Hi All, I can't believe I have only just discovered this great mailing list.
I have just resigned from my day job so I can head to silicon valley and raise funds for my startup, so now seems a good time to introduce myself (and put a call out for any assistance with this process) I'm Chris Were, a 25 year old Adelaide based software developer. I've been building websites since my early teens and I'm an avid follower of the latest web technologies and trends. In high school I started a business building websites which was great fun until I headed to university to study Nanotechnology. I couldn't get away from software development though and was soon working full time for a ticketing agency, designing their new ticketing system. After a couple of years there, I left to work on my own startup that was going to be an easy to use RSS reader. Just as I was preparing to raise funds and launch properly, Google came out with Google Reader -- which was eerily similar to my platform. The game was up and the window of opportunity gone, so I went back working as a freelance programmer. It certainly wasn't a waste of time however as I learnt a lot through the whole process. Next up, I moved to Perth for a change with my girlfriend (now wife) where I worked for a financial services company. After two years in Perth we moved back Adelaide where I continued working from home for the same company. I was in charge of a small team of software developers and responsible for scoping out new projects and technologies we could make use of for our trading clients. I have just resigned and will shortly be able to work full time on a new startup I'm preparing to launch in the realtime search space. I have got my startup to the point where I have a scalable alpha version running, but to launch properly needs some staff and lots of servers. I'm planning to head to the US in a couple of weeks, so if anyone is able to provide any assistance that would be most welcome. Anything from advice, introductions to others in the valley, or even couches to sleep on will be gladly accepted! I'm also after alpha testers of the product, so contact me off list if you're interested. Cheers, Chris --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
