Life in Silicon Beach
Nice article in the AFR yesterday about aussie startups in Sydney. Great to see people like Mark Jones and Joshua Gliddon taking the time to do this.
In the article they named Sydney as “Silicon Beach” and it struck me as a perfect description of what it’s like here as a startup in the internet space. I like it. Let’s make it stick.
BTW: Does anybody know who coined this?
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it’s Mark Jones :)
and I do like the name too
fixed. ugh. thanks mate.
Sydney beaches suck though. I think the label is much more appropriate for Perth! ;)
Where’s Perth?
Wollongong Beaches > Sydney Beaches
The ‘gong is the real Silicon Beach
LOL @ Where’s Perth – Zing!
I did a poll on whirlpool forums about what people
think about silicon valley of Australia.
And answer was Sydney
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=623121
I cant agree more then that.
I see Brisbane as a very competitive area for IT businesses, we’ve witnessed a lot of local startups that have gone succesful and international.
I remember when the brown trout jokes went around about bondi and other beaches. Fun swimming in those silicon waters.
But seriously, is Sydney seeing a lot of investment into internet startups?
There’s certainly funding going on. But nothing like Silicon Valley levels.
Hi guys, actually it was me on the phone to Joshua Gliddon who coined “Silicon Beach”. Our offices are in Bondi, and we’ve got a project going called “The Bondi Project”. Joshua was interviewing me on the phone in my car as I was parked near the beach, and I’d just come back from the Valley. He was asking me what I thought was stirring all the local activity in our space, and it occurred to me that we were all part of something larger that needed a name.
Nice one Dave. Thanks.
I thought the Gold Coast had already nabbed Silicon Beach (or tried to)
Oh, hang on, you mean THAT type of silicon…
But seriously, the GRITF/Bond Uni/Founders Forum set I thought were pushing for the GC to be the Silicon Beach