Couldn’t make it to Sunrise 2025? I went, I asked the spicy questions, and I wrote down everything you need to know. “Make it spicy - habanero level!” 🌶️ That was the challenge I received from Jessy Wu (Encour) in exchange for a sponsored ticket to Sunrise Festival 2025 hosted by Blackbird. And I wouldn't have even got this opportunity if not for Marie Dowling and her project TagLine — a brilliant initiative that helps startup supporters and ecosystem champions pay it forward by sponsoring founders to attend key events (and get recognised for it too). Then came the extra spice from Will Richards (Overnight Success): “If you record every question and answer you get, I’ll do an article on Overnight Success with the questions and answers. Needs to be spicey though!!” So I got to work. I prepared a bunch of spicy questions. Across two intense days at Sunrise, I was on a mission. - On day one, I faced some challenges (like no Q&As after the panels, and a Slido upvoting system!). - On day two, two of my questions were selected and answered live on stage — one directed at Sam Bowman, the other at Tim Doyle. Then I wrote up my full experience in a recap titled: "The main takeaways from Sunrise 2025 for anyone with FOMO" And true to his word, Will published it on Overnight Success 🙌 📌 Read the full writeup - https://lnkd.in/gKWywDZX What makes an event memorable in your experience? ... P.S. These legends all got a mention in the piece — and for good reason: Jessy Wu (Encour), Marie Dowling (TagLine), Will Richards (Overnight Success), Sam Bowman, Tim Doyle, Ben Shewry (Attica), Dave Murphy (Flow State Breathwork), 😱 Rayn Ong (Archangel Ventures), Luca Yang (O3), Liz van Zyl (FKS), ⚡️ Michael Batko (Startmate), Roy Head, Cheryl Saw 🙋🏻‍♀️, Tim Griffiths, Sunny James Wood, Theresa Wehbi, Madeleine Hanger (Grummet)🚀, Mark "Z" Zmarzly 🦄 (startup basketball). And a huge shoutout to the Blackbird team for creating one of Australia's most energising, founder-focused startup experiences. ... P.P.S. By the way, if you're looking for a freelance content writer or event journo for your VC firm or startup, I’m available for hire. DM me.