Silicon Valley - The Investor's Podcast Network17 Sep 2019

SV001: Canva, Disrupting Design with Melanie Perkins

On today’s show, we have Melanie Perkins. She is the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching in 2013, Canva has grown to over 15 million users across 190 countries, with more than 1 billion designs created, at 36 designs per second. Today, Canva is growing with over 600 team members across 3 offices in Sydney, Manila and Beijing, working together on a mission to empower everyone to create beautiful design. After hundreds of revisions to the Canva pitch deck, Melanie has now raised more than $140 million from investors including Google Maps co-founder Lars Rasmussen, Yahoo! CFO Ken Goldman, and funds such as Felicis Ventures and Blackbird Ventures. Today, Canva is valued at US$2.5 billion, making Canva the second Australian startup to achieve Unicorn status. In this episode, you’ll learn: What was the strategy to enter China and have there been any pivots along the way? Who could disrupt Canva and its massive growth? What is the implication of the acquisition of Pexel and Pixabay and Canva’s expansion through partnering or acquiring other companies? What is the future of graphic design and what can people anticipate in the next 2-3 years? Tweet your comments about this episode directly to Shawn Flynn and the rest of The Investor’s Podcast Community using #TIPSiliconValley BOOKS AND RESOURCES Website for Canva Download your free audio book at Audible. Find the best job candidate at Ziprecruiter. CONNECT WITH SHAWN: Shawn Flynn’s Twitter Account Shawn Flynn’s LinkedIn Account Silicon Valley LinkedIn Group Account Shawn Flynn’s Facebook Account Email Shawn@TheInvestorsPodcast.com

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SV039: Creating a Podcast Career with TIP Co-Founder Stig Brodersen

On today’s show, we’re happy to chat with our very own Stig Brodersen. Stig is a value investor, business owner, and international bestselling author. His podcast We Study Billionaires has over 30 mil...

30 Apr 202042min

SV038: Stanford's First Entrepreneur-In-Residence on Future Housing with James Ehrlich

On today’s episode, we interview James Ehrlich. James Ehrlich is a serial entrepreneur in the areas of technology, media technology and clean-tech. He is the founder at ReGen Villages, Entrepreneur in...

23 Apr 202050min

SV037: The Innovation Stack with Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey

On today’s episode, we sit down with Jim McKelvey. Jim is the co-founder of Square, a financial services, merchant services aggregator, and mobile payment company. In 2009, Jim designed a card reader ...

16 Apr 202051min

SV036: Hardware is Hard with FloWater CEO Rich Razgaitis

Rich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital backed start-ups, privately held turnaround and gr...

9 Apr 202047min

SV035: From Hollywood Star to Venture Capitalist with Anathem Ventures Managing Partner Crystal McKellar

Crystal McKellar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies that have developed breakthrough technology that they are pragmatic...

2 Apr 202046min

SV034: Investing In Africa with Managing Partner of Chrysalis Capital Nichole Yembra

On today’s show, we’re happy to chat with Nichole Yembra. Nichole is the Founder and Managing Director of The Chrysalis Co which houses The Chrysalis Capital, a new $15M Africa and Diaspora early stag...

26 Mar 202040min

SV033: Investing in Hardware with Grit Ventures Managing Partner Kelly Coyne

On today’s show, we sit down with Kelly Coyne who is deeply immersed in the Silicon Valley start-up community. Having grown multiple start-ups from conception to over $100M valuations, she is a leadin...

19 Mar 202037min

SV032: From 200 Rejections to Raising $4.2 Million with Roybi Robot Founder Elnaz Sarraf

On today's show, we sit down with Elnaz Sarraf, who is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology, business, sales, and marketing. She is currently the CEO and Founder of ROY...

12 Mar 202034min