Is AI in the Physical World the next $100 Trillion Opportunity?

The future isn’t coming, it’s being built, line by line, chip by chip, in workshops and labs across Australia. From defence-grade autonomy to data infrastructure for robots, this episode dives deep into the frontier of hard tech with the founders building it.

Host Brendan Hill sits down with Michael Irwin (Co-Founder at Breaker), Joe Harris (Founder at Alloy), and returning guest Charlie Gearside (Co-Founder at Eucalyptus) for a wild conversation about robotics, national ambition, and why Australia needs to start making things again.

They talk building AI that lives on the edge, the ethics of defense, hiring A-players for impossible problems, and why the next industrial revolution might start right here. It’s an unfiltered look at the people shaping Australia’s place in the age of autonomy.

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The Real Intelligence Behind the Artificial One

Australia’s AI story is expanding fast, and this month’s episodes capture the full spectrum. Justin Tauber from Salesforce breaks down what agentic AI really means, why rehearsal matters more than prediction, and how ethical guardrails often spark better ideas. Alongside him, Maddie Reese shows the creative upside, going from zero code to viral builds in six months through a joy-first, experiment heavy workflow that makes AI feel accessible to anyone.

Then Dr Elise Stephenson delivers a powerful reality check on AI’s gender gap, revealing how bias creeps into systems, who’s accountable, and what a fairer future could look like. Across ethics, creativity, and equity, these conversations reveal a single truth: Australia’s edge in AI will come from building with intent, curiosity, and care not just speed.

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If you don’t want to suck at investing, listen in!

From secondaries shaping liquidity behind the scenes to global funds rewriting the rules of early stage investing, this month’s episodes unpack how capital really moves in venture.

Max Kausman breaks down the world of VC fund secondaries in plain English, revealing how pricing works, why vintages matter, and what Australia’s outperformance says about the next decade of liquidity.

And Pocket Sun shares how she built SoGal’s global deal flow from scratch, earned her place on oversubscribed cap tables, and now navigates cap table recaps and fund two with sharp conviction.

If you want a clearer view of how investors make their boldest decisions long before the headlines, First Cheque has it.

The New Script 🙅‍♀️

For too long, women’s health has been under-researched, under-funded, and under-prioritised. Medical standards have historically been based on male bodies, leaving huge gaps in treatment, diagnosis, and understanding.

📝 In medicine, a “script” is shorthand for a prescription, a nod to treatment and care

✨ It also signals rewriting the story, shifting the narrative toward equity and fresh perspectives

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