The co-working space turned start-up hub has named Tiliter co-founder Martin Karafilis as its new chief executive.
Fishburners, the co-working space turned start-up hub that has given birth to thousands of the country’s early-stage businesses, has appointed a new CEO who is bent on extending its reach beyond Sydney., who is stepping back from the start-up he founded in the belief it has hit a scale that exceeds his area of expertise, which is the early stage of a company’s life.James Brickwood
“The first time I pitched for capital was at Fishburners. Having that connection myself ... I thought I’d love to give back everything I can,” he said.“Fishburners has always been the No. 1 early-stage community and I want to expand on that, grow that, and reach people not just in capital cities, but also other types of start-ups and entrepreneurs regionally across Australia ... through our digital platforms.
“One really key one is to ignore all the fancy books that say how amazing everything is going to be,” he said.“You need to find the right mentors and the right capital, be it via a VC or angel money, or another avenue, and you need to explore those [options].” “Martin was a stand-out candidate with the requisite leadership skills that arise from co-founding multiple successful startups, and taking various innovative concepts to launch and beyond,” he said.
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