sweet.. great to see the videos are reaching their target audience! Now my interpretation would be..
1. They want to see commitment 2. If your not prepared to move to sydney for the 3 months, then perhaps you don't have the commitment they are looking for (if your not committed, why should they be?). 3. What they are asking is exactly the same as for techstars & y-combinator, you move to boulder or san-francisco respectively - the community networking is a major part of the programme. I've just come from SB Drinks where Niki was giving his brief - there were a lot of people there, so you have quite a bit of competition. Having said that, if your genuine about being an entrepreneur, put a thoughtful & serious application in (remember what Niki said he is looking for). rgds, - matt. ps - I think Niki said "Anyone in the world can apply, as long as they move to Sydney for 3 months" - so any kiwis out there..? On 19 November 2010 18:33, Saxon Druce <saxondr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Matt, > > That's a great interview that you guys did with Niki - I saw it a week > or two ago. > > The bit that sparked my interest was near the end where (paraphrasing > from memory) Niki says "anyone in Australia can apply" (at which point > I was thinking "great!"), and then he followed up with "if they move > to Sydney during the programme" (me: "not so great"). > > Up until that point, when I'd read about Startmate, I assumed it was > exclusively Sydney. So actually your interview was what made me wonder > if there is any scope for negotiation on that part. > > I think a lot of the value of Startmate would come from the close > personal contact with the mentors, but it might be possible to get a > small (but still worthwhile) part of that benefit from several visits > to Sydney. I certainly wouldn't expect a full $25k for that, though. > > Saxon > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Matthieu Stone > <matthieu.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > > at the risk of a plug.. have a look at Niki Scevak's (Startmate > > Administrator) interview here > > => > http://twistsydney.com/2010/10/29/episode-1-niki-scevak-and-startmate/ > > he talks about your issue (and other issues mentioned on this thread). > > He is also very specific about what sort of things startmate are looking > for > > in applications. > > rgds, > > - matt. > > > > On 19 November 2010 17:55, Saxon Druce <saxondr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Geoff, > >> > >> Do you think Startmate would be willing to accept a 'partial > >> participation' from interstate projects (if they were particularly > >> good projects)? For example flying in to Sydney a few times during the > >> programme, in return for less cash? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Saxon > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems > >> <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: > >> > FYI: Startmate is run by volunteers who on the whole are some of > >> > Australia's most successful (and busy) tech executives. > >> > > >> > There's a fair bit at http://www.startmate.com.au/teams and > >> > http://www.startmate.com.au/market. If you've got an internet and > software > >> > business/prototype, you're small and looking for seed funding and > mentorship > >> > for a fixed amount of equity, and you believe in yourself and your > idea, > >> > apply. > >> > > >> > If you want to ask your question here, we'll do what we can to answer > it > >> > ;-) > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > >> > [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Isaak > >> > Sent: Friday, 19 November 2010 2:48 PM > >> > To: Silicon Beach Australia > >> > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Startmate Technical Co-Founder > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I emailed Startmate last week enquiring about eligibility of my > >> > product but with no response... > >> > > >> > Doesn't really give me confidence. > >> > > >> > I do like the concept etc with it all, and would love to give it a > >> > crack! > >> > > >> > Cheers, Isaak > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > >> > Beach Australia mailing list. > >> > > >> > Guidelines on discussion: > >> > > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den > >> > > >> > No lurkers! 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