Patrick Collins, CPO of "Zip Co" (ASX:Z1P) and just back from San Francisco, will discuss with David Jones his learnings from delivering mobile and web apps for some of the largest US retailers. He'll also cover how Zip is managing the growth in both B2B and B2C solutions as one of the fastest-growing fintech companies. Attendees will be treated to the good, bad and ugly of Patrick's many years of delivering product.

Key Takeaways

Essentials in product teams
Lessons from both retail and apps
Roadmap and release cadence

About the Speakers

Patrick Collins - Founder/CEO, Zip Co | Patrick Collins is Chief Product Officer at Zip Co, an Australian Fintech experiencing explosive growth. He is returning from the US after 12 years experience working with the best in Silicon Valley. Patrick was previously Founder and CEO of venture-backed technology startup 5th Finger, which relocated to San Francisco in 2008 and achieved a successful exit in 2012. 5th Finger’s product powered mobile experiences for large international retailers including Safeway and Victoria’s Secret. Patrick was a founding engineering member and CTO of Fairfax Digital where he launched 1st versions of Domain, Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review and more. Patrick perfected making meat pies during his time in San Francisco and is glad to be returning home.

David Jones - Founder/CEO, Pointzi | David will be asking the questions; a product-obsessed founder whose last company, ThreatMetrix, exited in March for over $1B. His previous company exited to Surfcontrol (now Websense) and his current company is Pointzi, which delivers a codeless SaaS Onboarding solution for mobile and web applications.

About Fishburners

Fishburners is much more than a coworking space. We are a not for profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier!

We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our weekly lunchtime learning workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.

Details

Please head up to L3 of the Sydney Startup Hub, and walk down the yellow corridor to the Ideas Space. BYO lunch!