IPitch Interviews Archive
Entrepreneur Interview – Matt Cameron – Starting up in Silicon Valley
By Gareth Rose on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
This Entrepreneur Interview is with Matt Cameron, an Australian (New Zealand) founder of the startup Corporate Catapult. Matt started up Corporate Catapult in the U.S. and this interview is all about starting up in the U.S.
We go into detail about the benefits of moving to Silicon Valley and starting up in the U.S., communication across countries, recommended networking events in the Bay area, advice about how to build relationships with U.S. angel investors and venture capitalists, how to register a company and get visa’s and much more. If you’re thinking about visiting the U.S. startup scene or moving over there, check out this interview.
Entrepreneur Interview – Nick Holmes a Court – BuzzNumbers
By Gareth Rose on Sunday, March 13th, 2011
This Entrepreneur Interview is with Nick Holmes a Court, founder of the Australian startup BuzzNumbers. BuzzNumbers was the winner of the 2010 iPitch i10 Awards, it’s a very high potential startup that’s causing plenty of buzz…
We go into detail about building a business that solves a big problem, getting a co-founder, raising capital, the direct sales strategy of BuzzNumbers, acquiring big name customers, bringing on staff and much more.
The full interview, (in audio) can be downloaded here: Entrepreneur Interview – Nick Holmes a Court - BuzzNumbers.
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor Interview - Niki Scevak - Startmate
By Gareth Rose on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
This interview is with Niki Scevak, entrepreneur and angel investor, founder of Startmate and Homethinking.
Startmate is a new Australian startup incubator with a model closely resembling other highly successful incubators in the US like Y Combinator and TechStars. Startmate is a mentor driven program with 25 experienced tech mentors working with the startups. Startmate is currently in its first program and I go into detail with Nick about startup incubation.
Homethinking.com is a US real estate website that connects homeowners wishing to sell their homes with proven real estate agents. Niki talks about starting the business as a sole-founder, the early mistakes they made, and now how he’s turned the business into a profitable venture.
The full interview, (in audio) can be downloaded here: Entrepreneur, Angel Investor Interview – Niki Scevak – Startmate
