Michael, I think you may have misread Phil's email (as I did) by thinking of the broader community, not just the startup community (although both are worth focusing on) - I'd definitely love to be involved with something like what Full Code Press did.
Slightly related: I'm trying to spend a couple of days a week on pro- bono stuff at the moment in Cambodia for a month - if there's any web designers out there who have some spare time for a quick two-page site design (or something more, I have a couple of projects on the go), please get in touch. -- Pat e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] || m: +614 1327 3337 w: http://freelancing-gods.com || t: twitter.com/pat discworld: http://ausdwcon.org || skype: patallan On 13/10/2008, at 9:29 AM, Michael Specht wrote: > > Phil, > > Good idea but didn't Full Code Press do that sort of thing last year? > http://www.fullcodepress.com/. Maybe we need a 2008 version.. > > Rgds > Michael > > Michael Specht > Principal Consultant > > > > Phone: +61 3 9017 1865 | Mobile: 0418 212 041 | Skype: mspecht > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: inspecht.com.au > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil > Sim > Sent: Monday, 13 October 2008 1:26 PM > To: Silicon Beach Australia > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Another idea for start-up camp > > > Just to start a new thread as I'm going off on a tangent to the > original but my suggestion for the next start-up camp would be to > focus on working on a project that would benefit the community; > > I've long felt the biggest problem with the Australian start-up > community is very low visibility of angel investors/VCs. In the US, > there are enough options and enough networking events where its not > that hard to scout around and find places that might be willing to > give you money. In Australia, it seems to be there seems to be very > much a clique of people who know the right people and breaking into > that circle is not nearly as easy as it is in the US. > > What I'd love to see as a Start-up camp project is to create a Silicon > Beach version of something like http://angelsoft.net/ > > Essentially, a social network that links Australian investors/angels > with entrepreneurs and emerging companies and makes it easier for > entrepreneurs to pitch their businesses and for the angels to find > investment opportunities. > > There is definitely a business model there with this, just not a very > big one, but it would be enough to sustain the project after camp... > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
