{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Making it in Melbourne: Conversations with Migrant Entrepreneurs","title":"Season 2, Episode 3: Sri Venkatesan, Founder and CEO of Next XR Group","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1452,"description":"Baby in one arm, business in the other. This is how Sri Venkatesan started Next XR Group during COVID lockdown in Melbourne. \nShe had no local clients and no external funding, and she was finding it hard at first to get Australian clients. This is why her first project for Next XR was in Egypt. Then, a breakthrough: her first Australian client came through a mother's group. \nToday, NextXR has 50+ staff across four countries. In this episode, Sri talks about building a VR and AR training company from the ground up, why she never waited for investment to get started, and the hiring strategy that keeps her team tight. A story about resilience, creativity, and technology — and what happens when you combine all three.\nMaking It in Melbourne is produced by the City of Melbourne with technical and research assistance from RMIT School of Media and Communication.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4EzAAnSUNVovMyN51pGc6C5TCqq9qVNpG6_2jg4n9Qs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzll/YTFjZWVlMjgxOWY1/YzBlOWFlOWVhMmJm/YzM5MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}