Malcolm Gordon

Perth, Western Australia

Builder of startups, marketing systems, and the occasional viral idea.

Malcolm Gordon

A decade-plus growth marketer and startup community builder — mentoring founders through Startup Weekend and Plus Eight, running digital marketing for Edith Cowan University, and shipping ventures on the side since 2005. Below is the full ledger.

15+ yrs digital marketing, ECU 12+ yrs Startup Weekend mentor 9 ventures founded / co-founded

The numbers

as of 2026
Media spend $10M+

Online advertising media spend to date

Leads 100,000+

Leads generated

Revenue $100M+

Revenue generated for clients & campaigns

Mentoring 10+

Years entrepreneur mentoring experience

Mentored 1,000+

Founders & entrepreneurs mentored

Campaigns 1,000+

Successful campaigns launched

Current projects

active

The career ledger

present — 1998

● gold = venture built   ● teal = role held   ○ grey = mentoring / facilitation

2026 – PresentVenture

WouldPietEat · Hornet Bay · PropCheq

Founder

Three live builds — see Current Projects above for details on each.

May 2025 – PresentMentor

Spacecubed

Startup Mentor

Office Hours mentor specialising in digital marketing and growth for startups, alongside Curtin Venture.

Nov 2024Mentor

Plus Eight

Workshop Facilitator

Facilitated the City of Perth Plus Eight pre-accelerator Business Models workshop and an introduction to the Lean Canvas; ran office-hours mentoring for the cohort.

Sep 2014 – PresentRole

Edith Cowan University

Digital Marketing Analyst

Own paid search and SEO for the university, oversee the international digital marketing effort, build forecasting models, and design and deliver digital marketing training for staff and partner agencies.

Jun – Nov 2013Venture

AdShirts

Founder

Rich-media banner advertising served on t-shirts with embedded digital displays. Killed once it was clear the concept lacked a real problem to solve.

Feb 2014 – PresentMentor

Startup Weekend Perth

Mentor

Mentoring founders through the 54-hour Lean Startup crucible — MVP scoping, market research, and marketing insight. Involved since the inaugural event in September 2012.

Sep – Dec 2012Venture

Threadster

Co-Founder

"Kickstarter for indie designers," founded at the inaugural Startup Weekend Perth. 1,000+ visitors within hours of launch.

Mar – Sep 2012Venture

Buildcloud

Co-Founder

Construction-industry project management platform. Ran Lean Canvas assumption testing before winding down.

Dec 2010 – Sep 2014Role

Edith Cowan University

Online Marketing Manager → Digital Strategist → Senior Digital Content Co-ordinator

Ran online marketing across a brand touching 25,000+ students and 1,800 staff — social, PPC, analytics, SEO, and organisational training. Chaired the Social Media Committee.

Nov 2009 – Dec 2010Role

Self Employed

Freelance Digital Marketing Strategist

Built and implemented customised online marketing strategies for SMEs; approved trainer for the Small Business Development Corporation.

May 2009 – May 2010Venture

Blingvaders

Founder

Retro video-game-inspired jewellery brand — first genuine viral hit, with media coverage across three countries.

Jan – Dec 2008Role

The Community Newspaper Group

Copywriter

Advertorial copywriter with the occasional restaurant review.

May 2007 – Dec 2010Venture

Aluminium West

Director & Co-Founder

Commercial window installation firm. Grew revenue to $500k+ in under 18 months and the team from two to seven; sub-contracted on the Gorgon project.

Feb 2005 – Jan 2008Venture

Sleep-cap.com

Founder

First e-commerce build — digitised a mail-order operation using Mambo/Joomla and Php-Shop.

May 2005 – Mar 2007Role

Asgard Wealth Solutions

Corporate Actions Officer

Processed share splits, buy-backs, DRPs and bonus issues through a heated equities bull market; trained new team members on internal systems.

Oct 2005 – Apr 2006Venture

Charttv

Founder & Vlogger

The first technical-analysis finance vlog on YouTube. Grew to ~100,000 views with zero paid promotion.

Feb – Dec 2004Role

Elliottician

Product Development Manager

Designed an online multimedia course through a custom LMS; ran a daily video webcast and beta-tested financial-markets forecasting technology.

Mar 2003 – Feb 2004Role

ASX Perpetual (now Link Market Services)

Corporate Actions Officer

Processing of corporate actions and disbursement of dividends across trust accounts.

Dec 1999 – Mar 2003Role

Self Employed

Equities and Derivatives Trader

Traded ASX equities, CFDs, exchange-traded options and currency pairs. Built trend-following and income-writing strategies under strict risk management.

Aug 1998 – Dec 1999Role

Messages On Hold

Copywriter

Copywriting and editing of commercial audio messages for domestic and international clients.