Episode 20
Episode 20: Steve Melhuish on impact investing and scaling businesses
May 3, 202356m 25s
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Show Notes
Steve Melhuish has almost 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship and is the co-founder of PropertyGuru, but since 2018 he has focused his energies on supporting and funding organisations that are making a difference. He is the founding and venture partner at Wavemakers Impact, South East Asia's first climate-tech venture build fund, where they aim to reduce 10% of global carbon emissions by building 100 x 100 companies.
In this conversation, we learnt...
- How Steve started and scaled PropertyGuru (03:41 - 07:45)
- The challenges he faced when opening into new markets (08:22 - 12:09)
- How Steve decided to take a step back and spend more time with his kids (12:37 - 14:39)
- How business coaches and advisors helped Steve build the business (15:41 - 21:03)
- The story behind Wavemaker Impact and its mission and vision (21:27- 32:00)
- Wavemaker’s business model and formula (32:56 - 33:42)
- The companies Wavemaker has invested in (33:56 - 38:05)
- What makes a good entrepreneur (38:15 - 41:54)
- The role of women and part-time work in the future (41:54 - 44:06)
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