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109: Cheryl Mack, CEO of StartCon

Cheryl is a native Canadian of entrepreneur parents who now makes her home in Australia. As CEO of StartCon, Australia’s largest startup and growth event, Cheryl is immersed in Australia’s startup culture and, increasingly, in the Asia-Pacific startup scene as well.  

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

  • About StartCon
  • About the Australian and Asia-Pacific startup ecosystems
  • About StartCon’s upcoming pitch for $1 million competition
  • About the upcoming StartCon event in Sydney
109: Cheryl Mack, CEO of StartCon
The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | Startups
The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | Startups
Cheryl Mack, CEO of StartCon
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LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

  • Read the full transcript from Cheryl’s interview
  • StartCon.com
  • StartCon.com/pitch

DETAILED SHOW NOTES

  • (0:58) Cheryl’s self-introduction and background
  • (3:36) Cheryl explains the evolution of the Freelancer-sponsored-one-day event into StartCon
  • (5:19) Cheryl gives an overview of StartCon and its objectives
  • (9:58) The StartCon revenue model
  • (10:55) Jay and Cheryl discuss StartCon’s $1 million pitch competition
  • (14:31) Cheryl explains the StartCon regional pitch competitions prior to the final competition
  • (19:32) Cheryl’s perspective on the Australian startup ecosystem
  • (22:10) Cheryl shares details about StartCon’s upcoming event

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