I am looking forward to beating on some of the people on the thread with a length of "Startup Hose", that's for sure. It doesn't leave any marks.
Having a full-time presence in the US is indeed critical for most businesses, including Sensory. That being said, I'm not sure that Silicon Beach is exactly the territory that will produce the next Radiata, no offense. I'm not sure that NSW will become a blasted wasteland for innovation if we lose a few Web 2.0 startups here and there and this startup house might even smooth the time-honoured transition from "non-viable, random startup without a discernible business model" to "acquihire" unless the selection process is very careful. I walked to RSA from an inexpensive hotel a few times through that area 2-3 years ago. I think the exposure to a genuine US sub-culture thus provided will be excellent and give many future entrepreneurs a great deal of perspective. The corner of Howard and 7th, if I remember correctly, provided an urban experience instantly familiar to any aficionado of "The Wire". Walking back to to my hotel via that corner (rather than detouring up to Market) late one night led me to think a number of philosophical thoughts about the overall balance of my life up to that point. I suspect the surrounding area still offers an amazing variety of goods and services, not all legal. Also, donuts right next door. I cannot think of a better location to encourage entrepreneurs to both take advantage of the excellent opportunities that SF offers but to also to subtly encourage them to return to Sydney, where the number of untreated mentally ill wandering the streets is slightly smaller. Geoff. On Feb 7, 12:56 pm, Aileen <abautist...@gmail.com> wrote: > Startup Hose applications open this month. Huzzah! Great > newshttp://bit.ly/wQ6sEs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs 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
