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Friday, January 22, 2016
How to get involved in the Australian Startup Community in 2016
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The
startup scene in Australia is gaining momentum very quickly, with over $1
Billion dollars in new funds announced in 2015, the federal government's new
innovation policy and awesome state and local government initiatives, like
Advance Qld and Brisbane City Council's new startup hub, there is a lot of
excitement around startups and innovation!
How
do you get involved and if you're a startup founder what are you doing to
capitalise on all these initiatives?
Here's
10 things you can do to get engaged in the startup scene in Australia:
1.
Sign up for the StartupAus email. https://startupaus.org/ StartupAus
is the startup communities voice and has great relationships with all the
incubators, accelerators, coworking spaces, events and the local, state and
federal governments. You'll find out about events and get insight into the key
players, initiatives and opportunities to participate in the startup ecosystem.
2.
Attend an event at an accelerator or
coworking space. checkout http://www.rivercitylabs.net/ , http://www.ilabaccelerator.com/ in
Brisbane http://fishburners.org/ , https://www.bluechilli.com/ , http://stoneandchalk.com.au/ , http://tankstreamlabs.com/ in
Sydney http://yorkbutterfactory.com/ in
Melbourne just to name a few.
3.
Checkout what's happening with the federal
governments National Innovation and Science Agenda http://www.innovation.gov.au/
4.
Checkout what the QLD Governement is doing
with Advance Qld http://advanceqld.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ and check out
what the other states are doing by visiting their websites.
5.
Attend a startup event, there are
literally hundreds of big and small startup events happening around Australia
in 2016. Check the events calendar at StartupAus or any of the coworking spaces
to find out more.
7.
Sign up for This Week in Startups
Australia a great podcast about the Australian Startup Scene hosted by my
friend Mark Pesce. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/twista-this-week-in-startups/id951368363?mt=2
8.
Visit a local startup, find a local
startup in an area you're interested in, most founders will happily grab a coffee
with you and help you to get a feel for the community and the right people to
engage with. Come and meet our team at www.redeye.co
10. Start
a startup! Its a wild ride, you'll learn stacks about business, leadership,
building teams, solving problems, servicing clients, making money.... and not
sleeping :-
Saturday, January 16, 2016
What's the next frontier?
It was IBM, then Microsoft, then Google then Facebook
What's next?
Virtual Reality will be the next frontier!!!!
A study has found that 32% of consumers are interested in buying a VR head set - especially to augment gaming and shopping!