Serial startup innovator & Redbubble co-founder Martin Hosking believes that aside from those enduring values learned from his mum, his University of Melbourne History degree, of all things, plus his career stint as an Australian diplomat, navigating the tricky politics of the Middle East, were perfect foundations for his eventual entrepreneurial journey.  Throw in returning to uni to complete an MBA and time working as a management consultant at McKinsey’s, Hosking believes all that experience gave him one of the most valuable gifts a good entrepreneur needs: Perspective. In Part 2 of our chat, Martin reveals why competitors, even someone as dominant and canny as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos cannot really successfully compete with,  knock off or steal Redbubble’s business; why delaying a public listing helped Redbubble; and he offers sage but unexpected advice to younger would-be entrepreneurs, keen to make their mark.

<p>Serial startup innovator &amp; Redbubble co-founder Martin Hosking believes that aside from those enduring values learned from his mum, his University of Melbourne History degree, of all things, plus his career stint as an Australian diplomat, navigating the tricky politics of the Middle East, were perfect foundations for his eventual entrepreneurial journey.&nbsp; Throw in returning to uni to complete an MBA and time working as a management consultant at McKinsey&rsquo;s, Hosking believes all that experience gave him one of the most valuable gifts a good entrepreneur needs: Perspective. In Part 2 of our chat, Martin reveals why competitors, even someone as dominant and canny as Amazon&rsquo;s Jeff Bezos cannot really successfully compete with, &nbsp;knock off or steal Redbubble&rsquo;s business; why delaying a public listing helped Redbubble; and he offers sage but unexpected advice to younger would-be entrepreneurs, keen to make their mark.</p>

Candid interviews with successful Self-starters. On Build It. They'll Come, you'll hear from some amazing Australian entrepreneurs who bet big to build great businesses. Journalist Helen Dalley interviews business innovators and visionaries on how they turned their lightbulb idea into a viable, sustainable enterprise. 

This podcast is about the human face behind taking a simple idea and turning it into a business or movement. It's the beating heart behind what it takes to build an empire, from concept to execution, and how they actually achieve it. Fuelled by blind faith and hard slog, how they transform their dream idea into concrete reality.

Journalist Helen Dalley interviews business innovators and visionaries on how they turned their lightbulb idea into a viable, sustainable enterprise.

Build It. They'll Come.

Redbubble’s Martin Hosking, (Pt 2) on how his single mum instilled strong work ethic & sense of obligation as core values in him; & how entrepreneurs should have a clear purpose for their startup to succeed.

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