There's the Silicon Beach list and meet up in Sydney? 

http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/ 

 - Ben

On Friday, 28 October 2011 at 10:49 AM, ben wiseley wrote:

> 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] 
> (mailto:[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 
> > > Mint.com (http://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 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] (mailto:[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] 
> > (mailto:[email protected]).
> >  To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
> > [email protected] 
> > (mailto:rails-oceania%[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] 
> (mailto:[email protected]).
>  To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
> [email protected] 
> (mailto:[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.

Reply via email to