Epic Execution with David Kenney on Scaling Startups
From Give It A Nudge by The Nudge Group
March 5, 2026 · 1h 7m
About this episode
David Kenney discusses his book Epic Execution and shares insights on scaling startups and the challenges founders face.
In this episode of Give It A Nudge, Steve sits down with David Kenney, the author of Epic Execution. With over three decades of hands-on experience, David has advised the who's who of Australian entrepreneurial fame, supporting tens of thousands of founders from early-stage ideas all the way to NASDAQ listings. David's journey into the mechanics of business began at 18 when he hitchhiked across Sydney to interview CEOs and uncover exactly what drives growth. He spent 28 years as a chartered accounting partner and has refined his sharp pattern recognition through top accelerator programs like Startmate, UNSW Founders, and Tech Ready Women. He explains how his systematic thinking helped early tech startups commercialize their ideas before the ecosystem even really existed. Instead of just delivering standard accounting advice, David focuses on getting People, Product, Promotion, and Profit right. We dive deep into his new book, Epic Execution. It is not a generic roadmap, but a complete Founder Operating System distilled into 24 pragmatic chapters. David spent a year crafting it as a series of tough questions founders need to ask themselves to test reality against their…
People in this episode
Host: Steve
Guest: David Kenney
Topics covered
- startup scaling
- entrepreneurship
- business mechanics
- founder operating system
- COVID-19 impact
Keywords
- startup
- entrepreneur
- business growth
- founder
- COVID-19
- Epic Execution
- scaling
- advisory
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Epic Execution, Startmate, UNSW Founders, Tech Ready Women
Places: Sydney, Australia
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