Blue Stamp, Marmalade, and Back Pocket founder Luke Trickett. Source: SmartCompany
Late nights, early mornings, and endless repetition. That’s the life for many small business and startup founders attempting to launch their ventures. It’s also the process used by athletes preparing for top-level competition, providing significant overlap between the world of elite sport and entrepreneurship.
Luke Trickett knows both worlds very well.
The former Australian national team swimmer, and husband of quadruple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett, is the founder of fund manager Blue Stamp Company, group payments platform Backpocket, and invoice payments startup Marmalade, which secured a $16 million in funding in March.
SmartCompany recently caught up with Trickett to discuss the crossover between his professional swimming career, his stockbroking days, and his startup leadership.
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