And just to add a little more here, as one of the mentors I'm aware there's been a bit of criticism of the amount of info we've been sharing on this list about the first StartMate class and the companies.
With this being the first Y-Combinator like seed program in Australia, and with competition for spots being intense (including from some of the people on this list), we could have done a better job keeping you up to date with what's going on in the program. Partly this has been a function of workload - Niki in particular has been working crazy hours to make this first program successful when, frankly, a lot of stuff was being learned as we went (as you'd expect for a first run). It is a credit to him that the timelines have been met, the response in the Valley has been so great and the startups have developed so much from where they were as entrepreneurs, businesses and products just a few months ago. But more so, this is also a result of wanting the focus to be on the companies in the StartMate program, and not StartMate itself. As all of us growing startups know, no plan survives contact with the [market|customer|investment community|enemy], and given the rapid iterations the companies in the program have been going through they understandably haven't wanted to go out too hard, too early. Since we want the spotlight on them, we've deliberately stayed mute as a program. Heck, we only updated the StartMate website with company info and logos last week. Hopefully the TC article whets the appetite to know a bit more about these companies, and when they eventually get a few nights in their own bed and more than 4 hours sleep perhaps some of them will be able to post here about some of their experiences. I know I've been blown away with what I've seen in the program, and I'm sure you'll be impressed when you read their stories too. One final comment: without this list, and without this community, StartMate wouldn't have been possible. These things have built upon the efforts and participation of many, gradually growing our community over a number of years. So, in a sense you all have contributed to getting StartMate off the ground, and I hope that by growing the ecosystem, the awareness of it and hopefully by demonstrating some great business successes, the StartMate alumni will help grow this community and extend our own efforts in return. From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Jones Sent: Tuesday, 29 March 2011 6:59 AM To: Sheng Yeo Cc: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Hitenism http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/28/an-incubator-from-down-under-meet-startmates-first-batch-of-aussie-startups/ On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Sheng Yeo <sheng....@orionvm.com.au<mailto:sheng....@orionvm.com.au>> wrote: OrionVM :-) We are not exactly new around the block (12 months now!) but we have finally got the product up and running with quite a few happy customers. We are benchmarked as one of the fastest cloud platforms in the globe which is achieved through a custom architecture design! Production launch in 5 days and counting! Congrats to all the StartMate guys, I am sure your trip to the states has been an awesome journey and experience. Sheng Yeo Director | Founder Orion Virtualisation Solutions | www.orionvm.com.au<http://www.orionvm.com.au/> | Phone: 1300 56 99 52 | Mobile: 0402 098 008 | Skype: shengyeo On 25 March 2011 17:56, David Jones <david.jo...@gmail.com<mailto:david.jo...@gmail.com>> wrote: http://www.startmate.com.au/portfolio StartMate teams have been 2 weeks in the bay area pitching and networking as part of the program. You may even see some TC coverage soon. On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Jonathan Clarke <clarke.jonat...@gmail.com<mailto:clarke.jonat...@gmail.com>> wrote: May as well kick this off, so who are the hot new startups everyone is taking notice of right now in Australia. ? Now by startup I'm talking about ones that have launched in the past 12 months or who are soon to launch in the next few weeks! Jonathan DealPinch.com On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:49 AM, David Jones <david.jo...@gmail.com<mailto:david.jo...@gmail.com>> wrote: I thought we might like to talk about startups. 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