In 5 years, Adam Schwab has created a $250 million company and one of Australia's most successful eCommerce businesses: Aussie Commerce through organic growth of his own company and via mergers and acquisitions of competitors. I really enjoyed listening to Adam's story and there's some key learnings in there for entrepreneurs and particularly those looking to create a tech company. www.startup50k.com

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E004: $250Million company in 5 years; Hypergrowth and Mergers and Acquisitions with Adam Schwab Co-founder of Aussie Commerce

Investorist is a Melbourne-based, off-the-plan property marketplace that raised $1.7 in their first round, followed by a $2.5 million second round to value the company at $20 million. Investorist has grown to operate in Australia, Asia, the UK and is looking to launch in the United States. In this episode of Startup50K, Jon Ellis, the founder of Investorist is presenting on how he founded Investorist and some of the business challenges he faced building a product and managing cashflow while investing in an application. www.startup50k.com

E003: $20 Million valuation and multinational in 2 years. The story of Investorist founder; Jon Ellis.

Vinomofo, a rapidly growing, Melbourne based, online wine deals website, grew from a garage startup to $40 million in sales in 4 years. Andre Eikmeier and Justin Dry co-founders of Vinomofo struggled for years finding a business model that worked before finally building the wine group buying platform that sent the company into a period of rapid, record company growth. www.startup50k.com

E002: From garage startup to $40m Online Retailer of the Year - the story of Vinomofo

In this episode of Startup50K I interviewed Jake Williams and Lewis Romano, the co-founders of Australia’s third largest jobs board: SpotJobs. Lewis and Jake raised $2.5 million and (as of the recording time) and three years later have created a $9 million company. Within that time, they have grown their user-base by 850,000 users in 3 years. Jake is now 25 and Lewis 27, for young Australian entrepreneurs, that’s a great effort. www.startup50k.com  

E001: $2.5 million in investment. Co-founders of jobs board: SpotJobs: Jake Williams and Lewis Romano.

The Startup50K podcast is an interview series for entrepreneurs, startup founders, corporate innovators. An app developer (the show host) and (often) a tech investor or advisor interviews a startup founder or corporate product owner building a tech company, an innovative new product or an interesting technology. In each show we talk about; raising capital, tech trends, working with developers, hiring staff and building world-changing companies.

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