Fat Zebra founder Pred Dragila. | Image: Harry Hayes

Fat Zebra, the fintech that refused to run with the unicorn herd

Pred Dragila was a retrenched banker and nightclub DJ when he became obsessed with fixing payments. Thirteen years later, his Fat Zebra processes $95 billion a year. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  Pred Dragila was spinning discs at nightclubs. But the retrenched banker’s thoughts and conversation […]

Justin Dry of Vinomofo

Vinomofo rejects 95% of the wine it receives. Here’s how it built a multi-million dollar online business

Vinomofo co-founder Justin Dry has turned an obsession with the bottle into one of Australia’s biggest online wine retailers – built on hard-to-find drops, secret deals and a refusal to sell anything he would not drink.   This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  Every day, about 100 bottles of wine arrive at Vinomofo’s Melbourne headquarters, […]

Rory Hunter bought an island for $15,000. His next bet is Australia’s build-to-rent boom

Hotelier Rory Hunter turned his purchase of a $15,000 Cambodian island into a globally celebrated eco-resort. Now the entrepreneur is betting that the same sustainability-led approach can help reshape Australia’s build-to-rent market.   This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  Rory Hunter had no intention of buying an island off the coast of […]

Quick Takes: Three entrepreneurs we’re watching right now – Issue 24

Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  FibreconX After decades of building telecommunications networks, Mark Rafferty recognised a growing shortage in Australia’s fibre infrastructure. “I could see demand from the hyperscalers beginning […]

Sam Kennard, CEO of Kennards Self Storage.

How Sam Kennard built his family’s storage business into a $4.5 billion empire

After a staff revolt exposed deep cultural flaws, Sam Kennard transformed a modest family storage business into a $4.5 billion property powerhouse built on growth and reinvention.  This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  Sam Kennard opens his emails one morning early in his life as a CEO […]