Renai, We need role models in this industry in Australia.
This is not necessarily about "rich" which has a very American flavour, but it's about infusing technology success (particularly from start ups) into the Australian culture and DNA. Australia does have a stable of successful "IT" entrepreneurs - from Neil Weste/Dave Skellern (Radiata), Evan Thornley (Looksmart), through to the Atlassian guys. Giving more visibility to these success stories would be massively beneficial to the whole industry - from attracting capital through to grabbing international attention (and thus partners) for our fledgling companies. But success and role models is not just about money - Tim Berners-Lee comes to mind as a key role model, but not necessarily a billionaire. An article in this vein would be extremely interesting and also valuable to people outside the industry looking in... Regards, Matthew. On Dec 2, 11:05 pm, alan jones <ampl...@amp.com.au> wrote: > "It's no different" is precisely my point. I had hoped Delimiter was > about being different, about finding new models for a new medium. This > sounds no different to the most voyeuristic, pointless and inaccurate > annual feature in BRW. Yay. > > I don't think "but traditional media does it" really makes a good > enough case, nor "but readers want to know". How does such a list > advance the growth/maturation of the local startup industry, other > than creating mostly unrealistic expectations? > > I remain thankful your readers are yet to demand a "Most Beautiful > People in Tech Issue" ;-) > > - alan > > On Dec 2, 10:50 am, Renai LeMay <rle...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi Alan, > > > lots of people don't like to talk about money -- in fact, I know that > > when they put the BRW Rich List together, they get a stack of pushback > > from the people that they're reporting on. However, I don't see this > > as a reason not to try. And since I published my intention to put > > together a list, I've had quite a few people come forward privately > > with information they feel I should be looking into. There has been > > demand for years for a list of this nature in Australia. > > > Most of my work as a journalist is not in formal interview situations, > > but in off the record briefings, where people can feel a little safer > > about what exact information will come out. Not just stuff that is > > already publicly available. This is no different. > > > Cheers, > > > Renai -- 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! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 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
