Getting Plugged Into The Startup Scene

Getting Plugged Into the Startup Scene
ICT Illawarra – Lightening Talks, NovemberGeoff McQueen, Internetrix & Hiive Systems

Being an entrepreneur can be very isolating
Australia is a small market a long way from most of the world’s tech in Silicon Valley
You can dramatically increase your chances of success by learning from others
Fortunately, there is a large community of entrepreneurs, many of whom are willing and able to help you
It’s the community, stupid

Active and high quality mailing list
A bit over a year old
732 members
3781 posts
Regular Friday Drinks
Bar 77, Grace Hotel, Sydney
More info at www.siliconbeachaustralia.org
Silicon Beach

Run in NSW by Dept Industry & Innovation
Free to join, but need to have good tech
Run or connect to range of activities & events
Recently put on the Tech 23 conference
Also arrange for discounts to trade shows, etc
Also $20K in matched funding available
More info at www.ats.business.gov.au
Australian Technology Showcase

Informal meet-ups for Sydney Entrepreneurs
Run by Kim Heras, editor of TheNextWebAU every 2nd Thur
Good mix of wantrepreneurs & more established players
More info at:www.meetup.com/open-coffee-sydney/
Open Coffee

Roughly quarterly evening events in Syd
“This is NOT about starting. This is about growing”.
Good selection of speakers & networking
Drinks are usually funded by a sponsor
A few regulars from Wollongong
More info at www.growthtown.com
Growthtown

Have been 5 since Sep 08, held in Syd (2x), Melb (2x) & Canberra (1x)
Come up with idea, build product, launch product, pitch business in <2 days
All volunteer driven
More info at:www.startup-australia.org
Startup Camp

Bar Camps are informal, conference style meetups with open agendas & little planning
Provide an opportunity to share ideas & meet diverse people in the tech community
One on this Saturday, 21st at ATP, Redfern
More info at: www.barcamp.org/BarCampAustralia
Bar Camps

Plug into the wider, global community
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program
Search on iTunes or go to ecorner.stanford.edu
Watch leading tech summits, streamed online
Web 2.0 Summit: tv.web2summit.com
Consumer Electronics Show: www.cesweb.org
and many, many more
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Getting Plugged Into The Startup Scene

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