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Hosted by LegalVision in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Capital raising lawyer Sian McLachlan (LegalVision) led an engaging discussion with Lauren Capelin (AWS Startup VC Business Development ANZ) and Elicia McDonald (AirTree Partner), on:

building a successful business;
how to scale up;
pitfalls to avoid; and
exits: what to consider now.

About Sian McLachlan
Sian is a Practice Leader with LegalVision’s Corporate team. She is LegalVision’s first point of contact for clients with financing or business structuring enquiries. Before joining LegalVision, Sian was a solicitor at an international top-tier firm in their Banking & Finance team. Sian has a large number of startup and fintech clients and understands their legal needs. She provides end-to-end guidance for companies as they scale, from choosing the right corporate structure to deciding on funding options.

About Lauren Capelin
Lauren is VC Business Development ANZ for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startups. She is a community strategist and disruptive innovation specialist with sector expertise in web3, fintech, the sharing economy, startups and early-stage investing. Before joining AWS, she was a Principal at Startmate, Australia and New Zealand’s best startup accelerator, and a Partner of Platform at Reinventure Fund, an Australian venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services startups. Lauren has also served on the board of Fintech Australia.

About Elicia McDonald
Elicia is a partner at Airtree Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund with 100+ companies in its portfolio and over a billion dollars of funds under management. Airtree is one of the largest VC funds in Australia and has been an early investor in many breakout tech companies, including Canva, A Cloud Guru, Go1 and Linktree. Elicia's passionate about supporting ambitious founders in the early stages of their journey and bringing wider diversity and inclusion to Australia's tech and VC ecosystem.

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00:00 Intro
04:37 Building a Successful Business
12:20 Scaling Up
30:00 Pitfalls to Avoid
38:01 Exits: What to Consider Now
44:36 Key Takeaways
45:22 Upcoming Events
46:10 Membership
47:32 Q&A

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