[SiliconBeach] Re: Melbourne StartupCamp - Anyone signup and any updates?

2010-11-10 Thread Chua
Thanks Mick. I just signed up for it. See you on Saturday On Nov 11, 9:00 am, "Mick Liubinskas (Pollenizer)" wrote: > Hi everyone, that sucks that it's been canceled. Bart you big > jetsetter! > > We're running a Bootcamp down there on the Saturday if that's an > alternative. It's much more for p

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where is the hub of the tech startup ecosystem in Oz?

2010-11-10 Thread Pat Allan
Hi Cormac Perhaps everyone's holding off from picking sides... but I'd say Melbourne and Sydney are definitely the best choices. Sydney has the edge with the startup scene (and I say that as a Melburnian) - but both cities definitely aren't quiet at all. Cheers -- Pat e: p...@freelancing-god

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where is the hub of the tech startup ecosystem in Oz?

2010-11-10 Thread Jonathan Clarke
Hey Cormac, I'm a native of Kerry myself. Came over in 2008 and love the place. I'm usually on the new IRC channel for Silicon Beach if you want to chat. Between weekly Silicon Beach meetups, monthly ruby / python meetings, lean startup events, startup camps, boot camps (Pollenizer), Web Direct

[SiliconBeach] Where is the hub of the tech startup ecosystem in Oz?

2010-11-10 Thread Cormac
Hi folks. Hope you don't mind me posting a general question here. I am considering moving over to your lovely land from Ireland. One thing I can say about Ireland (especially Dublin) is that there is quite a vibrant startup mentality and supportive ecosystem here. There are groups getting toget

[SiliconBeach] FYA: For your amusement - student led venture fund

2010-11-10 Thread drllau
http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/entrepreneurship/news/Pages/Theonlyoneofitskind.aspx Survey examines student-led venture funds. A prominent UK business school offers fascinating data that can serve as “a benchmark and temperature gauge for business education in the area of early venture investing.

[SiliconBeach] Re: Melbourne StartupCamp - Anyone signup and any updates?

2010-11-10 Thread Mick Liubinskas (Pollenizer)
Hi everyone, that sucks that it's been canceled. Bart you big jetsetter! We're running a Bootcamp down there on the Saturday if that's an alternative. It's much more for people who have their own idea and want to learn about focus, customer development, Minimal Viable Product and the venture devel

[SiliconBeach] Re: Need mentor in Melbourne

2010-11-10 Thread Kim Chen
You may also want to consider applying for Startmate - http://www.startmate.com.au/ - will have to move to Sydney for 3 months, but will get some of the best mentors in the Australian internet space... On Nov 8, 9:37 am, "Dominique du Maurier" wrote: > Hi, > If you would like to give me a call I

[SiliconBeach] Re: Cloud Computing and the SMB market

2010-11-10 Thread Dexter
Hi Catherine, If you are looking for content/article ideas, I am happy to discuss my experiences with you. ( Not sure this group will be able to pay for your advertising though.) I have worked for a couple of start-ups in this space, one focused on PaaS and one now pushing SaaS type model.I h

[SiliconBeach] Re: Melbourne StartupCamp - Anyone signup and any updates?

2010-11-10 Thread Chua
Have a good trip Bart. Looking forward to it when you are back On Nov 10, 8:24 pm, Bart Jellema wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I'm traveling around the world at the moment and won't be back until > Christmas so we've postponed the Melbourne StartupCamp. Of course > anyone can run a StartupCamp if the

[SiliconBeach] Re: Melbourne StartupCamp - Anyone signup and any updates?

2010-11-10 Thread Bart Jellema
Hey everyone, I'm traveling around the world at the moment and won't be back until Christmas so we've postponed the Melbourne StartupCamp. Of course anyone can run a StartupCamp if they feel like it and I'm happy to help/support it. Cheers! Bart On Nov 9, 8:13 am, David Jones wrote: > Bart is

[SiliconBeach] Re: RFC: Innovation in Australasia

2010-11-10 Thread drllau
On Nov 9, 11:47 am, Geoff Langdale wrote: > > I prefer to think of Sydney as neither a 'hot spring', a 'silent lake' > or a 'stagnant pond'. Instead, it is more of a 'novelty-shaped > swimming pool with a nice swim-up bar', although I will wait for the > authoritative word on this from McKinsey.