Launching Build & Scale with Devika
Build and Scale with Devika shares raw founder stories on building, funding, and scaling tech startups. New episodes every fortnight.
We’re excited to announce the launch of Build and Scale with Devika, a new podcast that takes you inside the journeys of founders who’ve built, grown, and scaled technology ventures.
Hosted by Ken Kencevski, founder of award-winning tech company Devika, each episode spotlights a different founder who’s turned an idea into a mulit-million dollar product with serious growth and exit potential.
These aren’t your typical success stories… Through candid interviews, we dive into the challenges, breakthroughs, and behind-the-scenes moments that shaped each founder’s journey.
You’ll hear how they validated ideas, built scalable technology products, raised capital, and found product-market fit – often starting with nothing more than a pitch deck and a bold vision.
If you’re a founder, operator, or investor looking to learn what actually drives startup success – this is your behind-the-scenes pass.
Season 1: Five Founders, Five Journeys
Our first season showcases inspirational founder stories: each with their own path, but all proving how building a tech product can take a business from $0 to a $5M+ valuation and beyond.
- Steve Shelley – Co-founder of Deputy, valued at over $1B, Steve shares how he scaled one of Australia’s most successful B2B SaaS platforms and why he’s now bringing that same approach to motorsport with 1Racer.
- Evan Daly – Former jockey turned personal trainer who built Glean, a multimillion-dollar fitness app.
- Paul Pisani – Hospitality operator who scaled ClevaQ from an idea to $100M+ in transactions.
- Zeryab Cheema – Sold his first startup as a teenager and now leads ventures including HOP, partnered with Amazon.
- Jordan McCreary – Scaled 60 gyms before launching CONDITN. to take fitness global through technology.
Why Listen
This isn’t about polished success stories. It’s about founders telling it how it really is: the wins, the failures, and the lessons that can help you on your own journey.
🎧 Season 1 is streaming now. New episodes every fortnight.