Hi Cormac Perhaps everyone's holding off from picking sides... but I'd say Melbourne and Sydney are definitely the best choices. Sydney has the edge with the startup scene (and I say that as a Melburnian) - but both cities definitely aren't quiet at all.
Cheers -- Pat e: p...@freelancing-gods.com || m: +614 1327 3337 w: http://freelancing-gods.com || t: twitter.com/pat bounce: http://trampolineday.com || skype: patallan On 11/11/2010, at 11:06 AM, Jonathan Clarke wrote: > Hey Cormac, > > I'm a native of Kerry myself. Came over in 2008 and love the place. I'm > usually on the new IRC channel for Silicon Beach if you want to chat. > > Between weekly Silicon Beach meetups, monthly ruby / python meetings, lean > startup events, startup camps, boot camps (Pollenizer), Web Directions, > Railscamps, Webstock, Trampoline sessions, Social innovation camps, bar > camps, open coffee meetups you seriously won't have a lack of motivation to > get working on your startup. The biggest challenge is attending these > amazing events in Sydney and finding further time to work on your actual > startup. > > There is an awful lot of space for co-working over here, government > incentives are low unless you are a citizen. You'll also find a lot of top > notch talent here from the main universities. In the next few years the > national broadband network will also be in place (we hope) and you'll have > incredible data pipes to work with. > > Also did I mention the weather, beer and bbq? Beats Ireland any day. > > All the best, > > Jonathan > @beilabs > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Cormac <cormac.mclough...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks. > > Hope you don't mind me posting a general question here. I am > considering moving over to your lovely land from Ireland. One thing I > can say about Ireland (especially Dublin) is that there is quite a > vibrant startup mentality and supportive ecosystem here. There are > groups getting together regularly to discuss their ventures, potential > ideas, network, etc. > > If I do end up moving to Oz, I would certainly like to keep my foot in > the startup game, so I am digging a little to (a) try to find out what > the general ecosystem is like and (b) try to understand if there is > more activity in Sydney, Melbourne, or someplace else. I'm talking > about people getting together as described above, perhaps space > provided by the govt. for incubation, organisations bringing speakers > over to talk (see this event recently held in Dublin: > http://www.dublinwebsummit.com/ > ). Supportive things, that really start to build a mentality and, > crucially, momentum. > > More than likely it will be a choice for me between Sydney or > Melbourne, so if someone says that "all the activity is really in > Sydney" I'd like to know. > > Thanks, appreciate any info or opinions you have. > > Regards, > Cormac. > > -- > 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 > > > -- > 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 -- 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
