# Mark Falzon

> Australian entrepreneur, investor, author and mentor. 45+ years of building. Six BRW Fast 100 placements as a founder and operator. Five books. Forty-plus documentaries screened in 100+ countries. Today co-leading MAD Ventures and MAD Fund 1, and sitting privately with a small handful of founders each year.

Site: https://markfalzon.com
Person: Mark Falzon — Entrepreneur · Investor · Author · Mentor
Based in: Australia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markfalzon
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkFalzonBehindTheScenes

## What Mark does today

- **Mentoring** — Private, one-on-one engagements with a small number of founders, CEOs and inspired leaders each year. The work moves between strategy (the business, the deal, the next move) and structure (mindset, partnership dynamics, the inner game).
- **Ventures** — Co-leads MAD Ventures Australia and MAD Fund 1. Other ventures: Solyrais, Metis, VC Mastermind, The Growth Field, Synarchos.
- **Speaking** — Keynote engagements for founder communities including the Jeff Walker Platinum+ mastermind and the Transformational Leadership Council. Signature talk: the Hero's Journey for founders.
- **Books** — Five published works distilling 45+ years of operating into field notes for founders, partners, investors and stewards of capital.
- **Films** — 40+ documentaries as filmmaker, storyteller and observer of the human condition.

## Pages

- [Home](https://markfalzon.com/): Overview of Mark's work and the door into mentoring, speaking, ventures, books, films and writing.
- [About](https://markfalzon.com/about): The long-arc biography — from a fifteen-year-old leaving school for a film camera to mentoring founders today.
- [Mentoring](https://markfalzon.com/mentoring): Private mentoring for founders building things that matter.
- [Speaking](https://markfalzon.com/speaking): Keynotes and deep-dive sessions for founders, executives and leadership teams.
- [Ventures](https://markfalzon.com/ventures): MAD, Solyrais, Metis, VC Mastermind, The Growth Field, Synarchos.
- [Books](https://markfalzon.com/books): The Venture Compass, MAD, Philanthropy as Amplifier, Co-Founders, Hero's Journey.
- [Films](https://markfalzon.com/films): 40+ documentaries, screened in 100+ countries.
- [Frameworks](https://markfalzon.com/frameworks): The Venture Compass, the Hero's Journey, Metis, the Developmental Model.
- [The Journal](https://markfalzon.com/journal): Twenty-nine essays on strategy, mindset and meaning.
- [Testimonials](https://markfalzon.com/testimonials): Written and on-camera endorsements from founders, CEOs and operators.
- [Contact](https://markfalzon.com/contact): Mentoring, speaking, ventures, press, or simply hello.

## Books

- **The Venture Compass** (2025) — MAD Ventures Australia. ISBN 978-0-6457675-5-1.
- **MAD** (2025) — MAD Ventures Australia. ISBN 978-0-6457675-3-7.
- **Philanthropy as Amplifier** (2026) — Paradigm Communications Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-6457675-6-8.
- **Co-Founders** (2026) — Paradigm Communications Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-6457675-8-2.
- **Hero's Journey** (2026) — Paradigm Communications Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-7646798-1-7.

## Journal posts (essays)

- [How Do You Bounce Back From The Abyss After A Failed Product Launch?](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-do-you-bounce-back-from-the-abyss-after-a-failed-product-launch)
- [What Uber Can Teach Us About When Innovation Moves Faster Than Legislation](https://markfalzon.com/journal/what-uber-can-teach-us-about-when-innovation-moves-faster-than-legislation)
- [The #1 Thing World Class High Performers Such As Oprah Winfrey, George Lucas and Steve Jobs Have In Common](https://markfalzon.com/journal/the-1-thing-world-class-high-performers-such-as-oprah-winfrey-george-lucas-and-steve-jobs-have-in-common)
- [How Isaac Singer Used The Strength of Intuition To Make The Sewing Machine a Commonly Found Item In Most Households](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-isaac-singer-used-the-strength-of-intuition-to-make-the-sewing-machine-a-commonly-found-item-in-most-households)
- [How to Spot Game Changing Business Opportunities That Others Miss](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-to-spot-game-changing-business-opportunities-that-others-miss)
- [The Concept of Leverage in Business (And How to Use It While Keeping Your Risk to a Minimum)](https://markfalzon.com/journal/the-concept-of-leverage-in-business-and-how-to-use-it-while-keeping-your-risk-to-a-minimum)
- [How to Stay Connected to What Truly Matters when you own a Fast-Growing Business](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-to-stay-connected-to-what-truly-matters-when-you-own-a-fast-growing-business)
- [Founder Of 4 BRW Fast 100 Companies Reveals How To Take Your Business From Where it is to the Next Big Jump](https://markfalzon.com/journal/founder-of-4-brw-fast-100-companies-reveals-how-to-take-your-business-from-where-it-is-to-the-next-big-jump)
- [How To Use The Flow State To Make The Best Business Decisions Of Your Life](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-to-use-the-flow-state-to-make-the-best-business-decisions-of-your-life)
- [How to Be More Creative and Intuitive In Business](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-to-be-more-creative-and-intuitive-in-business)
- [A Guide to Dashboarding (And How It Can Help Your Business)](https://markfalzon.com/journal/a-guide-to-dashboarding-and-how-it-can-help-your-business)
- [How I Took Our Company from $0 to $12 Million in Sales in 3 Years – by Doing the Opposite to Everybody Else in Our Industry](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-i-took-our-company-from-0-to-12-million-in-sales-in-3-years-by-doing-the-opposite-to-everybody-else-in-our-industry)
- [How I Used Strategic Thinking To Sell My Business For Millions](https://markfalzon.com/journal/how-i-used-strategic-thinking-to-sell-my-business-for-millions)
- [I Made Millions in My Business - And I was Miserable.](https://markfalzon.com/journal/i-made-millions-in-my-business-and-i-was-miserable)
- [23 ideas to grow your business faster](https://markfalzon.com/journal/23-ideas-to-grow-your-business-faster)
- [Big Rocks…](https://markfalzon.com/journal/big-rocks)
- [Hurry up and Wait](https://markfalzon.com/journal/hurry-up-and-wait)
- [Is reputation everything?](https://markfalzon.com/journal/is-reputation-everything)
- [Is your net on the right side of the boat? Small changes can make a big difference!](https://markfalzon.com/journal/is-your-net-on-the-right-side-of-the-boat-small-changes-can-make-a-big-difference)
- [Letting Go of the Past …](https://markfalzon.com/journal/letting-go-of-the-past)
- [Living Yes and Saying No …](https://markfalzon.com/journal/living-yes-and-saying-no)
- [Mentoring vs Coaching](https://markfalzon.com/journal/mentoring-vs-coaching)
- [Mr Mum – Success is not a destination](https://markfalzon.com/journal/mr-mum-success-is-not-a-destination)
- [One Click](https://markfalzon.com/journal/one-click)
- [Procrastination](https://markfalzon.com/journal/procrastination)
- [The Slow Reveal](https://markfalzon.com/journal/the-slow-reveal)
- [The Wall](https://markfalzon.com/journal/the-wall)
- [What was your first business?](https://markfalzon.com/journal/what-was-your-first-business)
- [You never know who you might be speaking with](https://markfalzon.com/journal/you-never-know-who-you-might-be-speaking-with)

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