2 responses to “Aussie Startups”

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  John Allsopp February 26th, 2007 at 04:07

  Web Directions might be a pretty good start - a lot of startup types like the FreshView guys come along. We are working to broaden the conference again this year, so keep an eye out for announcements at http://webdirections.org.

  Thanks

  j

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  Bronwen Clune February 26th, 2007 at 13:21

  Great idea, Rich. I love the originality of many of the Australian start-ups around … Scouta included.
  I think if there is enough of a demand we can make the conference happen. Hell, it coulldn’t be harder than launching a start-up

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• Clarke Scott - Australian Startup Culture and community March 1st, 2007 at 04:37

  [...] I have been thinking about the culture of Australian start-ups after reading these posts…http://blog.scouta.com/2007/02/26/aussie-startups/http://www.webdirections.org/2007/02/26/where-are-the-aussie-startups/ The reason why there Australia seemingly has no culture of start-ups IMO is that there is no sense of community aroundstart-ups. What I mean by this is there are plenty of people out there willing to help me out but, the conversation is often via email, Skype or over a coffee.So no one else hears the discussion or even knows that it took place. The Victorian Government and Microsoft have a program called VictoriaDotNet http://www.victoriadotnet.com.au/ Specific benefits of being a member of the VictoriaDotNet cluster include: Leveraging our brand to raise the profile of its members Networking and partnering opportunities for like-minded organisations Being part of a larger entity at trade shows and exhibitions Having a point of contact to reach and consult with the industry or individual organisations Being showcased for local PR and accomplishments in these technologies Having a single voice for the industry to communicate with Microsoft, Government and other associated vendors   I think VicDotNet has died in the ass over recent years…or at least I don’t hear much about it anymore…Franky any thoughts???So there is movement and it shows that people and government are trying to address the problem…albeit if there motivation is about getting users to adopt there technology. For me start-up culture is based on community and a sense of belonging to a group not energy…If I heard an Australian going off like an American presenter/speaker I’d laugh! Wouldn’t you?That high energy that you get in the U.S doesn’t translate here…”Sheel be right mate!” attitude is an Australian now we just need to find a way to end the conversation with “Sheel be right mate, oh and come and let me introduce you to….insert VC name here” How do we do that?Community…community…community…it’s all about community and community comes from engaging your fellow start-ups! So like Rich, John, Bronwen and others lets get something happening by engaging each other, working as a group to better leverage skills and contacts.   Thursday, 01 March 2007 23:28:23 (AUS Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11:00)      Comments [0]   Web 2.0  |  [...]