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How I built a $20 billion software compounder | Richard White on tech, culture & entrepreneurialism

In this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast, Rask's Chief Investment Officer Owen Rask is joined by Richard White, CEO and founder of WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) - one of Australia's most successful technology companies.

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In this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast, Rask’s Chief Investment Officer Owen Rask is joined by Richard White, CEO and founder of WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) – one of Australia’s most successful technology companies.

If you own, or would own, WiseTech shares this podcast is required listening.

In this podcast with WiseTech’s Richard White, Owen & Richard cover:

  1. Richard’s story growing up, and solving problems in the garage
  2. Getting a trade and becoming a problem solver
  3. Starting successful guitar repair and AV businesses
  4. The early days of software and how Richard taught himself
  5. WiseTech’s inception and compounding in private markets
  6. The huge opportunity in logistics software
  7. Solving complexity with elegance
  8. WiseTech culture and the company’s heavy investment in Australian engineering and technology
  9. WiseTech’s acquisition criteria
  10. Memory and retention

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