The Startup Playbook Podcast

Every week, I interview successful entrepreneurs, investors and business industry experts on how they got started, the strategies they used to succeed and their advice to current and future entrepreneurs

The Startup Playbook Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 200 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #220

  Ep220 - Adam Ewart (Co-founder & CEO - Send My Bag) on bootstrapping Send My Bag from a uni side project to global service

  Sep 25, 20251h 7mS0

  <p>My guest for Ep220 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Adam Ewart, the Co-founder & CEO of Send My Bag.</p> <p>Send My Bag is the international luggage shipping and relocation platform used by travellers and businesses around the world.</p> <p>Adam’s story is a fascinating one. From building a global company out of a small town in Northern Ireland, to turning PR into a powerful growth engine, to deliberately bootstrapping even when VCs came knocking, his journey is full of practical lessons and hard-earned insights.</p> <p>In this episode we dive into:</p> How he tu...

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  Episode #219

  Ep219 - Stirling Mortlock (Co-founder - XV Capital) on the journey from Wallabies Captain to Sports-Tech Investor

  Aug 27, 20251h 7mS0

  <p>My guest for Ep219 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Stirling Mortlock.</p> <p>Stirling is one of Australia’s greatest ever Rugby players. He’s a former Wallabies Captain, World Cup player, and one of the few players to score over 1,000 points in Super Rugby.</p> <p>But his story goes well beyond the field. After retiring, he’s built a career as a founder and investor. </p> <p>Today, he’s the Co-founder of XV Capital, where he’s backing the next generation of sports-tech and performance-led startups.</p> <p>In this episode we dive into:</p> Lessons fro...

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  Episode #218

  Ep218 - Nipun Mehra (Co-founder & CEO - Ula) On Ula’s hypergrowth, Bezos backing & the hard call to shut down

  Aug 7, 20251h 8mS0

  <p>My guest for Ep218 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Nipun Mehra.</p> <p>Nipun has had an incredible track record in his career. At Amazon he launched their first ever real time inventory management system, was an early team member at Flipkart helping build and scale one of India’s most successful and iconic startups before joining Sequoia India as an investor.</p> <p>In 2020, he Co-founded Ula, a B2B e-commerce platform that set out to modernise retail supply chains for millions of small businesses starting in Indonesia.</p> <p>Ula quickly become one of South East As...

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  Episode #217

  Ep217 - Dr Steven Lu (Co-founder & CMO - Everlab) on building the future of preventative health

  Jul 23, 20251h 40mS0

  <p>My guest for Ep217 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Dr. Steven Lu.</p> <p>Dr. Steven Lu is the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Everlab, Australia’s leading preventative health and longevity startups.</p> <p>With over 15 years of clinical experience, Steven specialised in the prevention and management of complex medical conditions including heart attacks and strokes. After years of treating late-stage illness, he shifted focus to building a proactive model of healthcare, one that empowers people to catch risks early and take control of their long-term health.</p> <p>That idea became Everlab.</p> <p>Since la...

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  Episode #216

  Ep216 - Chris Withers (Founder & CEO - Klikit) on lessons from Uber & Gojek, beating cancer & solving hard problems

  Jul 17, 202559 minS0

  <p>My guest for Ep216 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Chris Withers.</p> <p> This week marks 9 years of The Startup Playbook Podcast.</p> <p>What started as a side project in 2015 has now become a platform that’s shared the stories of 200+ founders, investors, and operators — and I’m so grateful to all of you who’ve tuned in, shared episodes, and supported the show along the way. </p> <p>To mark the milestone, I couldn’t have asked for a better guest than Chris Withers, the Founder & CEO of Klikit, a platform helping merchants grow revenue, cut costs, and...

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