silicon beach australia - intro presentation @ osdc 2008
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Presentation as a lightening talk at Open Source Developers Conference (OSDC) Sydney in December 2008.TRANSCRIPT
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What we're not about…
"Silicon Valley is the only place on Earth not trying to figure out how to become
Silicon Valley"- Bob Metcalf, March 1998
We're not about trying to copy "The Valley"
What we are about• We are trying to build a community
around entrepreneurship and technology
• Trying to replicate the Valley's greatest advantage: person to person relationships
• Also building profile & awareness of the start-up scene
Who we are
• A mailing list becoming a community
• Eclectic: founders, developers, investors, lawyers, journalists, advisors
• Very very welcoming & inclusive
Things we do
• Startup Camp– First was in Sydney in September• traffichawk.com.au – RTA traffic info on Google Maps• linkviz.com – visualising real time Twitter links• ut.ag – monetise outbound traffic (controvertial)
– Melbourne was in October– Sydney is on again in January 09
More things we do
• 'Official Friday' – every Friday drinks– Sydney: Grace Hotel, Bar 77 (upstairs)– Melbourne: Carlton Hotel
Other states: start something already!
Even more things we do
• Startup Wiki & shared events calendar – http://startup-australia.wikidot.com/start
• Cross promote each other & all sorts of other 'things'
What you should do
• Join the Google Group & introduce yourself– link from siliconbeachaustralia.org
• Follow us on Twitter (@siliconbeach)• Add events to and follow the shared calendar• Join us for happy hour @ the Grace tomorrow
Thanks!