Without a clear organisational purpose, a vision for the future and a set of values to guide you, it is impossible to make decisions on what to do or how to do it. These are the bedrock of any successful organisation - a sense of knowing why you exist and what sort of organisation you aspire to be. Sadly, too often, they end up being overlooked in the annual and monthly cycles of business execution or have been ignored for so long that they are no longer relevant (despite being neatly laminated and stuck on the boardroom wall).

This episode explores three critical questions in the entrepreneur's journey: how to find problems worth solving, turn those problems into an opportunity and how to execute those ideas. Our guest and 6-time founder, Jonathan Chak analyses his experience from working with over 500 different startups as a Senior Advisor for Jobs for New South Wales.

In this episode, we explore all things negotiating. It's part of everyday life, especially in business, but somehow we still get cold sweat at the thought of having to do it each time. How do we learn to keep a level head, to prepare better and most importantly, to be more effective? We discuss this and more with our guest, Will Chambers.

It's incredibly stressful to build a startup and no one can deny that the process, often involving working another job and perhaps studying, can get lonely. How do we learn to look after ourselves when chasing dreams and not forget our mental health? We discuss these and more with our guest, Emily Bobis - co-founder of Compass IoT.

Raising Venture Capital funding has become a buzzword in the halls of the startup community. Each time a startup successfully raises funding, they are showered with media praise - perhaps even more so than attaining profitability. Why is that? In this episode we discuss the fetish that is, raising capital, explore indicators of when a company should raise capital and lastly, look at what could possibly go wrong with prematurely using somebody's capital.

It's no secret, selling is hard - especially as a startup. The modern day sales process is all about building relationships and giving value. And with almost zero reputation and bargaining power, initially, what can a startup do to capture the attention of giants? In this episode, we explore the science of business to business sales with Nicole Buskiewicz, founder of the multi-award winning (bootstrapped) startup, Advoc8.

Social Media isn't just a place to share nice-looking pictures and stories. Used correctly, it can be a powerful tool to jumpstart your business and raise awareness at the beginning; attaining much needed early adopters. But of course, it doesn't just stop there, year after year social media continues to become more relevant in our everyday lives. Marybeth Dela Cruz, co-founder and brand strategist of Paper Pens Co., explores how to leverage social media to grow your startup.

In this episode we show you the power of putting people and culture first. With disengagement or attrition costing business almost 250% of an employee's salary, business simply can't afford to have people as an afterthought. We explore how to build and motivate your dream team with our guest, Will Blott.

In this episode we discuss all things networking. It takes a country to raise a startup, but often startup founders can get stuck thinking that they need to do everything themselves and fail to realise the amazing support around them. How do we learn to see the value of our network? How do we learn ask for help? How do we learn to grow our network? We answer these questions and much more with our guest, 6-time startup founder, Alex Carpenter.

In this episode, we deep dive into all things branding. With so much information available to consumers in the 21st century and companies and startups vying for that limited attention, branding will be the most important asset of the next decade. Our guest and expert brand strategist, Keeva Stratton, explores where to start.