Ready never comes. Why entrepreneurship is everyone’s business.

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Ready never comes. Why entrepreneurship is everyone’s business

Jessica Christiansen-Franks joins journalist and startup investor Madeleine Hanger for a candid conversation about building and exiting Neighbourlytics. Together, they unpack the myths and misconceptions surrounding entrepreneurship in Australia and explore what entrepreneurial practice really looks like behind the headlines.
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Jessica Christiansen-Franks

Jessica Christiansen-Franks

Managing Director, Wade Institute
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A qualified urban designer and landscape architect, Jess has spent more than 20 years working across government, industry and civil society leading complex urban development projects in Australia and globally (including UK, Canada, India, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines). She’s also no stranger to entrepreneurial education having designed peer-based programs, run masterclasses, and supported founders, intrapreneurs and changemakers across sectors.

Madeleine Hanger Grummet

Madeleine Hanger Grummet

Entrepreneur, investor, journalist and author
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Madeleine is an award-winning entrepreneur, startup investor, ABC journalist and author. She founded edtech startups Future Amp and girledworld, invests and mentors with Flying Fox Ventures, Archangel Ventures, Startmate and Blackbird Giants, and is a former Telstra Innovation Ecosystem Lead. She holds a Master of Journalism from Monash and Master of Entrepreneurship at the University of Melbourne (Wade Institute). She is also a Wade VC Catalyst alumna.

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