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There are - I'm in New Zealand which is a similar but much, much smaller market. You'll need to travel - just as you would in rural New Zealand, you'll have to
by Mandatum 12y ago
There are - I'm in New Zealand which is a similar but much, much smaller market. You'll need to travel - just as you would in rural New Zealand, you'll have to go where the investors are and meet them.
Wellington and Auckland are the big cities here - I assume Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane for you? Are there meetups in Adelaide? Go and ask questions!
- GFischer 12y agoMandatum is right, there must be some kind of financing in Australia, it's a huge and prosperous country. Edit: I found a lot with just a basic web search. I understand they might not want to fund you if you stay part-time though. Edit again: maybe you can get some kind of government agency to help you out, there are Early Stage Funds, Grants, etc... plenty of help around :) http://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/grant-finder/Pages/Search.aspx?collection=business-gov-au&profile=grant&search_type=grant&query=software%20start%20up http://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/grant-finde... See also https://angel.co/australia/investors https://angel.co/australia/investors If you're not in debt, maybe you can save a very minimum nest egg (1 month of expenses, whatever you need to find a job in case it fails), and go for it, since it looks that the worst case scenario is going back to a job that can't be much worse than where you are now. I certainly agree with toyg's advice, if you believe in your project, then go for it. Also, your deadline might be artificial (I don't know what you're building), it's good to get an MVP out there fast, but not being first to market might not be a killer.