Canberra Capability Map of the Canberra Open Innovation Network 15 Jan 201326 Mar 2017 http://infogr.am/Capability-Map-of-the-Canberra-Open-Innovation-Network---15-Jan-2013/ This infographic shows the an early picture of the skills and expertise in the Canberra Open Innovation Network Linkedin Group. This was set up less then 2 days ago…
Startup Ecosystems Startup ecosystems and government involvment 29 Nov 2012 I enjoy Brad Feld's writing and believe the Boulder model has some great ideas that the Canberra region can adopt. See Brad's book on startup communities. Most importantly Brad stresses the…
Startup Ecosystems Guess which country this is. 29 Nov 2012 Guess which country this is? Hard to raise capital: "<Country's> biggest problem is that it doesn’t have much in the way of early-stage capital. It’s fine from Series A on…" ESOP's…
Enterprise Innovation Nordstrom Innovation Lab 24 Aug 2012 Can lean startup principles be applied within a large company? Nordstrom has 52,000 employees and turnover of more then $8 billion. They've created Norstrom labs which is a startup within…
Startup Ecosystems Wellington startup initiatives 6 Aug 2012 I'm recently back from Wellington. The startup community is buzzing there and there are possibly some lessons for the Canberra Startup community. Firstly, some comparative data from startup genome, a global research…
Canberra Canberra Community Events 25 Jul 2012 For those startup people in Canberra who are looking for ways to connect with the Canberra startup community, here are some upcoming startup community events: Lean Startup Circle meetup -…
Canberra 3 goals in Canberra 23 Jul 2012 I was asked today: "If you had 3 goals to name as you settle in and create Startups Meetups what would they be ?" My thoughts: 1. Build a…
Canberra Making Canberra an Innovation Hotspot 8 Jul 2012 The last few weeks I've been taking a look and meeting with people associated with the Canberra innovation scene and have identified some areas I would like to be involved…
Canberra Canberra Co-working Space Feedback 4 Jul 2012 I've been in Canberra a week now and have been talking with as many people as I can in regards to innovation, startups and tech. One idea that has kept…