The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

Author: Vidit Agarwal

Global top ranked podcast. Launched in 2020. Described by our listeners as meticulously researched biographies" and "I learnt more about the guest from your episode even after 10 years of knowing the guest" -- excerpts of the podcast have been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, SXSW and more. We're proud that more than 60% of our 200 guests have trusted us for their first-ever public interview or to go in-depth on their personal story for the first time. These include: Malcolm Turnbull: Prime Minister of Australia Michael Schneider: CEO, Bunnings Anil Sabharwal: Built/Led Google Photos, Chrome, Drive Elena Verna: Head of Growth, Lovable Andrew Penn: CEO, Telstra Mark Suster: Co-Founder & Partner, Upfront Ventures Brad Banducci: CEO, Woolworths Craig Tiley: CEO, Tennis Australia & Australian Open Bowen Pan: Creator, Facebook Marketplace Trent Cotchin: 3x Premiership Winning Captain, Richmond Football Club Jean-Michel Limieux: CTO, Shopify and Atlassian Gillian Findlay: COO, Immutable & SafetyCulture Holly Kramer: Board Director, Woolworths & ANZ Bank Sam Sicilia: Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus Ahmed Fahour: CEO, NAB & Australia Post Piruze Sabunci: Partner, Squarepeg; Stripe's first Asia hire Andrey Khusid: CEO & Co-Founder, Miro Bill Bartee: Co-Founder Blackbird Main Sequence Rod Hamilton: Co-Founder & CPO, Culture Amp Larry Marshall: CEO, CSIRO Brendan Hargreaves: CFO, Officeworks Lisa Sthalekar: 4x Cricket World Cup Winner and ICC Hall of Fame Member Contact us via: Email: contact@curiositycentre.com Website: https://highflyerspodcast.com/ Vidit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vidags10 Vidit's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viditag/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast/
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#239 Tim Doyle & Alex Badran debate data vs judgement, building companies without paralysis, dreamers vs leavers and more
Tuesday, 6 January, 2026

Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are our favourite episodes from the past 5 years, published every month or two. These are N of 1 conversations with N of 1 people. This is a replay of Episode 120, originally released in Feb 2023.Vidit Agarwal speaks with Alex Badran (Co-Founder & CEO of Spriggy) and Tim Doyle (Co-Founder & CEO of Eucalyptus) in a new sparring-style format, where Alex and Tim actively challenge each other’s thinking.They debate how founders make decisions under uncertainty, why data should inform judgement—not replace it, and why speed compounds. They unpack founder paralysis at scale, why customers don’t care how big your company is, and why the "superhero" founder perception is incorrect. It’s time to explore your curiosity — please enjoy.________To support this podcast, check out our some of our sponsors & get discounts:→ $1,000 off Vanta: Your compliance superpower — vanta.com/highIf you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us or recommend future guests, email us at contact@curiositycentre.com today!Join our stable of commercial partners including the Australian Government, Google, KPMG, University of Melbourne and more.________Show notes and more episodes hereFollow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ________The High Flyers Podcast is described as a "meticulously researched biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies -- redefining the "high flyer". Launched in 2020, we have ranked in the global top ten podcasts for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. Excerpts of the podcast have been featured in Forbes, AFR, Daily Telegraph, and showcased at SXSW.200+ guests have joined host, Vidit Agarwal on the show from 15+ countries. Prominent guests include Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Anil Sabharwal (VP, Product at Google), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Jean-Michel Lemieux (CTO, Shopify + Atlassian), Andy Penn (CEO, Telstra), Stevie Case (Chief Revenue Officer, Vanta), Sweta Mehra (EGM, NAB; ex CMO, ANZ), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Sam Sicilia (Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus), Craig Tiley (CEO, Tennis Australia), Niki Scevak (Co-Founder, Blackbird Ventures), Mike Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), Trent Cotchin (3x Premiership Winning Captain, Richmond FC), Jason Collins (Head of Australasia, BlackRock), Peter Varghese (Chief, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Matteo Franceschetti (CEO, Eight Sleep) and many more. Our parent company, Curiosity Centre is the intelligence platform for the ambitious, trusted by leading organisations across technology, finance, government and sport since 2020.