<description>&lt;p&gt;Our "Pilot" episode for "Entrepreneurs on eScooters" is the wild,&amp;nbsp;featuring Allison Nikula, founder of CareApp.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A very, very different way of telling a great story.&amp;nbsp; You really need to see the video of this interview:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.entrepreneursonescooters.com"&gt;www.entrepreneursonescooters.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Allison was inspired to create CareApp through her own personal experience seeing her grandparents access aged care services.&amp;nbsp; CareApp is a powerful communication and engagement platform for aged care providers.&amp;nbsp; It brings providers, residents, carers, and families together to build a wonderful care community and support seniors to love the way they live.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And it's no small task - ageing population is on the rise with the percentage of Australians aged 65 and over rising dramatically over the past decades*:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; 1927 - 5% of the total population aged 65 and over&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; 1977 - 9% of the total population aged 65 and over&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; 2017 - 15% of the total population aged 65 and over&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Allison and I discuss her journey from idea through to today where she has customers locally and globally:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;How to build a tech company when you don&amp;rsquo;t have a tech background&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The importance of customer feedback in product development&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The process around pitching to Investors (inc a scary example of when it doesn't go well!)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Why having an &amp;ldquo;exit strategy&amp;rdquo; is essentialwhen you&amp;rsquo;re founding a business&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A huge thank you to Allison for being our very 1st "Entrepreneur on eScooter".&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This interview was recorded in January 2020 (pre-Covid19). &amp;nbsp;As a pilot episode, it's not perfect - a few issues with some of the audio/camera shots, etc, but overall, it is a great overview of what we will producing in future episodes (which are likely to be a little shorter as well).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Until next time&amp;hellip;.keep &lt;strong&gt;INNOVATING&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;OVERCOMING&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;PROSPERING&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPONSORSHIP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you would like to discuss sponsoring an episode or series of Entrepreneurs on eScooters, please reach out to us via email &lt;a href="mailto:enquire@eonescooters.com"&gt;enquire@eonescooters.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thank you to New Black Designs, our Pilot Episode sponsor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newblackdesigns.com/"&gt;https://www.newblackdesigns.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONTACT DETAILS for ALLISON &amp;amp; CAREAPP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Web:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.careapp.com.au/"&gt;https://www.careapp.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Instagram:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/careapp.group/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/careapp.group/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Linkedin:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/careapp/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/company/careapp/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-nikula/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-nikula/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/careapp.group"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/careapp.group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Twitter:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/careappgroup"&gt;https://twitter.com/careappgroup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEED HELP IN YOUR BUSINESS OR STARTUP?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re an entrepreneur, or business leader, and are faced with challenges in your startup, scale-up, or established business that you&amp;rsquo;re not sure how to solve for, then contact us to discuss how our Executive Coaching / Advisory practice can help you.&amp;nbsp; Email us on &lt;a href="mailto:coach@theselfmadetheory.com"&gt;coach@theselfmadetheory.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*Source:&amp;nbsp; ABS - &lt;a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1CD2B1952AFC5E7ACA257298000F2E76?OpenDocument"&gt;https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1CD2B1952AFC5E7ACA257298000F2E76?OpenDocument&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Self Made Theory

Ben Campbell

"Entrepreneurs on eScooters" with Allison Nikula from CareApp

SEP 19, 202029 MIN
The Self Made Theory

"Entrepreneurs on eScooters" with Allison Nikula from CareApp

SEP 19, 202029 MIN

Description

Our "Pilot" episode for "Entrepreneurs on eScooters" is the wild, featuring Allison Nikula, founder of CareApp.

A very, very different way of telling a great story.  You really need to see the video of this interview:  www.entrepreneursonescooters.com 

Allison was inspired to create CareApp through her own personal experience seeing her grandparents access aged care services.  CareApp is a powerful communication and engagement platform for aged care providers.  It brings providers, residents, carers, and families together to build a wonderful care community and support seniors to love the way they live.

And it's no small task - ageing population is on the rise with the percentage of Australians aged 65 and over rising dramatically over the past decades*:

  1927 - 5% of the total population aged 65 and over

  1977 - 9% of the total population aged 65 and over

  2017 - 15% of the total population aged 65 and over

Allison and I discuss her journey from idea through to today where she has customers locally and globally:

  1. How to build a tech company when you don’t have a tech background
  2. The importance of customer feedback in product development
  3. The process around pitching to Investors (inc a scary example of when it doesn't go well!)
  4. Why having an “exit strategy” is essentialwhen you’re founding a business

 

A huge thank you to Allison for being our very 1st "Entrepreneur on eScooter".

This interview was recorded in January 2020 (pre-Covid19).  As a pilot episode, it's not perfect - a few issues with some of the audio/camera shots, etc, but overall, it is a great overview of what we will producing in future episodes (which are likely to be a little shorter as well).

Until next time….keep INNOVATING, OVERCOMING and PROSPERING

 

SPONSORSHIP

If you would like to discuss sponsoring an episode or series of Entrepreneurs on eScooters, please reach out to us via email [email protected]

Thank you to New Black Designs, our Pilot Episode sponsor.

https://www.newblackdesigns.com/

 

CONTACT DETAILS for ALLISON & CAREAPP

Web: https://www.careapp.com.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careapp.group/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/careapp/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-nikula/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/careapp.group

Twitter: https://twitter.com/careappgroup

 

NEED HELP IN YOUR BUSINESS OR STARTUP?

If you’re an entrepreneur, or business leader, and are faced with challenges in your startup, scale-up, or established business that you’re not sure how to solve for, then contact us to discuss how our Executive Coaching / Advisory practice can help you.  Email us on [email protected]

 

*Source:  ABS - https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/0/1CD2B1952AFC5E7ACA257298000F2E76?OpenDocument

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.