The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview Series

Matt Barrie on the evolution of the startup ecosystem from a unique vantage point


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As CEO of Freelance Limited, Matt Barrie overseas the management of both freelancer.com, a service through which 54 million freelancers offer every type of service you can possibly imagine, as well as escrow.com, a global payment system that’s done 5 billion US dollars in payment volume. Freelancer Limited opened on the Australian Securities Exchanged at an incredible 1.03 billion US dollars market capitalisation, making it one of the biggest openings ever on the exchange. In this episode Matt tells the story of the growth of the Australian startup ecosystem as he has seen it from his unique vantage point, and why he believes aspiring startup founders would be best to first work for a company they admire for a year or two before starting their own venture.

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This episode is sponsored by NTP

This episode is sponsored by NTP

NTP is the technology recruitment company that values community and who are invested in seeing the growth of Australia's local tech community.



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