The New Ecosystem Metrics We might be turning a corner. There is no doubt we are at least 15 years into a macro wave that is seeing internet enabled businesses disrupt industry after industry globally. Many are cooked before they even realise it. But personally I think there are a few less obvious local Australian […]
Read more "Seven Startup Ecosystem Leading Indicators Are Booming"Opinion Piece by StartSoc Founder Pete Cooper ‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn and relearn.’ – Alvin Tofler. Humans learn and create value for themselves and society in weirdly diverse ways. Learning usually doesn’t actually require lots of money. […]
Read more "Peer Learning with Shoulders not Precincts"Get in quick for this mid-March 2016 national roadshow if you would like to hear about incubator funding from the department of industry, innovation and science and of course also have your say… full invitation here…
Read more "Fed Govt Consult on $8m into Incubators for #IdeasBoom"StartSoc helps entrepreneurs help themselves While other parties in the ecosystem are important such as investors and educators, it is the entrepreneurs, the hackers, hipsters and hustlers (also known as the developers, designers and business executors) that are the heart of the ecosystem. Our focus is tech startups & ecosystem enablers We support all parties in the […]
Read more "Why did we create The Start Society?"This week is our best ever. Three world class Australians leading their fields. Feb 2: Ric Richardson Inventor & Mentor with many many patents and successes Feb 3: Jo Burston Inspiring Leader & Serial Entrepreneur with a string of businesses Feb 10: Dain Hedgepeth Gamer & Skater App Founder with 30m Sessions and counting Grab […]
Read more "Three World Class Speakers in One Week – FEB 2016"Inspirational Australian entrepreneur and community leader Jo Burston is coming to speak at The Start Society this week. Jo Burston is a rare and remarkable women by any measure. I have lost count of how many businesses Jo has created but think it is about eight (at least). Her most recent success is the global movement […]
Read more "Jo Burston Famous Entrepreneur at StartSoc"World famous Australian inventor, serial innovator and holder of many many patents, it is hard to find the right words to describe Ric Richardson. Some people call Ric Richardson the $300m man after his successful lawsuit against a multinational for using his Uniloc software license security intellectual property. Other people call Ric a mentor for his […]
Read more "Ric Richardson Inventor at StartSoc"Your mission should you chose to accept it is – innovate – like your life depends on it.
Read more "The Thin Emerald Line of Innovation"Key insights from the master of innovation.
Read more "Disruptive Innovation Refresh"It Is Time for a National Summit About this Tech Startup Ecosystem Opportunity. Our industry is in flames, lets fix it in 2015. We have had a few positive wins in the tech startup ecosystem in recent weeks and actually pretty consistently in the last 3-5 years but lets get back to basics for a […]
Read more "All Levels Of Government Are Failing Tech Startups in Australia"