Hi Elias, Two young kids, a wife, a house, etc, are distractions which I can't leave behind, and which are difficult to move :)
Not saying I will never leave Perth, but although Startmate sounds great, by itself I don't think it would be enough to get me to go. I realise this puts me at a disadvantage compared with the competition - but if it doesn't work out I will just find some other way to make my business work! Saxon On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 4:15 AM, Elias Bizannes <elias.bizan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why is it non-negotiable? > > The Grad Connections boys -- who now have the sixth biggest > recruitment site in Australia and the biggest niche recruitment site > -- moved to Sydney from New Zealand two years ago with nothing but > some over-sized suits. Mike Casey, one of the founders, told me moving > was crucial to their success as it didn't have his mates distracting > him. And I'll be honest, it's one of the reasons why I moved to San > Francisco. I had such a good life in Sydney that it was actually > distracting -- getting out of my environment, even though I've built a > new (distracting) life in America, has made a huge difference for my > life ambitions in the startup world. > > It will make you more focussed, hungrier to be successful, and besides > no one said you can't visit home or move the business back. I would > say embrace the move and treat it as a three-month retreat. > > Elias Bizannes > http://eliasbizannes.com > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:34 AM, alan jones <alan.jo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> As one of the Startmate mentors, I'd say: apply, and let's see. >> >> Startmate is brand-new; we'll be learning as we go, applying what we >> learn to making the program work better for applicants and for >> mentors. >> >> Our criteria for applicants aren't carved in stone, they're just >> criteria. If you've got a killer startup and an awesome team, who >> knows what compromises we might make in order to make room for you? >> >> Pay no attention to your own opinion of whether your startup is killer >> and your team is awesome — joining Startmate is all about finding that >> out. >> >> We've done our best to design a lean application process. I applied >> for a new credit card today with a $25,000 limit and the application >> paperwork was way more work than applying to Startmate. >> >> Would we bend the criteria for the right startup and not require them >> to relocate to Sydney for three months? Who knows? Unless you apply, >> you'll never know and neither will we. >> >> - Alan >> >> >> On Nov 19, 6:33 pm, 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 athttp://www.startmate.com.au/teamsand >>> >> >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/351e183e13... >>> >>> >> > No lurkers! 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