TWISTA - This Week in Startups Australia

Dan Palmer and Eddie Huang - cousins and co-founders of Tribefire - explain how a new startup learns from customers and pivots product, match market need to founder vision. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors Pitney Bowes and LAUNCH Sydney — their support makes our podcast possible!

On our first VR special, the tech seemed poised to become the Next Big Thing. What happens to startups - like InspaceXR and EqualReality - when an enabling technology fails to reach scale? Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors Pitney Bowes and LAUNCH Sydney — their support makes our podcast possible!

Australian startup legend Mick Liubinskas likes to do things the hard way, so he moved to Silicon Valley to scale his skills as a startup entrepreneur - and shares what he's learned. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors Pitney Bowes and Mobile Experience — their support makes our podcast possible!

We're joined by 'Rescue Mike' Nicholls and Anne-Marie Elias, discussing the big stories for startups: the Access Act, Startup Muster funding, Shoes of Prey collapsing - and paying yourself enough as a founder! Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors Pitney Bowes and Mobile Experience — their support makes our podcast possible!

What did Jason Calacanis learn about Australia's startup ecosystem at LAUNCH Sydney? He spills the beans, and shares his hopes for a thriving angel ecosystem - and how to make that happen. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors Pitney Bowes and Mobile Experience — their support makes our podcast possible!

Ian Gardiner has run Innovation Bay for sixteen years - we explore his journey from VIOCORP through AWS to Jelix, startups at the centre. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!

Carthona Capital principal Dean Dorrell and muru-D Global Head Julie Trell join TWISTA to discuss Startup Muster, diverse talent needs, and politics. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!

Annie Parker, Global Head of Microsoft for Startups, has the history (and now the resources) to transform the way startups achieve global scale. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!

Data Republic founders Danny Gilligan and Paul McCarney discuss data ecosystems, then 'metabanking' with Frankie Financial's Simon Costello. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!

The fifth annual Startup Muster survey of the Australian startup ecosystem contains a wealth of sobering statistics about where we're going backward. Monica Wulff and Murray Hurps go through the good, the bad, and the data. Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors MYOB, UTS Startups and Campaign Monitor — their support makes our podcast possible!