{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Leap by Founders Collective","title":"From homeless at 16 to building global communities with CJ Josic","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3475,"description":"In this episode, Gav sits down with CJ (Craig Josic), a lifelong connector, entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, to unpack a journey that starts with homelessness at 16 and evolves into building thriving founder communities across Australia and beyond. \nCJ shares how connection, community, and a “give first” mindset became the foundation of everything he does - from launching Silicon Coast to now building an innovation powerhouse aimed at creating 100 companies worth $100 million each.\n\nExpect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch - completely bootstrapped.\nGot questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at journey@sixsides.co\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on your favourite podcast app. It really helps us reach more people!\nIn this episode, we cover:\n CJ’s early life and becoming homeless at 16 \n The role of mentorship and surrounding yourself with the right people \n Why connection and community are the real unfair advantage \n The “give first” philosophy and how it compounds over time \n Lessons from building and losing a business \n Why founders shouldn’t go it alone \n The importance of signal vs noise in decision making \n Building Silicon Coast and creating a startup ecosystem \n The evolution into Innovation Powerhouse \n AI, community, and the future of human connection \n Procurement opportunities and scaling Australian businesses \n Raising the next generation of entrepreneurs \n Legacy, family, and building generational impact \n Why collaboration is the new competition \nFounder Collective: https://founderscollective.com.au/founders-collective\nFC's Newsletter: https://founderscollectivecommunity.substack.com/\nGavin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavintye/\nCJ's links\nCraig Josic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigjosic/\nInnovation Powerhouse: https://www.innovationpowerhouse.org\nGlobal Entrepreneurship Network: https://www.genglobal.org/...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8mjFUdvPkjQtG_tEmx_Ys6_wCqyUcfvpFz6_GsX7Tu4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYWFk/YWM5NTRkYTJiYTlm/NTRlNGVkMDVjZTdm/ZmNiYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}