Americans are stalking Australian dot-com start-ups

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/wanted-to-buy-geeks-with-big-ideas-20111223-1p8f4.html

by nreece • 15 years ago

31 3 15 years ago

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I think this is really interesting stuff. I personally think that the startup scene needs to be better developed in Australia. When I was just coming out of University (UoW circa late 2008) people's mindsets were different than they are now and currently, entrepreneurship/startup groups are springing up everywhere. I am currently overseas and I am honestly deliberating between heading back to Oz and try my luck there or head over to the US. Anybody with suggestions or advice?

sanswork• 15 years ago

Canadian here. I spent the past 3 years living and working in Sydney. This program kind of overstates the size of the scene there. It is growing, but it doesn't really feel much like a scene so much as a few companies making it. Lots of social media events but that's about it.

huragok• 15 years ago

In starting a tech company in Australia this year, I don't feel that there were the resources (gov't) or opportunities (networking, events outside Sydney) available to those in the U.S. While there is more of a social safety net in Australia if you fail, the U.S. is where the action is (at least until decentralized startups are seen as comparable to localized ones).

Americans are stalking Australian dot-com start-ups

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