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Add to EnquiryKey Points for Tim Fung
- Tim Fung co-founded Airtasker in 2012 and has led the company from a Sydney start-up to an ASX-listed public company (listed March 2021) operating across Australia, the UK and the US.
- He recognised with the 2017 NSW Pearcey Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the 2016 UNSW Young Alumni Award; earlier named to SmartCompany's Hot 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 and the AFR's Young Rich List.
- Tim is regularly sought out by national and international media — including Fortune, Forbes Australia, AFR, Startup Daily and Mumbrella — for commentary on entrepreneurship, the gig economy and AI's impact on the future of work.
- He headlined Mumbrella360 2026, presenting on how Airtasker built a high-growth, highly trusted brand without relying on the algorithm-driven digital spend that dominates modern marketing.
Topics for Tim Fung
- Beyond the Algorithm: Building Brand Trust Without Buying It.
How Airtasker built a high-growth, highly trusted consumer brand without relying on the paid algorithms that dominate digital marketing spend. Drawing on Airtasker's own brand and partnership strategy, Tim unpacks what it takes to earn attention rather than rent it. - From Garage Idea to ASX Listing: A Founder's Journey
The unfiltered story of building Airtasker from a moving-day observation into a publicly listed company operating in three countries.
A candid look at the decisions, setbacks and trade-offs that don't make it into the highlight reel. - The Future of Work in the Age of AI
Why flexible, skills-based work has become permanent infrastructure in the modern economy, and how AI is changing which human skills — trade, craft and practical expertise — are becoming more valuable, not less. A practical, marketplace-level view of where work is headed. - Building and Scaling a Two-Sided Marketplace
The specific challenges of growing a platform that has to win over two different audiences at once — posters and taskers — and how Airtasker approached trust, safety, pricing and community as it scaled from a local Sydney platform to a global marketplace.