Building a Unicorn

90 per cent of startups fail, but what does it take to build a business that succeeds? That defies all expectations? That could one-day become what investors call a unicorn?

Sweden has become a powerhouse in digital music, and one of the companies leading the charge is Epidemic Sound. The company has quickly become the go-to source for creators looking to find music, with many YouTubers turning to their service to avoid the hassle of licensing.

Grant Petty is the Founder and CEO of Blackmagic Design and shares the story of how the company grew to become a major player in motion pictures by building an oasis for creativity.

Vinomofo is a wine delivery service that has taken the global wine industry by storm with its no BS approach to what was always seen as a pretty snobby industry.Justin Dry is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vinomofo and shares the rocky story behind one of Australia's fastest growing startups.

Daniel Gross is the founder of Pioneer and previously was a partner at Y Combinator and a former Director at Apple. In this episode, Daniel shares the story of Pioneer and his mission to uncover hidden potential across the globe.

Lucy Lloyd is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mentorloop - and in this episode shares the story of Mentorloop and her tips for finding a great mentor.

Collis Ta'eed is the CEO and co-founder of Envato and in this episode shares the story of how Envato bootstrapped their way to global success.

Lucy Liu is the Co-Founder and COO of Airwallex and shares the story of how Airwallex has managed explosive growth to go from idea to billion dollar company in just three and a bit years.

Luke Anear is the founder and CEO of SafetyCulture, a company which is helping businesses manage their safety and compliance. In this episode Luke shares the story of how he went from private investigator, to the CEO of a global company valued at more than $440 million.

Didier Elzinga is the CEO and Founder of Culture Amp - a platform that allows businesses to measure their culture and use that data to improve the experience for their staff. In this episode Didier shares the story of how he went from making movies to running a global company.

Every Instagram profile suffers from a major flaw, you can only add one link for the entire profile. This problem has forced influencers to constantly tell their audience to check the 'link in bio'. It’s clunky and a frustration that Alex and Anthony Zaccaria wanted to solve.

With the push to democratise technology it was only inevitable that design would soon become more accessible. In this episode, Cameron Adams the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Canva, shares the story of how democratising design created one of Australia's largest tech unicorns.

How do you produce high-quality video, at a lower price, while maintaining quality? Mike Pritchett is the CEO and co-founder of Shootsta, a global company that set out to solve that problem and in doing so rewrote the rules.

Cloudflare is on a mission to help build a better internet. Michelle Zatlyn is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Cloudflare and in this episode shares her learnings from building a global business that has a market cap of $6.5 Billion.

Fred Schebesta is the CEO and Co-Founder of Finder, an online service that allows you to compare products, get expert advice, and make great decisions.

Mark Tanner is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Qwilr an online platform that allows you to easily create the documents you need, and send them on to your clients.

Steve Bevington is the Managing Director of Community Housing Limited, a non-profit enterprise which provides affordable housing for low-income families around the world.

Vu Tran is the Chief Growth Officer, and co-founder of GO1, an online learning platform that helps businesses provide training to their staff, from a range of sources, with one simple monthly subscription.

Transferring money globally has long been dominated by banks, and services like Western Union, often with poor exchange rates and huge fees. Kristo Käärmann is the CEO and Co-Founder of Transferwise, a global business with 2200 staff that makes sending money simple.

Kate Save is the CEO and Co-Founder of Be Fit Food, a company which provides scientifically backed meals for rapid weight loss. Kate joined us for our very first Building a Unicorn LIVE event, and has a fascinating journey, that even involved an appearance on Shark Tank.