Inspiration for Entrepreneurs
I had a surprisingly bumpy landing into the airport. The weather was crystal clear and the sun was low in the sky, so I suspect the dipping and diving was the junior pilot practising. Anyway, I’m very excited, here at the Crown Plaza in Hindmarsh Square, getting all tizzied up for the judging event tonight. […]
Last week I went to a course In private equity. It was held by AVCAL. The course went for two hours and covered all the basic fundamental concepts of private equity versus venture capital. VC Is the most appropriate funding for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs, after having made your own seed investments and approached business […]
This Wiki entry doesn’t quite capture the genius and entrepreneurial spirit of the Vanda and Young production machine. These guys have been pivotal in creating the Australian music industry. Without them, their brothers, and of course the wonderful Molly Meldrum, we would not be able to enjoy the international exposure that our industry has today.
There are definitions for the word “Entrepreneur” which you can find on the web any time you wish. Most of them are written by academics and wordsmiths, who know a lot more about language than I do. There are also many common uses for the word, and probably different meanings in different countries. But a […]
Frank Falco visited Sydney in October to meet with possible investors in his new project and to attend Tech23. In his down time we visited the new Samsung store and of course the Apple store. Samsung was disappointing in size but the new TV was fantastic. I bought an audio link for my stereo at […]
After attending Tech23 my friend Frank and I wandered off to the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Darling Harbour to see the motor show. We were a bit disappointed no ferraris, but some other fun new cars. My pick was the Ford.
Attended the August presentation to investors in Adelaide. One to watch David Truong.
I went to theTech23 Conference in Surry Hills during October. Twenty Three up and coming Tech Start-ups presented their business models to a panel of commentators and judges. Ones to watch are Zeptonics and Tap-it.
Can’t wait to do some judging on Sunday night! Startup Weekend Adelaide starts on Friday afternoon and goes through a 3 day marathon of creativity and inspiration, finalising in an awards night on Sunday Nov 18th.
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