#018: Delving into tech, investments & Amazon with Matt Allen
Uncommon
English - June 13, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMarketing Business Entrepreneurship interview show neuralle melbourne interview self improvement melbourne podcast business uncommon neuralle uncommon podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For show notes and links: neuralle.com/podcast
Matt Allen (
@mattallen
) is a prominent developer, former entrepreneur, investor and advisor within the Australian startup community, who also works as a startup BD at Amazon Web Services. Matt is a great example, and proof of, learning from mistakes and observation, knowing - much like Amazon’s founder - the importance of being a great leader as opposed to a manager. He is one of the most balanced individuals I’ve met in the startup community, always willing to give truthful advice, particularly to the multitude of founders and startups he meets along the way.
In this episode we covered:
Going from corporate to startup land
Getting interested in tech as a kid
Work/life balance and founder burnout
Growth mentality and VC backing
What to look for in a founder
Management vs leadership
Getting into angel investing
How would he go about teaching someone to code
Working at Amazon
Validating a product or startup prior to launch
Lessons learnt from founding his own companies
Knowing what he knows now, what would he change?
Unique angel investors or mentors in the industry
Worst advice in the startup space
Enjoy the episode,
Jordan & Lauren
Show notes
Bio and background {04:55}
Going from corporate to startup land {05:44}
Getting interested in tech as a kid {09:10}
Work/life balance and founder burnout {12:15}
On growth mentality and VC backing {16:35}
What to look for in a founder {21:37}
Lessons learnt from his parents {23:47}
Management vs leadership {26:16}
Getting into angel investing {28:17}
How would he go about teaching someone to code {35:56}
On working at Amazon {38:36}
On validating a product or startup prior to launch {40:42}
Lessons learnt from founding his own companies {46:37}
Knowing what he knows now, what would he change? {48:30}
Unique angel investors or mentors in the industry {53:06}
Worst advice in the startup space {57:30}
Morning rituals, exercise and stress relief {01:01:34}
Shows he’s watching {01:03:15}
If he had to do a TED talk not related to startups {01:05:18}
Something he’s proud of {01:07:33}
What’s on his current playlist {01:08:55}
W hat seems obvious to him and not to others {01:10:12}
An investment he’s made that’s the worst worthwhile {01:12:38}
Books he’d recommend {01:16:13}
If he could have a billboard anywhere in Australia {01:17:04}
Select Links & People mentioned from the Episode
AWS
(Amazon Web Services)
Angel investing
Venture capital
Startups
Tech
Software development
Nathan Sampimon - in reference to our past guest
Scott Handsaker - in reference to our past guest
Adrian Stone - in reference to our past guest
Sleep
Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle Is The Way
Ryan Holiday - Ego Is The Enemy
<p>For show notes and links: neuralle.com/podcast </p><p>Matt Allen (<a href="#">@mattallen</a>) is a prominent developer, former entrepreneur, investor and advisor within the Australian startup community, who also works as a startup BD at Amazon Web Services. Matt is a great example, and proof of, learning from mistakes and observation, knowing - much like Amazon’s founder - the importance of being a great leader as opposed to a manager. He is one of the most balanced individuals I’ve met in the startup community, always willing to give truthful advice, particularly to the multitude of founders and startups he meets along the way. </p><p> </p><p>In this episode we covered:</p><ul><li>Going from corporate to startup land</li><li>Getting interested in tech as a kid</li><li>Work/life balance and founder burnout</li><li>Growth mentality and VC backing</li><li>What to look for in a founder</li><li>Management vs leadership</li><li>Getting into angel investing</li><li>How would he go about teaching someone to code</li><li>Working at Amazon</li><li>Validating a product or startup prior to launch</li><li>Lessons learnt from founding his own companies</li><li>Knowing what he knows now, what would he change?</li><li>Unique angel investors or mentors in the industry</li><li>Worst advice in the startup space</li></ul>
Enjoy the episode, Jordan & Lauren
Show notes
Bio and background {04:55}Going from corporate to startup land {05:44}Getting interested in tech as a kid {09:10}Work/life balance and founder burnout {12:15}On growth mentality and VC backing {16:35}What to look for in a founder {21:37}Lessons learnt from his parents {23:47}Management vs leadership {26:16}Getting into angel investing {28:17}How would he go about teaching someone to code {35:56}On working at Amazon {38:36}On validating a product or startup prior to launch {40:42}Lessons learnt from founding his own companies {46:37}Knowing what he knows now, what would he change? {48:30}Unique angel investors or mentors in the industry {53:06}Worst advice in the startup space {57:30}Morning rituals, exercise and stress relief {01:01:34}Shows he’s watching {01:03:15}If he had to do a TED talk not related to startups {01:05:18}Something he’s proud of {01:07:33}What’s on his current playlist {01:08:55}W hat seems obvious to him and not to others {01:10:12}An investment he’s made that’s the worst worthwhile {01:12:38}Books he’d recommend {01:16:13}If he could have a billboard anywhere in Australia {01:17:04}
Select Links & People mentioned from the Episode
Matt on Twitter , Website Lookahead Search AWS (Amazon Web Services)Angel investingVenture capitalStartupsTechSoftware developmentBlackbird ventures Jeff Bezos Xero Greg Norman Nathan Sampimon - in reference to our past guest Scott Handsaker - in reference to our past guest Adrian Stone - in reference to our past guest Spaceship Billions (TV show) Suits (TV show) Seinfeld Elon Musk Simulation hypothesis The Sims Men in Black Deadmau5 SleepRyan Holiday - The Obstacle Is The Way Ryan Holiday - Ego Is The Enemy