Good to see Andrew, hope it goes well, though I'll still be o/s and won't be able to make it.
Not sure if you're aware but Silicon Beach drinks was running in Melbourne fortnightly for the latter part of last year, but didn't get enough momentum and at the start of this year the decision was made to shelve it for the time being. It might be worth talking to guys like Pieter Peach, Erik Unger and Ross Hill about where it went wrong. I chatted with Pieter a month or two ago about the idea of resurrecting it, but we agreed there were already enough events going on between Jelly (which has a drinks session afterwards), Social Media Breakfasts, The Hive (general-entrepreneurship-focused but popular for web/tech startup founders) and Mobile Mondays. We also put on a Y- Combinator-themed event at the start of October as a web-startup- focused meetup, and got a great turnout and strong enthusiasm for making it a regular event. The good news is that there seems to be a vibrant tech startup scene taking shape in Melbourne, and there's a variety of ways for people to interact. And whilst I'm all for anyone starting something new, you'd probably have more success by looking at the events that are already happening and making sure your event complements them. While I'm at it I should put in a plug for The Hive, which for their final event of the year on Tues Nov 24th is presenting Tony Wheeler of Lonely Planet. The Hive has become the leading entrepreneurs event in Melbourne, with regular attendances of over 120 people from across the entrepreneurship community, and this talk by one of Melbourne's greatest entrepreneurship success stories should make for a terrific finale to the year. Anyway, I look forward to meeting some time when I get back to Melb in December. All the best, Tom http://twitter.com/tomhoward --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
