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Working in a startup at the iLab incubator in Toowong. Some interesting companies in here. There's a good meetup that meets here also, Upstarta, if you looking

by eoinmcc 16y ago

Working in a startup at the iLab incubator in Toowong. Some interesting companies in here. There's a good meetup that meets here also, Upstarta, if you looking to chat about startups etc... http://www.meetup.com/upstarta-brisbane-qld/ http://www.meetup.com/upstarta-brisbane-qld/

ctrand 16y ago
Hey mate, I have heard about iLab before but it fell off my radar for some reason. How helpful have you found it? Do you need to give anything in return for the services they offer? I just saw that meetup group today too!
- eoinmcc 16y ago
  My company is just a "tenant" (just rent space), so we don't get the full incubator experience. However, the full iLab experience seems to be good for 1-2 man operations who are lacking areas of expertise - business expertise in particular. They'll set you up with a mentor that will help with writing business plans, discussing grant options, that sort of thing. They hold monthly CEO lunches, where they bring in a "successful" CEO to pick their brains. "Do you need to give anything in return for the services they offer?" - except for cold hard cash (not sure of the pricing), not so much. They have virtual membership, which allows you to attend the lunches and sets you up with a mentor. No desk space though. Do you attend any meetups around Brisbane? I've just taken over organizing the CocoaHeads one recently, always on the look-out for new recruits :)
  - ctrand 16y ago
    "1-2 man operations who are lacking areas of expertise" Wow, you hit the nail on the head there! That sounds like something my startup COULD benefit from, but I am wary of the cold hard cash bit as we don't have any :D The virtual mentor thing could be good as my business partner and I are both from technical backgrounds and are business noobs. Also I have as of yet not attended any meetups, but I plan to! One of the reasons I started this thread I suppose...

by eoinmcc 16y ago

ctrand 16y ago

Hey mate, I have heard about iLab before but it fell off my radar for some reason. How helpful have you found it? Do you need to give anything in return for the services they offer? I just saw that meetup group today too!

eoinmcc 16y ago
My company is just a "tenant" (just rent space), so we don't get the full incubator experience. However, the full iLab experience seems to be good for 1-2 man operations who are lacking areas of expertise - business expertise in particular. They'll set you up with a mentor that will help with writing business plans, discussing grant options, that sort of thing. They hold monthly CEO lunches, where they bring in a "successful" CEO to pick their brains. "Do you need to give anything in return for the services they offer?" - except for cold hard cash (not sure of the pricing), not so much. They have virtual membership, which allows you to attend the lunches and sets you up with a mentor. No desk space though. Do you attend any meetups around Brisbane? I've just taken over organizing the CocoaHeads one recently, always on the look-out for new recruits :)
- ctrand 16y ago
  "1-2 man operations who are lacking areas of expertise" Wow, you hit the nail on the head there! That sounds like something my startup COULD benefit from, but I am wary of the cold hard cash bit as we don't have any :D The virtual mentor thing could be good as my business partner and I are both from technical backgrounds and are business noobs. Also I have as of yet not attended any meetups, but I plan to! One of the reasons I started this thread I suppose...