In Seattle (which has a pretty huge start-up scene) we used to have drinks every week where startups could meet local VC/Angel funders and discuss ideas. I'd love to see something like that here. Sort of like a pre-Y-combinator scene where you could pitch your ideas, get feedback, guidance criticism, and see what others were doing. It was also an awesome way to shop for people and jobs.
-ben On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Josh Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Apologies if this is slightly off-topic, but I thought some of you budding > entrepeneurs might be interested in this. > > The Founder Institute is planning on coming out to Sydney in February next > year if there's enough interest. Basically they deliver after-hours training > classes to get you equipped to build and run your own startup. The course > consists of a weekly class over about 4 months and would cost around $900 > (pricing to be finalised, it could be cheaper). > > If this sounds like something you might be interested in, go put your name > and email in this form to register your interest. (You don't need to fill > all of it out, nor is it a binding commitment). They just need about 20-30 > more participants to make it happen. > > http://bit.ly/sydneyfi > > Here's some more info: > > The Founder Institute <http://www.founderinstitute.com/> vision is to > Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems > in promising markets across the globe. The Institute aims to help launch > 1,000 technology companies per year in over 30 cities worldwide by using > expert training and feedback from local and global mentors (some notable > mentors include Adeo Ressi, Aaron Patzer from <http://Mint.com/>Mint.com, > and Phil Libin from Evernote). > > If you're interested in getting Sydney to become the 21st global chapter > please use the <http://bit.ly/sydneyfi>http://bit.ly/sydneyfi link to > submit your details - remember you only need to fill in your name and > details to submit, the rest can be completed at a later stage. > To move forward, a sufficient number of interested applicants need to apply > using the interest form <http://bit.ly/sydneyfi> by this *Sunday, October > 30th.* > > Please feel free to forward this on to others who may be interested in > bringing the global expertise of the Founder Institute to Sydney. > > The Founder Institute has helped launch over 400 technology companies > across 20 cities worldwide, and Sydney could be the 21st. We hope you'll > join us. > > Classes will be held after hours starting in early to mid-February 2012 > allowing participants to keep their day job. > > > I've been chatting with Benjamin Ranck (contactable at > [email protected]) who's working hard to get this over to Sydney. So > if you have any more questions please contact him directly. > > Cheers, > Josh > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > 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/rails-oceania?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. 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/rails-oceania?hl=en.
