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#40 Tom Amos - Co-founder of Sidekicker
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Sidekicker is Australia’s largest online staffing platform that is re-inventing casual and temporary work for businesses and workers. Founded in 2012, Tom and his co-founder Jacqui have grown the company to now have 130 employees and raise $43m to date including Seek as a major investor.
Throughout the episode, Tom explains the importance of not getting too overjoyed on wins and too down on losses but rather keeping a level head throughout business. He also goes on to explain how Australia’s fundraising landscape has changed over the last 10 years.
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Chapter
1. Highlight Clip (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:00:30)
3. Introduction (00:02:03)
4. Why Tom Amos decided to go into business and why he started Sidekicker (00:02:13)
5. What Tom Amos Would Do if he Could Start SideKicker From Scratch (00:04:46)
6. What it was like for Tom Amos and his First Time Raising Funds for Sidekicker (00:06:35)
7. Was Business Always the Path for Tom Amos? (00:09:55)
8. How Much Did Raising Capital Impact the Growth of Sidekicker (00:13:12)
9. The Difficulty of Building a Two-Sided Marketplace and How Sidekicker Solves the Chicken-Egg Problem (00:14:17)
10. Tom Amos Struggle with Finding the Balance of Being a Founder and Allowing People to Take Control (00:15:12)
11. Tom Amos' Biggest Strength and how it helps him succeed when running Sidekicker (00:16:37)
12. The advice that led Tom Amos to make Sidekicker successful (00:17:29)
13. How COVID Impacted Sidekicker and how Tom Amos Overcame the Difficulties (00:21:18)
14. The Main Priority in Business During Tough Times (00:23:53)
15. Tom Amos’s biggest business inspiration (00:25:11)
16. Tom Amos’s favourite books (00:27:32)
17. Tom Amos’s favourite quote on business, leadership and life (00:29:07)
18. What’s next for Tom Amos and the future of Sidekicker (00:31:25)
19. Outtro (00:33:13)
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