EP38 - ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS - What it takes to succeed: Interview with Fred Schebesta - a podcast by Andrew Tran

from 2021-04-27T00:00

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My next guest is Fred Schebesta, co-founder of finder.com. Fred is the epitome of entrepreneurialism. An obsession for hyper success, Fred is passionate about disruptive innovation and inspires the startup community through sharing his achievements and learnings as a business coach, international speaker, media commentator and author. 




In 2018, Fred leads the group’s latest project, the Finder App, which is an Australian-first innovation that combines personal finance management with comparison, rolling out to the US and UK this year. 




Fred’s latest venture, Schebesta Ventures, is about fulfilling his purpose of challenging and inspiring people to reach unimaginable success. Fred launched an online course teaching his system of developing business ideas, and a new book out soon!




Key chapters on building success, fin-tech, the latest Go Bear acquisition and more.  



  • 0:00 - Intro

  • 3:20 - What would you do if you weren’t at Finder.com?

  • 5:55 - What enables Fred Schebesta to keep innovating forward after 15 years at Finder.com?

  • 7:11 - Companies that Fred admires and why

  • 7:53 - What does an investor look for in a company or its people?

  • 10:21 - When it comes to blockchain technology what do you see that others don't?

  • 12:55 - What did Finder.com see in Go Bear that resulted in its acquisition?

  • 14:08 - What does South-East Asia hold in the next 3-5 years?

  • 15:46 - Advice for a fellow tech CEO on investing into a new product territory for the organization




Check out Fred's links below





About Andrew Tran Digital


Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent business consultant, strategist and podcaster partnering with brands to navigate the challenges in their market in order to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. 


For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/ 




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