revealed that Startup 360 is the present founders VCs tune into, with latest visitor, 17-year-old Liam Fuller, turning into the most popular funding potential on the town after being noticed on the present.
Thanks Kayla, for making podcasting nice once more. We’ll miss your knowledge, no worry views and laughter. That is for you.
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