The community needs frequent, consistent updates from startups around Sydney about how they're developing. I see the SB mailing list as a great place to ask questions, but I'd love some kind of section at siliconbeach.org that has something like a Sydney version of TechCrunch, or an aggregate of blogs from all our local startups. Anything that I can check often (I'd be on it daily) to read about how we are all progressing. I loved what you said one time Elias about startups in Silicon Valley talking about creating billion dollar companies. We don't have anywhere near enough of that kind of audacious ambition in our community currently (IMHO anyway).
And here's an idea just thinking outloud - You could register your startup at Siliconbeach.org and the more you participated (posting articles, news, replying to others, etc.) you'd get points (ala StackOverflow.com) - maybe this would spur on more engagement between Sydney Startups? Plus basic content about what it means to run a startup and why it's a totally acceptable alternative to going straight into full time employment after uni would be helpful. Our unis are still full of students who simply aren't aware that successful startups exist and that it's really not so hard to get in there and try something. There's probably already some initiatives that are addressing this that I'm not already aware of. There was certainly nothing like it at MQ when I was finishing there in 2009. The number of times sentences in the COMP labs ended in '... so you can get a job' was sickening! --Trindaz on Fedang #Sydney-needs-more-startup On Oct 30, 9:26 am, Elias Bizannes <[email protected]> wrote: > I managed to negotiate the purchase of the premium domain name > "siliconbeach.org". This adds to the existing > siliconbeachaustralia.org domain that kick-started this community. > > Why? Well when this opportunity appeared this week, I thought it was > important to protect the community brand, given how we've grown since > those first beers at the Shelbourne in May 2008. > > That said and like I asked 2+ years ago: we have a domain -- now what? > What can we do with it that will build the community? > > Elias Bizanneshttp://eliasbizannes.com -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
