The Unicorn Farm - turning startup horses into billion dollar unicorns
49min2016 FEB 24
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James came along to an Innovation Bay event in late 2015. He was a remarkable CEO. Very young, very dynamic and utterly competent. Whilst at the same time very humble and soft-spoken. Here's an excerpt from the Innovation Bay blog post after the event: James Spenceley (http://www.innovationbay.com/past-speakers-single/james-spenceley) has overseen the incredible success of Vocus Communications (http://www.vocus.com.au). In 2009, Vocus was Australia's fastest-growing technology company, which led to James winning the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award. Today, Vocus Communications is a member of the ASX200 with a market capitalisation of more than AU$1.493 Billion - a staggering achievement for a start-up that James originally funded through refinancing his home mortgage in 2008. He joined us for our Innovation Bay speaker breakfast in Sydney on November 11, to share what he's learnt so far from his journey and what he hopes to achieve in future. Quick to stress that succes...

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