Episodes 13
Avg. Duration 50m
Activity Dormant
Since Jul 2025
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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About This Podcast

Can you build a global tech company and still finish work at 5? 9-5 Startup explores how Australia’s startup culture combines work-life balance with global ambition. We speak with startup founders, investors, and industry experts to understand how innovation grows in a system that values both lifestyle and results. For international investors, students, and professionals — this podcast offers real insights into Australia’s growing tech economy.

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Recent Episodes

The Future of Engineering: WisyPlan, AI Agents & Digital Transformation with Christian Pallaria

Dec 06, 2025 45m

Today we’re joined by Christian Pallaria — digital transformation leader at AECOM and founder of WisyPlan, the AI platform giving project managers real-time, proactive insights. Christian has led…

S1E11 Supercharging Human-AI Teams Dominik Fretz on Building AI-Native Cultures

Oct 01, 2025 1h 6m

Dominik Fretz is the founder of Harbour Edge Intelligence and a seasoned technologist with a background spanning software engineering, robotics, and enterprise systems. From building underwater…

AI Meets Fashion: How Iris Phan is Reinventing Style with Dressi

Sep 14, 2025 1h 3m

Fashion and AI are colliding—and Iris Phan is at the forefront. As the Founder & CEO of Dressi, an AI-powered personal stylist, Iris is reimagining how women get dressed by blending technology…

S1E8 Helping Australian Startups Scale: Frank Yoo on FANDA Consulting Group

Sep 10, 2025 1h 11m

Frank Yoo is a partner at FANDA Consulting Group, where he supports early-stage ventures and investors in Australia’s tech ecosystem. With over 20 years of experience in sales, product, and…

S1E8 FangLab Games — Building Worlds Beyond Finance with Warren Fang

Sep 06, 2025 33m

In this episode, we spotlight Warren Fang, founder of FangLab Games, whose journey took him from finance to indie game development. After years of success in investment research and risk analytics,…

S1E7 Investing with Discipline, Advising with Vision with Warren Fang

Sep 04, 2025 35m

In this episode, we sit down with Warren Fang, an investment professional with over 7 years across Westpac, Macquarie, and Resolution Life. Experience in LP, Asset management, work with PE, VCFrom…

S1E6 Meet Laura: Building the World’s Most Human-Like AI with Koby Paull

Aug 31, 2025 50m

Koby Paull is the founder of Laura.ai — your most emotionally intelligent, voice-first AI companion. Laura isn’t just another assistant; she listens, reflects, and feels like a presence in your life.…

S1E5 From Brazil to Unicorn: Scaling Startups and Solving Big Tech Challenges with Rafael Magalhães

Aug 23, 2025 1h 16m

Rafael Magalhães has spent over 15 years building and leading in tech — from hands-on coding to managing multi-team engineering groups. He played a key role in scaling a startup to over 500,000 users…

S3E4 Before the Buzz: Building the 9-5 Startup Community

Aug 14, 2025 25m Bonus

This special episode was recorded just before the doors opened at our first-ever 9-5 Startup Networking Event in Sydney. We sat down to talk about the kind of community we want to create — one that…

S1E3 Building MindMate: From Code to Compassion – A Serial Entrepreneur’s AI Wellness Journey

Aug 10, 2025 43m

What does it take to turn code into a compassionate AI companion for mental wellness?In this episode, we sit down with Jonatas Lira, Brazilian-Australian entrepreneur and founder of MindMate AI—a…

S1E2 Expanding and Fundraising in APAC: Smart City Startup Lessons from Vitaly Pentegov

Jul 30, 2025 59m

How do you scale a smart city startup across APAC while navigating cultural gaps, government collaboration, and regional investor dynamics?In this episode, we speak with Vitaly Pentegov, founder and…

S1E1 Serial Entrepreneur & Global CTO: Dr. Rich Lane’s Journey Building Across Japan and Australia

Jul 15, 2025 1h 9m

Dr. Rich Lane is a seasoned entrepreneur and global technology leader with a career spanning Japan and Australia. From co-founding Start Corporation—Japan’s first free email service—to growing…

S1 Origin of 9-5 Startup: From Shrimp on the GPU to Something Serious

Jul 07, 2025 19m Trailer

Every podcast needs a name — and ours nearly became Shrimp on the GPU. In this kickoff episode, join me and a few mates as we brainstorm the wild, funny, and sometimes questionable ideas that led to…

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