Community validation isn't a landing page poll. It's watching what people do when you ask them for something inconvenient.
Ava is based in Sydney and spends most of her time in customer discovery for ideas at the intersection of climate and health. She documents what she learns publicly— including the interviews that went nowhere.
She joined a founder-in-residence program after leaving consulting, where she realized she preferred building with a small team over advising from the sidelines. StartCoLink is where she shares progress and meets potential collaborators in APAC.
Her current focus is a community health pilot with local partners. She's not raising yet; she's trying to earn the right to build something people will miss if it disappears.
Path so far
A short arc—not a résumé dump. Dates are approximate where early work overlapped.
2022 – present
Founder in residence
Climate and health exploration with community-led validation.
2018 – 2022
Consultant, sustainability & health programs
Client work across APAC; shifted toward venture after leading a regional pilot program.