Fireside Chat with David Kenney | Open Coffee Sydney
Fireside Chat with David Kenney – Founder, Venture Partner and Advisor
Open Coffee is launching its first-ever Fireside Chat as part of a brand new event series—and we couldn’t have asked for a more inspiring guest to kick things off.
Meet Our Guest: David Kenney
David Kenney is a legend in Australia’s startup ecosystem.
He’s the advisor, investor, and author behind the Amazon top-ranked Epic Execution. Over the past 30 years, David has helped more than 400 companies raise, restructure, or exit—guiding several to billion-dollar valuations and deploying over A$1B across startups, scaleups, and real estate funds.
David’s journey began with a bold spirit—hitchhiking through Sydney just to meet CEOs for answers Google couldn’t provide. Today, he’s the go-to expert for founders who want to ask better questions, solve the right problems, and unlock real growth.
He’s deeply involved in AI strategy, partners with global accelerators, and has backed ventures like PropDataIQ, Sitemate, Okendo, and more. If you want to know what it takes to scale from A$1M to A$10M ARR—or even to a billion-dollar exit—David’s the person to ask.
Why You Can’t Miss This
Hear David’s playbook for startup success, growth, and resilience
Get inside stories from the frontlines of Australia’s most exciting ventures
Ask your burning questions and get direct advice from one of the best-connected advisors in the game
Network with Sydney’s most ambitious founders, operators, and innovators
We’re thrilled to welcome David Kenney—startup advisor, investor, author of the Amazon top-ranked Epic Execution, and the driving force behind 400+ successful company raises, restructures, and exits. David’s journey began hitchhiking through Sydney to meet CEOs for answers Google couldn’t provide. Three decades later, he’s helped scale startups to billion-dollar valuations and invested over A$1B across startups, scaleups, and real estate funds.
Why You Can’t Miss This
Learn from a True Operator:
David’s mantra? The right question changes everything. Discover how he helps founders and teams unlock growth by reframing the problems they’re solving.Explore the Founder Playbook:
Get a sneak peek into the Founder Operating System that’s transforming how CEOs and C-suites fix profit, product, promotion, and people challenges.AI, Scale, and Global Ambition:
Hear first-hand how David leverages AI strategy and global partnerships to scale companies from A$1M to A$10M ARR—and beyond.Real Stories, Real Growth:
From PropDataIQ to Sitemate, Okendo, and more, David brings actionable insights and behind-the-scenes stories from Australia’s most exciting ventures.
Who Should Attend?
Founders and C-suite leaders with bold ambitions
Startup teams ready to scale
Investors, operators, and anyone passionate about entrepreneurship, AI, and high-performance leadership
The curious and the caffeinated—everyone is welcome!
Open Coffee Sydney is your friendly, informal networking event for startups, entrepreneurs, professionals, students, and anyone passionate about the Sydney startup community.
Whether you’re looking for a mentor, investor, client, co-founder, employer, vendor, inspiration, or a new friend, Open Coffee is the networking event for you!