The CXO Report

Through our Sky News partnership, ACS is aligned with some of Australia’s most prominent ICT leaders and tech entrepreneurs. With successful stories of tech entrepreneurship, we hope to spark innovation within Australia so that others will use technology to propel our future economy.

The CXO Report uncovers the strategies for success by our nation's biggest tech entrepreneurs.

In this episode, you will see ACS Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Johnson, interviews interviews Steve Baxter, Entrepreneur, investor, tech startup mentor and ‘Shark’ on Shark Tank Australia. Learn valuable lessons from Steve's incredible experience:

• What it takes to attract investment in your tech startup
• Why great ideas matter, but your ability to work with others matters more
• Australia’s most promising tech talent is everywhere, including regional cities like Townsville, Charters Towers and more with tech firms competing globally at scale
• How unused fiber optic capacity from government corporations could help regional businesses thrive with unprecedented bandwidth 
• Why the right people with top tech skills are essential to our nation’s future

Steve Baxter
Entrepreneur, investor and tech startup mentor

Tech start-up investor Steve Baxter is a proud Queenslander, born in the remote town of Cloncurry and raised in Emerald in the State’s central highlands. He left school at 15 and joined the Army, enlisting in its apprenticeship program. There, he became a technician working in the field of electronics, telecoms and guided weapon systems. In 1994, at the age of 23, Steve put his life savings of $11,000 to launch his first start-up, the pioneering internet service provider SE Net, from the spare room of his Adelaide home. SE Net was eventually acquired by Ozemail/UUNet under the stewardship of its founding Director and former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.