I don't think there's a big enough difference between Melbourne or Sydney in the startup space to base a decision on that criteria - pick the one you feel a better affinity with. Having come from neither and lived in both, we chose Melbourne over Sydney for the lifestyle, affordability and family reasons, but it's personal preference. To be fair, 13 years after we moved here, the affordability issue is out the window - both are pretty much as expensive as each other for housing and rentals.
There is plenty of activity and awesome people in the start-up space in both cities. You won't regret either. Good luck On Nov 11, 11:11 am, Pat Allan <p...@freelancing-gods.com> wrote: > 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
