From Zero with Adam Schwab

What would happen if Adam Schwab ran for premier? And what would his first point of action be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An inheritance comes your way, must be nice - but what to do with it? Plus, founding a business is always easier with a partner, but how do you decide who to found with? (0:50) How does your relationship with your co-founder Jeremy work? (6:30) How to invest $20,000 This is not financial advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tough conversation to have, but sometimes necessary. When is it appropriate? And how should you do it? As well, performance based shares, what is their purpose and when should you ask for them? (0:50) - "How do I ask my boss for a pay-rise?" (10:10) - "What are the positives and negatives of asking for performance based shares?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From side hustles to hobby businesses, scalability is one of businesses' great challenges. Hear from Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab in another episode of Ask Adam Anything. 0:50 - "Are you optimistic about the future of NFTs? Or will the crash continue?" 10:39 - "I have a small retail business that I don't have too much time for - is there a way I can scale the business whilst still working a 9 - 5?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adir Shiffman rejoins Adam Schwab for another episode of start up insider, this time to unpack the up and down world of e-commerce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has the global giant fallen? If so, how are we evaluating it now? High, low, or just right? Adam Schwab is joined by founder of Catapult Sports Adir Shiffman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: (0:50) What should I do after high school? Is it okay to take a gap year? (9:15) I'm wary of the risks of starting a business - can you outline the risks and what could possibly go wrong? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chief Investment Officer of The Motley Fool, Scott Phillips offers insight into timing the market, whether it's possible and whether it's a good plan of attack for your portfolio. Scott is the host of The Good Oil podcast, an inside look into finance, business, start ups and economics. Find it wherever you get your podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: - What is the business viability of outsourcing away from Australia? (0:55) - When to buy and when to sell? (9:45) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ordering, delivering, building - almost every aspect of online furniture shopping is a friction point. But amazingly, online furniture store BROSA has found a way to smooth out almost all the pain points. But how have they done it? Ivan Lim is the co-founder of BROSA and drove the revolutionary furniture retailer to where it is today. Join host Adam Schwab as he unpacks the world of Ivan Lim and BROSA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a second wind coming? Where did the crash come from? What is the industry looking to do next? In a special episode of From Zero, Adir Schiffman joins Adam Schwab to breakdown the controversial Buy Now Pay Later sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When covid swept the world, businesses had to move quickly. Not many moved as quickly as Mr Yum. The QR code to web platform that allows you to order food from your table had been around for a few years before covid. But, it wasn't until the pandemic had caused nationwide lockdowns did we see just how good the business and technology really was. Co-founder Kimberley Teo talks to Adam Schwab, and breaks down her founders story - from the corporate grind, to being inspired by her parents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: - What do you think the Australian tech eco system could do to produce more unicorn's like Atlassian and Canva? (0:50) - How do you assess founders when they have no revenue or product to invest in? (5:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instagram had a problem, and LinkTree provided a solution. But is it really that simple? How was it founded? What were the steps from dev to publish? Anthony Zaccaria has always been embedded in the music industry. From his upbringing with his tight knit Italian family , to his time after university, til the founding of LinkTree, the Zaccaria's have absorbed the industry and understood the pain points of a complex ecosystem. After shuffling from digital marketing and then to band management, and now start ups, Anthony has experience and is a superstar in the Aussie start up economy. But staying humble, working hard and focusing on family is a part of who Anthony is, and he always finds a way to have those values present. Adam Schwab talks to Anthony about those family values, and how they're present now - as well as how he and the LinkTree team are tackling new and unique problems in a 2022 economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: If you have a business question you'd like Adam's help with, send a voice note to info@fromzeropodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Brazil to Sydney, Dr. Julio Ribeiro has totally revolutionised two industries and created hundreds of millions of dollars of value, while potentially saving thousands of lives. Hear how Julio founded Inventia Life Sciences, a game-changing product that allows drug companies to massively speed up treatments for cancer. Host Adam Schwab speaks with Julio to hear what brought him to Australia, how he went from working with cattle to cancer cells and how he has built Inventia Life Sciences into a business that is changing the game for hospitals and patients. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: If you have a business question you'd like Adam's help with, send a voice note to info@fromzeropodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do when your business folds? Domm Holland picks up and starts again. Domm burst onto the scene with his marketplace called Tow, which became the 'Uber of towing'. After a dispute with the Queensland Government, the business wasn’t able to survive but incredibly, Dom had a second act, when he moved to Silicon Valley to launch his next business: the one-stop online checkout solution Fast. Despite raising more than $100 million and briefly becoming a unicorn, Fast was not able to survive and was forced to shut its doors. In this episode, which was recorded just weeks before Tow collapsed, Domm speaks with host Adam Schwab about building resilience as a kid, why his ideas were always too big for Australian VCs and his grand plans for Fast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: If you have a business question you'd like Adam's help with, send a voice note to info@fromzeropodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seek and Square Peg Capital are just a few of the credits to Paul Bassat's name...and he's not done yet. Paul was a lawyer before he made the first big pivot of his career: he took a bet that the internet would replace newspaper classifieds...and the bet paid off. Paul built Australia's largest job-seeking site, Seek, from a St Kilda office with his brother Andrew in the 1990s. When he was at the top of his game at Seek, he made his next big pivot and founded the venture capital firm Square Peg Capital. In this episode, Paul speaks with host Adam Schwab about leaving a safe career in law to start his own business before start-ups were cool, learning James Packer wanted to invest in Seek and what drew him to invest in Canva and ROKT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.