Indigenous involvement in the startup space is an emerging force all across Australia, with indigenous people standing up and creating solutions that are solving issues facing their people. Starting a business is not easy; starting an indigenous business adds extra complexity to that process.

In this episode of Tech Society, hosts Alex and John from Ninja Software speak with Les Delaforce, a Gumbaynggirr man (Mid North Coast NSW) currently serving as the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Director at the Minderoo Foundation, one of their initiatives being “creating employment parity with and for Indigenous Australians”.

Les is also an experienced founder, board director and recipient to many young entrepreneur awards. Les shares his unique experience of navigating through the world of business, and taking advantage of the benefits that technologies can deliver. During this episode, Les speaks about systemic challenges, culture clash, raising equity, exit strategies, and what lies in store for the next generation of business leaders.

Les Delaforce: https://au.linkedin.com/in/lesliedelaforce

Minderoo Foundation:
https://www.minderoo.org/generation-one/#overview

DreamSpark:
https://www.dreamspark.com.au/

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https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/78-founding-principles

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https://www.techsociety.fm/episodes/52-entrepreneurship-rags-to-riches-mythology

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