Some similar organisations: MegaMobile - http://www.mega.org.au/
I think it's free, it offers a fully-mentored program to the members. But it's a nice effort to help projects, basically for free. EO - http://www.eonetwork.org/ I don't know much about it, but a few people I know are members, I think it's not free, but there are events and general networking, probably other things. The vision I have for this group is to sit somewhere between them; to be a group that helps develop innovative companies via a competitive loan every month, rewards its members with "things" (as yet to be decided, networking doesn't seem enough), helps them learn (if they want) via programs, and is done in a volunteer fashion by people from the community. The main goal of the organisation, as I see it, isn't strictly to make direct money for the people paying the membership fee. If you want to do that, it seems that just setting up a typical investment firm and (as someone else said) publishing a prospectus and going for it is the way to go. The main goal should be the development of new and innovative companies within our community. This will help the community generally. When the loan to the group is paid back, something could be done with it, like a party, or similar. -- silky --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
