[mk_page_section bg_image=”https://startupacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/startupacademy-byronbay.jpeg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” speed_factor=”1″ video_color_mask=”#000000″ video_opacity=”0.7″ full_width=”true” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″ margin_bottom=”50″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1477971672468{padding-top: 80px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr Dan Swan” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:82px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”70″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”269″ img_size=”360×382″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text el_class=”coach-caption”]CEO of StartInno and Co-founder of StartupAcademy.org. Previously of Retek/Retail.com IPO.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=”social-links”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1478670488159{padding-right: 0px !important;}”][vc_icon type=”linecons” icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-world” color=”custom” align=”right” custom_color=”#ff9d00″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.startinno.com%2F||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-linkedin-square” color=”custom” align=”center” custom_color=”#ff9d00″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fswandan%3FauthType%3DNAME_SEARCH%26authToken%3D0Rqe%26locale%3Den_US%26trk%3Dtyah%26trkInfo%3DclickedVertical%253Amynetwork%252CclickedEntityId%253A6018533%252CauthType%253ANAME_SEARCH%252Cidx%253A1-1-1%252CtarId%253A1478738654596%252Ctas%253Adan%2520||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1478670498644{padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-twitter-square” color=”custom” custom_color=”#ff9d00″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fstartupacademyy||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text]Across the world, I have been very lucky and privileged to have been involved with many successful technology start-ups and listed companies in the US (NASDAQ), UK (FTSE) and Australia (ASX). My journey began in the mid nineties as web startup which, through a series of acquisitions, resulted in a NASDAQ IPO and eventual purchase by the then second largest global tech firm, Oracle, before reaching the age of 30. Shortly afterwards I moved to Australia building a career in digital as an executive manager which included business development, sales and marketing and a track record for $1-10M scalable enterprise technology platforms combined with consecutive awards in digital marketing. More recently I am involved with Australia’s burgeoning startup scene as a founder, investor and mentor, and created StartInno in Byron Bay in 2014. Though not a full-time academic, I have PhD in Innovation & Innovation Management in the Creative Industries, from QUT in Brisbane, Masters in Interactive Media (MIM) from UTS in Sydney, a BA (Hons) in Sociology from Ruskin University, Cambridge UK with several papers published in Academic Journals, Conference Proceedings and Research Projects.

I began by just starting and so what drives me is to help others “#juststart” as well.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

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