Fwiw I'd love to see something like this in Brisbane :). Rob
Sent from my iPhone On 28/10/2011, at 9:40 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 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, 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 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.
