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The Australian startup scene is very small. So much so I get approached frequently about searchcode which appears on top of Australia startup lists somehow. Ni

by boyter 9y ago

The Australian startup scene is very small. So much so I get approached frequently about searchcode which appears on top of Australia startup lists somehow. Nice to see that startmate is starting to get some coverage though as it should encourage more growth.

danieltillett 9y ago
If think the Australian startup scene is small you should see the size of the investor pool! Every event is like going to a wedding. I was at the Sydney final presentation and some interesting starts in this cohort. I am already an investor in SmartrMail (great team and product), but I thought Nightingale and EverProof were very interesting too.
- boyter 9y ago
  Maybe I should start attending some of the meet-ups. I will e attending a BBQ at the Dutch Consul General's house next week which I was invited to for some reason due to a visiting Dutch ICT/start up delegation. Flixsense AI looked the most interesting to me, but I was only observing though twitter and that is purely from a nerd point of view. SmartrMail would be where I would invest of the list as well if I were ever in a position to invest. Email seems to be getting a major focus these days as it allows you to cut out the middlemen and have a real audience.
  - danieltillett 9y ago
    Email done well is still hugely powerful and it is great way to acquire customers at a relatively low cost in the B2C market. It just needs to be done well which isn’t easy.
- ganeshkrishnan 9y ago
  >Every event is like going to a wedding. If you think Sydney investors are a tiny minority then try Melbourne. I stopped going to any startup events because I have become all too familiar with all the investors. We got selected for "unpitch" in Victoria and cursory glance at investors revealed that I already met all the investors multiple times before
  - danieltillett 9y ago
    Come up to Sydney and experience a whole new pool :P I do have to say that the investor base is vastly better than it was 15 years ago when I was starting out. It was basically a wasteland. Now there are few of us around who have been through the grinder to help.
    - ganeshkrishnan 9y ago
      How do I tap into this sparkling brand new gene pool from Melbourne? fwiw, I run aihello.com
      - danieltillett 9y ago
        You could apply to Sydney Angels [0]. We are now have +130 angels and we invest in companies from around Australia. If anyone wants advice on if you are likely to be a good fit or not I am happy to talk more about this offline. 0. http://sydneyangels.net.au http://sydneyangels.net.au
  - legostormtroopr 9y ago
    > If you think Sydney investors are a tiny minority then try Melbourne. Try Canberra. The scene is small and cargo-culty to the extreme. Half of every pitch event is untested, unmarketable products - usually some bored public servant with a slap-dash ecomerse site.

by boyter 9y ago

danieltillett 9y ago

If think the Australian startup scene is small you should see the size of the investor pool! Every event is like going to a wedding. I was at the Sydney final presentation and some interesting starts in this cohort. I am already an investor in SmartrMail (great team and product), but I thought Nightingale and EverProof were very interesting too.

boyter 9y ago
Maybe I should start attending some of the meet-ups. I will e attending a BBQ at the Dutch Consul General's house next week which I was invited to for some reason due to a visiting Dutch ICT/start up delegation. Flixsense AI looked the most interesting to me, but I was only observing though twitter and that is purely from a nerd point of view. SmartrMail would be where I would invest of the list as well if I were ever in a position to invest. Email seems to be getting a major focus these days as it allows you to cut out the middlemen and have a real audience.
- danieltillett 9y ago
  Email done well is still hugely powerful and it is great way to acquire customers at a relatively low cost in the B2C market. It just needs to be done well which isn’t easy.
ganeshkrishnan 9y ago
>Every event is like going to a wedding. If you think Sydney investors are a tiny minority then try Melbourne. I stopped going to any startup events because I have become all too familiar with all the investors. We got selected for "unpitch" in Victoria and cursory glance at investors revealed that I already met all the investors multiple times before
- danieltillett 9y ago
  Come up to Sydney and experience a whole new pool :P I do have to say that the investor base is vastly better than it was 15 years ago when I was starting out. It was basically a wasteland. Now there are few of us around who have been through the grinder to help.
  - ganeshkrishnan 9y ago
    How do I tap into this sparkling brand new gene pool from Melbourne? fwiw, I run aihello.com
    - danieltillett 9y ago
      You could apply to Sydney Angels [0]. We are now have +130 angels and we invest in companies from around Australia. If anyone wants advice on if you are likely to be a good fit or not I am happy to talk more about this offline. 0. http://sydneyangels.net.au http://sydneyangels.net.au
- legostormtroopr 9y ago
  > If you think Sydney investors are a tiny minority then try Melbourne. Try Canberra. The scene is small and cargo-culty to the extreme. Half of every pitch event is untested, unmarketable products - usually some bored public servant with a slap-dash ecomerse site.