Re: [SiliconBeach] Startups: Please join our survey to shape Aus innovation policy for #startups! http://bit.ly/accelerating_aus

2015-11-09 Thread simran
Learnt them from the best Patrick :) Been 18 or so years since we worked together, and i've yet to come across someone as amazing as you (technically and managerially :) I still recall the story of your threats to many... remember when someone bought fairfaxholdings.com

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startups: Please join our survey to shape Aus innovation policy for #startups! http://bit.ly/accelerating_aus

2015-11-09 Thread mbliemel
I gotta admit, the punctuation and alignment glitch is pretty funny. It looks normal in my outbox! On my end, I've been dabbling in incubators and other forms of startup support since my MBA (2002). When incubation fell out of favour, I shifted my (PhD) research on networks (aka self-incubation

[SiliconBeach] SAP & Code for Australia: CodeJam event (No. 25)

2015-11-09 Thread jacob
Code for Australia and SAP are working together to demonstrate new ways that government agencies can use technology and digital solutions to deliver better services and meet citizens’ increasing needs and expectations. As part of this partnership, SAP are providing training and access to our

[SiliconBeach] #SmartCityYarra: Code for Australia & City of Yarra Event (Nov 17) Melbourne

2015-11-09 Thread jacob
*#SmartCityYarra is a leading group of innovators, entrepreneurs, startups and public servants interested in connecting smart cities: especially using City of Yarra as a test case. * Smart Systems may well change the way that local governments, in particular, are organised. Instead of being a

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startups: Please join our survey to shape Aus innovation policy for #startups! http://bit.ly/accelerating_aus

2015-11-09 Thread Patrick Collins
Skillz simran. Respect. Regards, Patrick (m) 415 578 8929 Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2015, at 1:35 PM, simran wrote: > > FWIW, Martin is doing this research to gather some genuine facts (and provide > context and the right questions for data to be gathered in the years to come) > - i ha

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startups: Please join our survey to shape Aus innovation policy for #startups! http://bit.ly/accelerating_aus

2015-11-09 Thread simran
FWIW, Martin is doing this research to gather some genuine facts (and provide context and the right questions for data to be gathered in the years to come) - i have met him and truly feel his research would benefit the industry. There is absolutely no bias towards or against any accelerator, incub

[SiliconBeach] CapitalPitch

2015-11-09 Thread Dean Collins
Just got followed on my personal twitter account @DeanCollins by @CapitalPitch and thought, what the heck I'll subscribe to your "once a month news letter". lol 3rd sentence "ruh roh" world first huh??? ...'click unsu

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startups: Please join our survey to shape Aus innovation policy for #startups! http://bit.ly/accelerating_aus

2015-11-09 Thread Jason Galea
That's pretty messed up. I think someone mistook the rtl button for the right-aligned button maybe.. How do you like them apples? ?How do you like them apples Jason Galea lecstor.com ezyapp.com On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Shane wrote: > How on earth did you flip the text direction, wit

[SiliconBeach] Re: Startup policy hackathon

2015-11-09 Thread drllau
> some pretty terrible and/or irrelevant ideas seem to be getting voted to the top perhaps the site authors might wish to consult "Wisdom of Crowds" to understand where and why it works. Industrial policy falls into a category called wicked problems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problem

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startups: Please join our survey to shape Aus innovation policy for #startups! http://bit.ly/accelerating_aus

2015-11-09 Thread drllau
not DIISing it, but sounds like someone in paper pushing territory has a bright idea (what next corporate accelerators? Maru-D has already gone offshore) and is looking for confirming evidence. Of more professional interest is the unicorn spotting exercise https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/increa