Morning Startup

The Talk:

Every founder knows the highlight reel; fewer talk about the moments that nearly ended it all. Jonathan Matthews, co-founder and Managing Director of CorpCloud, has lived both sides. In this talk, Jono shares the story of two startups: what broke, what survived, and the hard-won lessons that turned setbacks into the foundation of a Perth-grown telecommunications and IT business now powering organisations across Australia. Expect honest war stories, practical takeaways, and a reminder that resilience, not perfection, is what gets startups through.

About our speaker:

Jonathan Matthews is the co-founder and Managing Director of CorpCloud, a Perth-based telecommunications carrier and IT provider he built from the ground up into a team of more than 100, delivering cloud, network and voice solutions to businesses across Australia.

Agenda:

• 7:30 am: Shameless plugs and announcements. Introduce yourself or announce your startup to the Perth startup community!
• 7:45 am: An awesome startup related talk, panel or pitch practice session!
• 8:30 am: Networking & delicious breakfast treats
• 9:00 am: Finish

Live stream
This event will also be live streamed by the amazing folks at Perthvideo.com.au, thanks to the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification.

Access the live stream and all our post-event recordings here:
https://perthvideo.com.au/morning-startup-perth/

Coffee, Food and Sponsors
Tell Joey Zaza's you're heading to Morning Startup on the way in for a free coffee courtesy of Purpose Ventures, and enjoy some of their delicious breakfast treats courtesy of Typeset and IdeaToLife!

Thanks to the awesome team at Beacham Group for covering our meetup fees and keeping this meetup alive 🙏 ❤️