Re. the NSW Government support of Startup House: For the naysayers debating the merits of having a soft landing for Australians in the U.S. I would argue that you should spend two weeks in the valley and then determine the value or otherwise of Startup House for the Aussie economy. Take my scenario: - U.S. incorporated company - Funded in the U.S. - Majority of resources in Australia (and working at Fishburners.org)
Outcome for Australia: - $$ flowing into our economy - IP and best practices being shared from U.S. to Australia - Another link in the bridge between Silicon Valley and Australia The support afforded me by the entrepreneurs behind Startuphouse and their extended network is, and will be key to the success of my business. The spirit of giving and collegiality that is exuded by the San Fran based Aussies is something that we need to catch up on locally and I would suggest that you owe it to yourself to get over there and experience it first hand. I think that this support is one of the best things NSW government could do, although I would argue it should be done at a federal level. On Feb 7, 4:30 pm, Elias Bizannes <elias.bizan...@gmail.com> wrote: > For any technology company to succeed, you need a presence in Silicon > Valley -- even if it's just a sales office. Every single Australian living > in Silicon Valley, including Bardia and myself who hope to one day return > back to Oz, believe's that. Maybe some of the Aussies with Silicon Valley > experience can share some perspective there. > > My view is that for Australia to have a leading technology industry, it > needs to be global in its approach as our market is not big enough to > sustain a big industry. The NSW government is innovating thanks to the > insight of Peter which is that by supporting Australian companies expansion > in Silicon Valley, this is the best way to generating export driven > companies that create jobs back at home and drive the Australian economy. > > And for what it's worth, the Federal government in all its wisdom has > repurposed Austrade to be import driven and pulling away from export > assistance in all but major strategic regions like China. This has now > required state governments to pick up this responsibility, because export > assistance is a key component for the local economy for all the reasons I > mentioned. In other words, the government was already doing this with > people and companies you didn't know about -- it's now a responsibility put > on the state governments and you just happen to know about me and Bardia :-) > > Elias Bizanneshttp://eliasbizannes.com > *Coming to a freeway near you:*http://startupbus.com > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Dylan Jay <d...@pretaweb.com> wrote: > > > On 07/02/2012, at 3:39 PM, peter.g...@business.nsw.gov.au wrote: > > > NSW Government is now providing a subsidy for NSW entrepreneurs for desks > >> or accommodation at Startup House. > > >> More details here:http://bit.ly/zdZlVs > > > Maybe I didn't read enough details but doesn't that mean the NSW gov are > > sponsoring us to move overseas to create US companies rather that providing > > subsidies for desks at somewhere like fishburners where the companies are > > staying local? > > >> cheers > > >> Peter > > >> From: Aileen <abautist...@gmail.com> > >> To: Silicon Beach Australia <silicon-beach-australia@** > >> googlegroups.com <silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com>> > >> Date: 07/02/2012 12:57 PM > >> Subject: [SiliconBeach] StartUp House > >> Sent by: > >> silicon-beach-australia@**googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia@googlegr > >> oups.com> > > >> Startup Hose applications open this month. 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