Niki Scevak - Wild Hearts and Wild Ideas - [Invest Like the Best, EP.200]

<p>My guest today is Niki Scevak, co-founder and partner at Blackbird Ventures. Blackbird is a leading VC firm in Australia and New Zealand and has invested in companies like graphic design platform Canva and autonomous vehicle company Zoox. Our conversation covers the types of wild ideas Blackbird invests in, the landscape of venture and start-ups in Australia and New Zealand, and everything Niki knows about gross margins and customer acquisition. We also introduce a new concept on the show I'm calling Breakdowns, where we dive into a single business, what it does, how it operates, and what makes it tick. I hope you enjoy the conversation.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by Koyfin, one of the fastest growing fintech startups. I discovered Koyfin earlier this year when I asked twitter for the best Bloomberg alternative, and the overwhelming winner was an intriguing new product called Koyfin. </strong></p> <p><strong><br /> Koyfin has tons of high-quality data, powerful functionality, and a nice clean interface. If you’re an individual investor, research analyst, portfolio manager, or financial advisor, you should definitely check them out. Sign up for free at </strong><a href= "https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FJfLZCER7YqfA7KxIP827o%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cpatrick.oshaughnessy%40osam.com%7Cfb034e7a13704d25c92608d87186f93d%7Cfe1b49eab87f4c549d6f2368af11ee2c%7C0%7C0%7C637384171805707454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=IIzex1kgZFNFc6cc5n%2Ffnx6THnSS1cahljyStFCs3ow%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>koyfin.com</strong></a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>This episode of Invest Like The Best is also sponsored by Assure. Assure is changing the way investors manage private transactions.</strong><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>With Assure, investors can eliminate nearly all the admin cost of private investment. On top of that, they handle all