Scaling Up in a COVID World
In this webinar we will review the latest research findings on Scaling and discuss how the research applies to both small and large companies today, drawing practical lessons from Nearmap’s growth story and projecting how COVID-19 will affect companies scaling in the future.
Rob Newman
CEO Nearmap Ltd
Rob Newman of Nearmap, who has grown the company to Unicorn status and an international success story. It has a market capitalisation of $1.13 Bn and its share price has already rebounded to its pre-COVID levels, demonstrating investor confidence in the stock. Nearmap has its roots in Perth and rivals Canva as one of the most successful tech start-ups to ever come out of this city.
Rob has a long history as an entrepreneur commercialising University research and as an investor. He started in Perth as a PhD student co-founding QPSX Communications and then leading Atmosphere Networks and the venture capital company Stone Ridge Ventures. All these companies have seen extraordinary growth and have provided great lessons in how to scale.
Rob has a long history as an entrepreneur commercialising University research and as an investor. He started in Perth as a PhD student co-founding QPSX Communications and then leading Atmosphere Networks and the venture capital company Stone Ridge Ventures. All these companies have seen extraordinary growth and have provided great lessons in how to scale.
Tim Mazzarol
Professor, UWA Business School
Tim is a Winthrop Professor within the UWA Business School where he specializes in marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. He is designer and co-ordinator for the well-known commercialisation units run within the UWA’s MBA and Master of Biotechnology programs.