Lightning talk: Profitable and cause-driven startups
Does a social impact-focussed startup mean forgetting profit?
Are social ventures harder to fund and harder to build?
We'll discuss the basic principles of building a cause-driven company, considering the impact of our work on customers, society and the planet, and provide inspiration for those who are inspired to start their own social impact venture.
Our guest
Andrew Akib is the founder of Maslow, a voice-enabled mobile app that lets you manage your carers, therapists, and rehab program from home. This social impact startup doing incredible work in the health-tech space has been accepted into both CSIRO-ON program and the Remarkable disability-tech accelerator.