Steve Baxter On Startups & Shark Tank AUS
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Steve Baxter is one of Australia's top tech entrepreneurs, a startup investor, and a former Shark on Shark Tank Australia. In 1994, he invested his life savings of $11,000 to launch SE Net, which was later acquired by Ozemail/UUNet. In 2001, he co-founded PIPE Networks, sold to TPG Group for $373 million in 2008. Steve also worked with Google on a high-speed telecom project in North America. He founded River City Labs, a tech hub in Brisbane, and is now Co-founder and Executive Chairman of TEN13 and Founder of Beaten Zone Venture Partners.
In this episode you'll learn about:
- His time as a Shark on Shark Tank Australia
- His early life and leaving school at 15 to join the Army
- Starting his first business at 23 with $11k in savings
- Challenges in his first business SE Net and second business PIPE Networks
- Selling PIPE Networks for $373 million to TPG
- Overcoming the GFC and tough times at Google
- Investing in startups and his love for software businesses
- Best businesses to pitch on Shark Tank
- Who TEN13 is for
- The ASE Group and investing in Taj Pabari
- Keys to business success and his failures
- Balancing life as a father and husband
Checkout Steve Baxter at -
Facebook: / sharkbaxter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevebaxter...
LinkedIn: / steve-baxter-021448
TEN13: https://www.ten13.vc
His Website: https://www.stevebaxter.com.au/
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