Lots of potential mentors missing but you've gotta start somewhere
Some other aussie women with hands on start up experience included: Katrina Dewar - expredix Viki Forrest (who now runs Anzatechnet which has been doing US entry mentoring for donkeys years anyway), but ex- Bullant Christina Garner from Crossworlds (some of you may recall she had that famous little black dress ad in Red Herring I think that was taken off by Ravi whathisname form Inforworld Liesel Capper who founded Mooter Media and mycybertwin Heather Killen ex SVP at Yahoo Inc And the list goes on From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Nicholls Sent: Friday, 20 August 2010 11:11 AM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: StartMate: Australian web entrepreneurs launch first mentor-driven startup fund. Jennifer Zanich comes to mind, two startup rescues and then serious exits. Mike On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Elias Bizannes <elias.bizan...@gmail.com> wrote: Jesus - that didn't even cross my mind when I read the bios of these people. Yes how sexist of me, but that's because I was ticking the mentors off based on how I thought they fit in terms of ability. The day women will advance is not when we tick a box because something filled the gender quota, but when we see them stand on their own merits and are roaring omissions. There are few females in Australian tech who I'd recommend on that list - not because they lack talent, but because there are few that have the specific startup experience that the above mentioned roll call has. Arguably, I'd say that about Australia in general, so it's not about women but more to do with Australia's stunted development in the tech startup world. Both the men and women in Silicon Valley are streets ahead in calibre of the people in Australia - and those people on the launch list are about as close as Australia has to being on par. If you're a female in 'tech', that means just as much as a soccer enthusiast in the world cup. Raw successful tech startup experience and ability is a very specific thing: not a lot of people have it. Elias Bizannes http://eliasbizannes.com On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 4:28 PM, rc <rebeccacan...@gmail.com> wrote: Re StartMate: great to see. However 21 mentors and not one female? -- 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 <mailto:silicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- 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 <mailto:silicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3082 - Release Date: 08/20/10 04:35:00 -- 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
