Preparing for challenges before they arise can make all the difference when navigating tough times. Six months before COVID, Farouk Ismail found himself reading stories about people who had overcome extreme hardships. Those stories shaped his perspective and taught him two key

When starting a business at 25, Farouk Ismail saw risk from a different perspective. He believed that the fear of regret—of not going after what mattered most—was far greater than the fear of losing money. Instead of only focusing on what might go wrong, he considered the

Balancing risk and opportunity is essential for sustainable growth. Farouk Ismail explains how taking a long-term view allows him to embrace risk while protecting the core of the business. Key operations, like Pay Later Travel, require careful attention to detail—dotting the I’s

Taking risks is inevitable in business, but not all risks are created equal. Farouk Ismail explains that success comes from taking smart, data-driven bets rather than reckless gambles. By focusing on what customers truly need and analyzing the data, founders can make more

As we close the chapter on 2024, we can't help but feel grateful. 🙏 Thank you for every cheer, every challenge, and every shared moment that shaped this year. Together, we've created memories that will last a lifetime. Here’s to the moments that made 2024 spectacular. 🥂

What does it take to start your own VC firm? Rex Woodbury is attempting to transform his experience at Index Ventures into his own generational venture capital firm, Daybreak Watch it now on YouTube or listen on Spotify/Apple. You can find the links in the comments!

New pod up with Steve Hind, co-founder of Lorikeet! They're an AI agent startup, that just reached a $100m val in < 2 years... We chatted about: - Impact of Deepseek on AI companies - His contrarian views on team building - Working at Stripe and Bridgewater and more Links👇

I am becoming a thinkfluencer! (Am actually just trying to convince people to come work with us by negging them… pls listen!)

Season 2 of the Sachin and Adam startup documentaries is starting soon... The next episode is around the corner 👀 If you want to reach our 30,000+ audience of tech founders, operators and investors, DM me! We have sponsorship slots open

New interview with Casey Flint She met with 1000+ AI leaders in 2024 A mix of builders, operators, investors She's the AI BD lead at AWS, former Square Peg and Uber We dived into: • Casey’s journey from rural Queensland to Uber, Square Peg and Amazon • How AI could

We made a documentary with the worlds leading cultured meat producer, Vow. In the future meat will be grown in bioreactors and will disrupt the global meat supply chain. This is the story of Vow and George Peppou's creation.

The Australian startup Vow is the worlds leader in cultured meat production Sachin Shah and I got to go behind the scenes with George Peppou and co to tour the company We went up close to their bioreactors, labs and tasted their cultured meats for ourselves It's one of

Full mini doco on Vow! We explore the world's most successful cultured meat company, built out of Sydney, Australia To watch on Youtube, find the link in comments

Superpower just announced their $30m Series A led by Forerunner . We sat down with Max Marchione to dig into the story behind the mammoth round and how he plans to build the apple of healthcare. Link in comments.

Yesterday, we announced our $30 million series A. Today, I share what we're building Superpower (and how we raised our round) 👇

Full pod with Max Marchione of Superpower They're building the future of healthcare and just raised a $30 million round from Forerunner It's always a delight to catch up with Max and see how he's progressed in his thinking! 02:05 Podcast Introduction and Catching Up 02:25

. Liam Millward is the founder of Instant He's 21 and has built a company worth over $100m An absolute force of nature... In this conversation, Liam breaks down: • How he bounced back after investors told him Instant wasn’t his “life’s work” • The real story behind raising

We are excited to announce Episode 2 of our Australian startup original series for 2025 on YouTube - this time in collaboration w/ Relevance AI We sat down with the team at Relevance, who aren’t just building tools - they’re building AI workforces (now totalling 40,000 plus AI

Episode 3 of our Australian startup original series with Aquila and Billy J This is the company building laser charging technology to power drones in the sky But their real goal is to build an infinitely scalable network of light, where power can be sent from outback

This startup just came out of Y Combinator W25 and is giving AI Agents real-world identities This is Pasha Rayan and Pennie Li, founders of a1Base They're tackling the identity and trust problem with agents: how can you work with agents in a trustful way, in the places