Ep 22: MATE-TIME with Alan Jones

A LOT TO SAY PODCAST

Alan Jones (the good one) joins the A LOT TO SAY Podcast for the 2nd last released for 2020, and the 2nd one recorded in-person thus far. Alan is regularly enlisted as an entrepreneur in residence for various accelerator programs and is an active investor, advisor and mentor for all matters pertaining to technology growth, investment, go-to-market strategy, marketing, PR and so much more.

Alan is a part of the furniture in the Australian technology ecosystem, but in so many ways as he communicates, it feels like he is just getting started, both by way of his M8 Ventures initiative and also with the looming opportunities in the startup ecosystem off the back of the 2020 disruption. It feels like a new period of formative time for the ecosystem is close!

A few points in the chit-chat:

1. Being a fan of this podcast!
2. Embracing failure and striking out tall-poppy syndrome
3. Growing up in a musical family
4. Imposter syndrome as a journalist interviewing tech identities
5. A combination of media and tech as a career
6. Breaking down team mono-cultures
7. The personas carried into any given situation...
8. An overview of accelerator programs and the technology investment landscape at large
9. Establishing M8 Ventures, a true partnership
10. Finding a best mate as your child grows up

Notes and Links:

• M8 Ventures
• Airtree Ventures
• Andrew Denton
• Bandcamp Fridays
• Ben Keighran
• Bill Gates
• Blackie McDonald PR
• BlueChilli
• Caffeine.tv
• Catalysr Migrapreneur Program
• Communitees (contributing towards Asylum Seeker Resource Centre)
• Digivizer
• Discord
• Emily Rich
• ESVCLP Fund
• Fuckup Nights Sydney
• George Miller
• Hill & Knowlton PR
• Innovation Bay
• Jeremy Horey / Darren Edwards Tech Talk
• Larry Ellison
• Mac World Magazine
• Mental as Anything
• Monash Generator
• Moonshot Accelerator
• Remarkable
• Safety Culture
• Salesforce Buys Slack
• Slack
• Startmate
• Startmate First Believers
• The Angels
• Tractor Ventures
• Twitch
• Usman Ifthikar
• Wade Institute VC Catalyst Program
• Y Combinator

Follow Alan on Twitter @bigyahu

Follow M8 Ventures on Twitter: @M8Ventures

Follow Alan on Medium: https://bigyahu.medium.com/

Follow M8 Ventures online: https://m8.ventures/

Music by Gareth Leach Music by way of Bateman

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