Insights from some of the most successful startups in Australia

1. 9 QUOTES from
AustraliaN
startups

2. “The companies that work are the ones that
people really care about and have a vision for
the world, so do something you like.”
– Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

3. “Success or failure has been down to the people
I’ve surrounded myself with.”
– Janine Allis, Boost Juice

4. “Every time you grow by 25%, you
want to be standing back and
re-evaluating what talent you’re
looking for, what talent you need.”
– John Collison, Stripe

5. “It’s really important to not be thinking about how
you can grow but how you can be disrupted and to
strategically disrupt yourself from time to time.”
– Cyan Ta’eed, Envato

6. “Age is not a barrier and experience
is certainly not a barrier.”
– Rebekah Campbell, serial entrepreneur

7. “The best workplace is somewhere people feel
valued, somewhere they can do the best work
of their lives and feel like they’re making a
difference in the world.”
– Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian

8. The prevention and
cure for most issues
is communication.”
– Melanie Perkins, Canva

9. “The best thing to do is not to compare
yourself to others. You won’t get any
benefits from comparing, just stick to the
wins you have now.”
– Justine Flynn, thankyou group

10. “Having a mentor that could talk
about both the practical but also
the emotional [is] important.”
– Richenda Vermeulen, entrepreneur

11. “Before you do anything, develop a
core team of two or three people who
are as committed as you are to it.”
– Charles Roche, The Gift Collective

12. “You will get knocked down plenty
of times. The key is learning from it,
then getting back up.”
– Kate Morris, Adore Beauty

13. startupsmart.com.au
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