Thanks Kim, Well informed as always!
*Sheng* *Yeo* Director | Founder *Orion Virtualisation Solutions* | www.orionvm.com.au | Phone: 1300 56 99 52 | Mobile: 0402 098 008 | Skype: shengyeo On 20 April 2011 01:58, kimheras <kimhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Been thinking about Aussie startup people relocating to the US of > late. > > 2 recent things have put it back on my radar: > > 1. Had a chat with Simon Hill who looks after the IT industry for > Austrade in New York. The single piece of advice he'd offer any Aussie > startup? "Leave Australia and come to the US" > > 2. Was also watching Elias' talk from SydStart (fantastic event BTW > Pete Cooper!) He was saying more or less the same thing as he always > has - i.e. Aussie startup people need to be in the Valley as that's > where all the opportunity is. > > To be clear - I'm not talking about whether or not you should sell to > the US market - that's a company by company decision and depends on > the product/service you're building and who your market is. > > What I'm wondering is whether or not the Atlassian model (as an > example) - where you maintain a base in Australia and support the > local industry while having the necessary offices across other key > markets you operate in is what we should be pointing to as an example > of how it should be done - or whether that's an aberration and trying > to replicate that model is a losing strategy for local startups and > the local industry as a whole. > > In other words - Is Australia's best chance of developing a local tech > startup industry to help the best of the best ship off to the US to > become successful over there in the hope that they return to help > local entrepreneurs in a few generations? > > Or should we be working hard to create an environment that tries to > keep great people and businesses in Australia, now? > > -- > 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 > -- 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
