Published On Jun 1, 2022
Ben Thompson is the business mastermind between many amazing companies including the unicorn Employment Hero. We got into his origin story, the birth of Employment Hero, key business learnings, the future of work, downturn in tech markets and advice for young people. This isn’t an episode you want to miss.
Employment Hero Website: https://employmenthero.com/
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Who are you outside of work?
2:50 Common themes in your various careers?
5:00 What was your first foray into Entrepreneurship?
11:00 The birth of Employment Hero
16:00 Why did you bootstrap in your early days?
18:00 Darkest moments in Ben's journey
21:00 What would you do differently if you were doing it all again?
23:00 Future of work
31:00 Downturn in tech
41:10 What should young people be working on?