Not sure on innovation in Perth. But the numbers you provide is resources driven and not really innovation per se.
I face the same problem in Adelaide. I have stopped thinking about in now though. Online is my social place and the world is there to network. How does it matter what happens and does not happen in the local area. Cheers Suhit On 13/11/2009, at 9:01 PM, Samuel Bishop wrote: > > How is it that Christchurch can muster a meeting like that and I can't > find 3 other people in Perth that wouldn't mind drinks once a fortnight. > > It puzzles me. Is it actualy something in the water killing peoples > drive to innovate? How can the state that carries something like a > third of the countries economic value with just 10% of the countries > population not be full of bright innovators and people with the money > to take a chance bootstrapping something. > > It's always confused me how it can be like this. Mainly as it > continues to frustrate my efforts to grow a company here in Perth. > > So I guess I'll put a call out to anyone in Perth or any regular > visitors, would you come to a regular drinks/meetup? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 13/11/2009, at 11:24, Dylan Jay <d...@pretaweb.com> wrote: > >> >> I'll be there if anyone is unsure if anyone else will be there. >> >> I've just recently returned from the Plone conference in Budapest and >> the python conference in NZ so anyone who feels like discussing that >> Christchurch can get 150 enthusiastic geeks doing cool things with >> python to give up their weekend and how embarrassing no one in AU has >> tried... see you at 6pm. >> >> I can also talk on things related to the presentations I gave: >> Functional test driven development and rapid automated deployment of >> python apps. >> or if you arrive post happy hour I'll just be spouting crap as normal. >> >> >> --- >> Dylan Jay, Plone Solutions Manager >> www.pretaweb.com >> tel:+61299552830 >> mob:+61421477460 >> skype:dylan_jay >> >> >>> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
