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PlantMiner – CEO, GM & National Sales Manager

June 28, 2018Nipuna Fonseka
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This podcast features PlantMiner’s Michael Trusler, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Dan Wilson, General Manager, and Benjamin Somerville, National Sales Manager. PlantMiner is an Australian tech start-up success story and is now Australia’s largest and most successful construction marketplace. The trio’s passion is not only to create a company that is remembered for changing the construction industry but also for the success of their team.

“We have a great culture and we hire for that culture; we train our staff well and reward our staff, [as well as] make them passionate about wanting to work for us”

“We want to build a software and organisation that changes the construction and infrastructure industry in Australia and across the world”

“[Know] who your customer is, [find out] exactly what your customer wants and built that product”

This podcast explores PlantMiner’s journey to date in how it has become a game-changer in the construction and infrastructure sector.

Reference list

  • PlantMiner
  • Felix
  • Benjamin Somerville
  • Michael Trusler
  • Dan Wilson
  • Nudgee College
  • Australia construction industry
  • Entrepreneur
  • Business development fund
  • Hiring good people
  • Employee autonomy
  • Capital raising
  • Seed funding
  • Aconex
  • IPO
  • Return on investment
  • Workplace culture
  • Perks
  • Global construction sector
  • Importance of promoting within
  • Max Clarke
  • Steve O’Keefe
  • Sophia Rostron

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Tags: balance, ben sommerville, challenge, construction, culture, dan wilson, decisions, entrepreneurial, felix, high performance, human resources, inspiration, leadership, michael trussler, organisation, people, plant miner, recruitment, success, young entrepreneurs
Nipuna Fonseka
Nipuna has a love/hate relationship with technology. This has helped to drive his passion to create & commercialise sustainable, smart tech. Combining his 15 years in the IT industry, a Masters degree in commercialising innovation and hands-on experience with start-ups, Nipuna works with clients to create quality products that manifest their startup dreams. A self-confessed knowledge-junkie, Nipuna is always ready to discuss an idea in any one of 6 languages! When he is not being a movie buff, you can find him hiking up a mountain with the promise of a good view, for some photography and meditation.

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