Hey all, Just a quick follow up. We are now looking for a founding CEO (based out of Richmond, Melbourne).
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25931194 Some initial press below: http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/startup-network-joins-the-grownup-establishment-20140203-hvb0v.html http://www.startupsmart.com.au/government-and-regulation/organisation-launched-to-make-melbourne-australias-leading-start-up-hub.html Cheers, Scott. On 31/01/2014, at 9:40 AM, Scott Handsaker <sc...@eventarc.com> wrote: > Hiya Hugh, > > Thanks for the feedback - always appreciated. The site is a bit of an MVP at > the moment with a fuller exploration of what we do coming in the next few > months. > > Volunteers will be able to assist with an existing sub-committe, such as > sponsorship, events, educational workshops, PR/social, website, University > sector, etc etc. Or if they have a passion for something in particular and it > falls within our vision, we are happy to take suggestions as to how people > can help move the ecosystem forward. A good example of that is one of our > key members wanting to form a working group on building deep ties into the > Asia Pacific market, so that Melbourne founders can more easily access that > as an expansion opportunity. The idea for that was his, he has the > connections, and we are happy to support it with resources and networks. > > Our remit is for all of Victoria though, so later this year we have plans to > run weekend hackathons in rural Victoria in an effort to stimulate the > founder community there. Hopefully the people that come along to the first > rural hackathons will be the same people who help run it in year 2, forming > the backbone of their own local ecosystems (which we will help support). > > Funding is through a variety of sources (both public and private), and we > have the seed capital to be able to hire a full time CEO and run the > organisation for at least two years. Within that two years we will need to > implement a number of revenue streams to ensure that we continue to be a > sustainable and useful organisation on an ongoing basis. We anticipate the > main revenue sources will be events, sponsorship and membership. So yes we > do have plans for a paid membership model, but it is early days on that one. > > Cheers, > Scott. > > > > > On 30/01/2014, at 9:58 PM, Hugh Stephens <hughsteph...@hughstephens.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Scott >> >> Saw your post (?on Twitter from memory). Looked at the site -- as some >> feedback, confused me about what it is that you guys really plan to *do* >> beyond host some events -- suggest maybe you flesh things out a bit about >> what it actually proposes to do/be? I was also curious about how it was >> currently funded/model (?memberhsip ?support by CoM?) but that was more >> curiosity than anything else. Same thing with your ask for volunteers -- my >> mind first said "to do what?". Probably just a "haven't had the time to >> actually write all the content for the site" but meh, here's 2c anyway :P >> >> You might also want to tweak this one a bit, sounds a bit like it's gone >> from normal English through a few consulting companies and back ;) [saying >> that as someone who runs a small consulting company] >> >> contribute to the creation of a sustainable high-growth technology industry >> that drives economic growth >> >> But otherwise, awesome to hear, and look forward to more. Signed up to the >> newsletter! >> >> Hugh >> >> On Thursday, 30 January 2014 12:46:18 UTC+11, shandsaker wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> We soft launched this the other night at Lean Startup Melbourne: >> >> http://www.startupvictoria.com.au/ >> >> Startup Victoria is a non-profit entity dedicated to the growth and >> promotion of the startup ecosystem in Melbourne, and across Victoria. We >> are now hiring a CEO to help Melbourne become a world-class location for >> it's people to build and grow startups. Keep an eye out for the job >> advertisement later this week if you are keen on applying for the role. >> What we need right now is volunteers, and lots of them. If you love >> entrepreneurship and startups and want to help make a big impact in your >> local ecosystem, then we want to hear from you! You don't need a lot of >> experience, just a willingness to have a go. >> >> Check out our vision at http://www.startupvictoria.com.au/ and if you like >> what you see, fill out the contact form here. >> >> Cheers, >> Scott. >> >> >> Scott Handsaker >> Co-Founder | Eventarc >> >> sc...@eventarc.com | www.eventarc.com | 1300 703 850 >> For all your support enquiries, email sup...@eventarc.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. 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