B1 Bites

by Ivan Barouline

Entrepreneurship Technology

Season 4

Avoiding Specialisation as a Secret to Success with Forbes U30's Ajay Paktesh

Ajay is a Forbes U30 Entreprenuer whose startups have raised over $50m+ in venture capital. His start-up EntryLevel uses world class mentors from companies like Amazon to reskill employees and boost their employability. Uniquely EntryLevel offers a 100% refund upon completion of a course. Find out Ajay's secrets to success by listening to this week's episode!

Exploring Venture Capital, with Blackbird's Nicole Marino

Our first episode for this season stars Nicole, an investment associate at Blackbird, an Australian VC fund. We explore Nicole's journey to the venture capital space and the intricacies of this style of investment. Here, she also offers advice on stepping out of the ordinary commerce path and how to enter the world of venture capital.

Season 3

Founding a Startup is Never a Rational Decision, with Travis' Nicole Tj

This episode stars Nicole, who is the co-founder of Travis. We explore the inspiration behind Travis and how her experience at Deloitte helped her found a start-up. Nicole also shares her entrepreneurial journey before Travis and her next travel destination! Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another.

The Importance of Passion Projects with Cecil’s Eezu Tan

This episode stars Eezu, who is the Product Manager at Cecil. We explore the different aspects of Eezu’s life and how her passion projects got her a job. Eezu also shares her experiences outside of her work such as writing for a play and organising events for the Asian-Australian community. Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another. If you’d love to find out more about the Asian-Australian Community, check out this link: https://rewoven.me

Entrepreneurial Journey in the NDIS, with Spendable's Reece Miller

This episode stars Reece, who is the CEO of Spendable. Spendable is a FinTech startup that provides payment solutions that offer automated smart budgeting and support worker cards. They aim to give people with disability and elderly people more control over their money safely and supportedly. We explore his role as a CEO and how his previous experiences with the NDIS helped his journey to his own startup. Reece also shares how Spendable transformed how people with disability spend their money. Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another.

Unlocking the Power of the Mind, with Mindset Health’s Raf Mello

This episode stars Raf, the Data and Analytics Manager at Mindset Health – an app that provides hypnotherapy-based programs to individuals around the world. We explore hypnotherapy and its efficacy and how Mindset Health connects users to the practice of hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Raf also shares his own experiences in the digital-health landscape and provides insights into the inner workings of start-ups and more. Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another.

Becoming Comfortable with the Uncomfortable, with Startmate's Cam Ensor

This episode stars Cam, who is the Student Fellowship Associate at Startmate. We explore the different aspects of fostering a founder mindset and how the Startmate Fellowship help university students to achieve that. Cam also shares his own experiences in the startup space and provides insights into the current startup trends in Australia. Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another.

Revolutionising an Industry with Sapyen's Ashwin Ramachandran

This episode stars Ashwin, the co-founder and CEO of the med-tech startup, Sapyen. Ashwin sheds light on his journey of founding Sapyen, from destigmatising the conversation surrounding infertility to developing the at-home testing technology. Also having experiences in venture capital, as well as consulting, Ash's opinions and recommendations are truly invaluable to all that are interested in the startup landscape. Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another.

Get to know us!

Welcome to Season 3 of B1 Bites! This episode consists of our new podcast officers Li Shi and Leo, as well as the returning team members Tirdad and Zhixuan. In this episode, we explore our interests in the different areas within the business world, understand our visions for B1 Bites, and outline some of the exciting content that we have in line this semester! Join us this week as we try to learn just a little more about one another.

Season 2

Twitter, Trading, and Trying to Figure It Out

This episode stars Sepehr, a 4th year Commerce student at the University of Melbourne, where he talks about his experience in both the startup world as well as consulting. His time at Airwallex and Affinda gives him a unique outlook on startups and the finance world. Now heading into consulting next semester, his opinions are also useful insights to others that are keen on the consulting space. Join us this week as we try to learn just a little bit more about one another.

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