Happy horse's birthday!

The way the cofounders of podcasting community engagement startup Dome met is positively old-school in an era of swiping left and right.

Sophie Greiner and Bella Filacuridi met at an International Women's Day event in Sydney, and the mutual love for the pop culture podcast Shameless launched their friendship.

Six months later, their idea for Dome became the Australian entry in the global final of the Red Bull Basement startup competition and they were headed to Tokyo.

Sophie and Bella are the first duo to sit on the Startup 360 couch and share their stories.

Both in their early 20s, they discussed the yin and yang of being cofounders, explained the problems they're looking to solve in the $130 billion podcasting industry, and talked about the influence of family - Sophie's grandfather is a former NSW Premier - and the appeal of being a startup founder (while trying to finish a uni degree).

Startup 360's second guest, for 10x, our rapid-fire questions, is Will Hayward, CEO of Private Media, the independent publisher that last week acquired Startup Daily and assets of its publisher, Pinstripe Media.

British-born Will, whose wife is Australian and works in tech, has spent his life in media, working on the admin side at prestigious titles such as The Economist and Wall Street Journal, as well as next gen brands such as Buzzfeed.

Startup 360 cohost Simon Thomsen couldn't resist asking his new boss about the nexus between tech and media, his advice for Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos as the paper comes under fire from readers and key staff depart the loss-making title, and, perhaps went too far in bringing up the Melbourne Demons after the side's shambolic loss lass weekend.

Cohost Majella Campbell wanted to know how Will stays chilled, especially when a billionaire from the Murdoch family is gunning for you.
It's a chance to hear more about the future of media from someone on the frontline.

Simon and Majella also discuss Gilmour Space's first attempt to launch Vegemite into space on a home-grown rocket, Build Club's massive win with Swedish vibe coding platform Lovable, and the Australian government's YouTube ban for under 16s.

Startup 360 is more founder fund than founder mode. It’s all about finding out what makes people tick and staying human.

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