Founders Think Tank, powered by Plus Eight
By Plus Eight
Founders Think Tank, powered by Plus EightFeb 25, 2020
Glenn Butcher, former exec at Amazon, Atlassian & Propsa
On this episode of Founders Think Tank, Head of Programs Isabelle Goldfarb sits down with Glenn Butcher a technology company builder with experience working at global brands Amazon, Atlassian and Prospa.
During his time at Atlassian, Glenn led, managed and designed much of the platform and operations technology behind a major shift in company strategy to Software as a Service (SaaS). Eight months after launch, the product was 10% of company revenue, with the platform operating 15,000 virtual machines on 40 TB of ram, at only 10% of the cost of the previous platform.
While at Amazon, he built software to operate, deploy, and model the world-wide Amazon network at massive scale, founding Amazon's software engineering capability in Sydney.
To discover how Glenn led these global brands to success, listen to the episode today!
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Entrepreneur, Investor & Shark from Shark Tank Australia, Steve Baxter
Steve founded River City Labs, Brisbane’s well-known coworking hub in 2012 and has been championing Australian startups and entrepreneurs ever since. He has appeared as a ‘Shark’ on Channel 10’s Shark Tank Australia since 2014. He is now founder and CEO of Transition Level Investments, who invest in early-stage startups.
Joining us in the Think Tank, Steve shares his startup journey as well as insightful tips for budding entrepreneurs. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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Product or Service Model with Brodie McCulloch, Spacecubed Founder & Director
Please welcome, Spacecubed founder and director, Brodie McCulloch to the Think Tank for our very first episode!
In this episode, Impact Manager at Plus Eight, Isabelle Goldfarb chats with Brodie about his startup journey and how Spacecubed has grown their community using a combination of both a Product and a Service Business Model, and how they're refining their processes as they look to scale globally.
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