Weird Growth

#59 – Go Hard and Grow Home with Dominic Pym


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You've heard startup stories, but few come as inspiring as Dominic Pym’s. From building some of Australia’s most iconic fintech companies to investing in the future of startups, Dom shares lessons every founder should hear. Recorded live at West Tech Fest, this episode of Weird Growth dives into the moments that defined Dom’s journey—and what drives his mission to support the next generation of founders.

Problem:

Fixing online payments in Australia. Creating a banking experience that’s the opposite of boring. Supporting the infrastructure for tomorrow’s startups.

Solution:

Simple online payments. Easy-to-love banking. An unapologetically different venture fund.

One big piece of advice:

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again…I’m still here, I’m still persisting and I’m still making new startups.


Bullets:

(00:00 – 00:30) - Introduction
(00:31 – 01:47) - Welcome Dom
(01:48 – 03:55) - Dom’s background and philosophy
(03:56 – 04:41) - The business Dom would start today
(04:42 – 07:30) - Building Australia’s first online payments provider – Pin Payments
(07:31 – 08:57) - What was the catalyst for Pin Payments’ growth?
(08:58 – 09:55) - Who were Pin Payments’ first customers?
(09:56 – 11:25) - When the momentum started to shift for Pin Payments
(11:26 – 12:14) - When Checkout acquired Pin Payments
(12:15 – 13:20) - Building the all-star team behind Up Bank
(13:21 – 14:13) - Ripe conditions for Up Bank to disrupt
(14:14 – 16:39) - What ingredients helped Up Bank cut through and grow
(16:40 – 19:15) - The inflection points for Dom’s companies – Pin Payments, Up Bank, and Euphemia
(19:16 – 25:04) - The story behind Up’s unique brand
(25:05 – 26:29) - Up’s partnership with TikTok
(26:30 – 27:49) - How Euphemia came about
(27:50 – 31:28) - The four areas of Euphemia’s investment thesis
(31:29 – 32:31) - The triple bubble fintech fund – primary, secondary, and public companies
(32:32 – 34:31) - The one thing Dom can’t live without – his Tesla Model SP100D
(34:32 – 35:33) - Dom’s one big piece of advice for founders
(35:34 – 36:32) - Wrap-up

Show & Tell:

  • Up Bank - https://up.com.au/
  • Pin Payments - https://pinpayments.com/
  • Checkout - https://www.checkout.com/
  • Buildkite - https://buildkite.com/
  • Red Bubble - https://www.redbubble.com/
  • PAX Festival - https://aus.paxsite.com/en-us.html
  • LGT Crestone - https://www.lgtcrestone.com.au/
  • Tesla Model S - https://www.tesla.com/models

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