either AusIndustry or NSW DSRD did this last year it was called pitchfest wouldnt be hard to do, could do it in conjunction with one of the Business Mags like Anthill, would be good to get ANZA, AVCAL, AusIndustry or DSRD involved as they have the means to get the message to the investors.
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Phil Sim <[email protected]> wrote: > > Okay, here's a proposal... > > What we need is something akin to the TechCrunch50 event and Demopit. > I did the Demopit last year and it was an awesome experience and I > think its a fantastic model to borrow from. > > We have somewhere between 10 and 20 companies present that are looking > for money. We assemble an audience exclusively of Angels and VCs. This > is obviously the key for it working but if the combined professional > network of silicon beach can't bring together a reasonable audience, > then we truly are screwed. > > Each company gets 5 minutes to present and give their pitch. Following > the pitches, everyone drops back to a demo area where the investors > can float around, ask questions and make connections. > > Even if nobody gets a dime, the startups get to practice their > pitching, make connections and build some relationships that perhaps > might bear fruit at another time. The investment community becomes > that much more accessible and visible, which I think is key. It could > be done extremely cheaply especially if the space can be donated > (perhaps by someone like one of the technology parks?) and wouldn't > take a great deal of organising. > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Deniss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I was looking for events in Sydney where I could meet > > potential partners or investors for a startup and it looks like I > > couldn't find much. I've read about Startup Camp II, but couldn't find > > any information about the next one. Same with WebJam. > > On http://www.startup-australia.org there are links to techstars and Y > > Combinator what is good, but that's not AUS. > > The big question for me as a newcomer is how startups raise money here > > in Sydney? What resources are available? > > > > > > Thanks very much, > > Deniss > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
