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PodcastSeason 1

#63 Matthew Browne – Australia’s Y Combinator

By 26/04/2021July 28th, 2023No Comments

Daniel catches up with Matt Browne, Managing Partner of Black Nova Group. Matt is a founder of one of 10 Australian start ups to ever experience Y combinator, the Silicon Valley venture capital fund responsible for the success of companies such as AirBnb, Stripe and Drop Box. After returning to Australia, Matt decided to deliver Aussie start ups a similar experience through his own venture capital fund, Black Nova Group.

Daniel and Matt discuss effective defence strategies required to position your business as a category leader and review key factors to win over investors.

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FAVOURITE QUOTE:
Almost anything by Churchill (some should be left in the past), my favourite is:
“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
GREATEST LESSON(S) IN BUSINESS:
Related to another Churchill quote:
“It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.”
WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT CUB:
To meet like minded people, to share and learn without strings.

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