I work hands-on with the founders of early-stage startups and new product development teams within the enterprise. I coach high potential individuals on lean startup skills, team dynamics, product strategy, pricing, brand experience, product marketing, growth marketing and capital raising. I’m particularly known for my pitch and presentation coaching results.
To do this, I draw on hands-on experience founding and co-founding tech startups since 1995, as well as experience as a seed-stage investor, and in senior management roles in larger organisations including Yahoo, News Digital Media and Microsoft.

I have advised and invested directly in new Australian startups and through BlueChilli, Blackbird Ventures, Pollenizer Ventures and Startmate.

I coach startup founders in Australia and internationally, both directly and via accelerator programs and incubators across many industries including tech, finance, food, health, music, education, med tech and space.

I'm interested in developing entrepreneurship skills in refugees, migrants, youth and mid-career professionals, improving diversity and inclusion in tech, renewable energy, clean transport, smart cities, sustainable food production, wearable technology, autonomy, ML and true AI.

I'm a frequent keynote speaker and panellist, and appear regularly in the media as a tech startup and technology industry expert.

Please read this blog post before reaching out to connect with me on LinkedIn: https://medium.com/@bigyahu/are-you-building-the-value-of-linkedins-business-or-your-own-105258f3ad38