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In this episode of the Startup West podcast, hosts Jason Balchand and Adam Barrell are joined by Danelle Cross and Sarah Kahle to discuss the upcoming week of West Tech Fest — the favourite week on the calendar for anyone who works in the tech and startup world.

We talk about 14 years of WTF, some of the most memorable speakers along the way, the challenges of organising such a large-scale event, the return of West Tech Wadjemup, and how to get the most out of the week.

Recorded in Perth and hosted by Jason Balchand from Startup News and Adam Barrell from So Perth.

In this episode of Startup West, Nicholas Chilton from Venture Affairs shares his journey from federal politics to the startup world. He discusses the importance of government relations for startups, the challenges of navigating immigration policies, and the need for advocacy to attract high-skilled global talent.

He provides insights into the future of the startup ecosystem in Australia and the importance of engaging with government to unlock opportunities.

In this episode of Startup West, Paz Pisarski from the Community Collective shares her journey in the startup ecosystem, the impact of community during the pandemic, and her recent award at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards as Future Leader.

She discusses the importance of community in business, shares strategies for building effective communities, and reflects on the lessons learned from her experiences. Paz emphasises the need for balance as a founder and offers valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

This episode, we sit down and chat with Wilson Tucker about being an elected member of parliament, some of his achievements in the Legislative Council, and what he's now doing post-politics.

In this episode, Dan Coughlan from Airtree discusses his journey into venture capital, the dynamics of investing in startups, and the recent $650 million fund raised by Airtree. He shares insights on the importance of community in the startup ecosystem, the role of AI in shaping future businesses, and what he looks for when investing.

In this episode, Jason Balchand and Adam Barell kick off the new season with the origin story of So Perth. Adam shares his journey from teaching himself to code at age 12, building a popular online wrestling website, to the “lightbulb moment” that led to the creation of the influential Twitter account, @tweetperth, and its evolution into the So Perth brand.

Australia’s number 1 startup podcast (1) talks with Ingrid Rodriguez, founder of Eikonic, a dental hygiene product looking to help a billion mouths over the next ten years.

Born in Chile, and growing up in Perth, Ingrid studied oral hygiene and after years of practice, saw a need to develop a revolutionary product that would assist the 3 billion people that suffer from one type of oral disease or another.

“ Do whatever it takes to be you own best friend. That was another great piece of advice, and a quote that I’ve taken with me and my journey. Sometimes as a sole founder it can be very lonely…” Ingrid Rodriguez ~

For more: https://www.eikonic.org

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Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and pays respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

(1) Feedspot Ranking of Australian Startup podcasts: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/australian_startup_podcasts/

Danelle Cross (Curtin Uni) and Chris Tan (Spacecubed) talk with Dan Dawson, founder and director of edtech startup Paperly.

Originally from New Zealand, Dan saw the need to reduce paper-based bureaucratic systems in schools. Coding 7 hours a night while holding down a full-time job, he was selected to join the Plus Eight Tech Accelerator in Perth in 2022.

This year, the newly established early-stage VC fund Purpose Ventures invested in the business, and his goal is to get Paperly into 10,000 schools.

“…It’s one thing starting a company. It’s another thing starting a company with a partner, or wife. It’s next level again, once you’ve got kids…” ~ Dan Dawson

For more: https://www.paperly.io

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Startup West is recorded at Riff studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, edited by Carmen Yee Kai Wen and brought to you thanks to support from Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth and Tekkon.

Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and pays respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

On this episode, we're joined by Sean Williams, founder of AutogenAI. We talk about the world of generative AI and how he's using it to help companies write better proposals, faster.

Sean is a serial entrepreneur and exited his previous company, Corndel Ltd, in November 2020 in a reported £40m+ sale. After a two week holiday, Sean founded AutogenAI which now operates with offices in UK, US, and Australia.

He was in Perth for a few days so we thought we'd have a conversation with him to dive into the world of AI.

Co-hosts: Jason Balchand and Adam Barrell.

Startup West is recorded at Riff Studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, and brought to you thanks to support from Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth, and Tekkon.

We chat with Matt Vitale, Founder and CEO of ⁠Birchal⁠ — Australia's largest Crowd-Sourced Funding (CSF) platform. We talk about WA being one of their leading markets and what makes a strong CSF campaign.

This episode is an insightful listen for anybody who's considering raising capital through a CSF campaign or just interested in the story of Birchal.

Startup West is recorded at Riff Studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, and brought to you thanks to support from Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth, and Tekkon.