Meet Dan Swan, Founder and CEO of StartInno Ventures Byron Bay

[00.36] Dan's Journey [02.20] Inspiration to open StartInno [03.23] StartInno Community [04.50] Programming Event and Workshop in StartInno [06.22] Startup Academy [08.28] Marketing Strategy [09.41] Vision of StartInno in 5 - 10 years

[00.36] Dan's Journey

Dan had an amazing entrepreneurship journey from helping technology start-ups and listed companies in a NASDAQ (US) and sold to Oracle-the second-largest tech company in the world.

He moved to Australia working with startups and helping startups in Sydney. Then, decided to create StartInno in Byron Bay.

[02.20] Inspiration to open StartInno

Creating some infrastructure in Byron Bay, there was nothing specific. Firstly coworking and secondly, he felt urged to extend and pass on his knowledge in creative industries of his Ph.D. background.

[03.23] StartInno Community

Community inside Startinno is diverse from digital nomad, working for large financial institutions, freelancers, and sustainability people.

[04.50] Programming Event and Workshop in StartInno

Tech is considered an enabler.

For example, Hustle is a group of some of StartInno community members. They did a lot of pop-up events, sharing their experiences with the big thought leaders.

[06.22] Startup Academy

Startup Academy is an online educational platform for startups. There's also screening process, the first step is mentoring session. If the applicants meet certain criteria, we help them perfectly crafting their businesses.

[08.28] Marketing Strategy

Besides word of mouth, StartInno used to focus on email marketing. Through regularly events, for instance, community lunches and start-up meet-up.

[09.41] Vision of Startinno in 5 - 10 years

The next generation of people stepping in to day-to-day in StartInno either real hands-on stuff or working with startups.

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