QLC Presentation at University Technology Sydney, in partnership with UTS Careers.
5x5 Speakers including:
Mike Williams, Growth and Product @ Canva
Kiran Kumar, CEO @ CompeteShark
Jamie Lee, Head of Australia @ Carousell
Mahesh Muralidhar, Head of People Operations @ Airtasker
Seiya Takeda Co-founder @ V-Kaiwa
Online Panel:
Minjia Wu, Analyst @ SOSV
Tim Phan, Insights @ Uber
Hamilton Le, China GM @ LaunchPilots
Meg Karidis, Analyst @ Haitao Capital
2. • Luke Johnson, CTO @ QLC
• Courtney Wright, BD @ UTS
1) INTRODUCTION
2) 5x5 SPEAKERS
• Mike Williams, Growth & Product @ Canva
• Kiran Kumar, CEO @ CompleteShark
• Jamie Lee, Head of Australia @ Carousell
• Mahesh Muralidhar, Head of People Operation
@ Airtasker
• Seiya Takeda, Cofounder @ V-Kaiwa
3) ONLINE PANEL
Building a global career:
• Minjia Wu, Analyst @ SOSV
• Tim Phang, Insights @ Uber
• Hamilton Le. China GM @ LaunchPilots
• Meg Karidis, Analyst @ Haitao Capital
4) CLOSING
• Questions & Answers
• Networking
• Find out more about QLC
Agenda for today:
3. I make things and then I figure out
how to make them better. A Full-
Stack Chief Technology Officer
bringing good old kiwi ingenuity
to the startup world. Skilled in
Product Development, Growth
Hacking, and Gaming.
Luke Johnson
(CTO @ QLC)
4. I have a passion for identifying,
developing and implementing
employment and recruitment
strategies, and coaching graduates
and professionals through the
recruitment and career
development process.
Courtney
Wright
(BD @ UTS)
6. Our mission at Canva is to make
design simple for everyone.
Driven by a team of talented
thinkers, an amazing culture and
remarkable growth trajectory —
we’re out to change the world,
one design at a time.
Mike Williams
(Growth &
Product @
Canva)
7. Our goal is to make it easier to help
your business succeed and “stand
out” in a noisy world. We do this by
helping you benchmark your web
efforts in an increasingly data-
driven world.
Kiran Kumar
(CEO @
Complete Shark)
8. Carousell is a Singapore-based
consumer-to-consumer
marketplace app for iOS and
Android. Simply take a picture,
describe it, and it's listed. All in
30 secs.
Jamie Lee
(Head of
Australia @
Carousell)
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15. Airtasker is a trusted community
platform that connects people
who need to outsource tasks and
find local services, with people
who are looking to earn money
and ready to work.
Manesh
Muralidhar
(Head of People
Operations @
Airtasker)
16. A language-learning Virtual Reality
startup, V-KAIWA focuses on the
speaking element, which
encourages the user to learn
correct pronunciation, intonation
and everyday speech rather than
textbook talk.
Seiya Takeda
(Co Founder @
V-Kaiwa)
18. 1. FOLLOW SOMEBODY
“It’s not which company you follow, it’s which boss you
follow… A good boss will teach you a lot of things…
dreams, passion, skills“
19. 2. GO PRACTICAL
“You don’t have any commitments… now is the time to be
massively risk oriented”
20. 3. CREATE MILESTONES
Make a decision and have milestones.
Improvise and be comfortable with the unknowns.
22. Dan Bar to host an online
panel all the way from Asia to
discuss working in different
parts of the world and
building a global career.
Online Panel