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Launch into Coworking

Launch into Coworking

Unless you were hiding under a rock with absolutely no internet access, you would have heard of coworking spaces sprouting up all over our…
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Athula Bogoda
MSB Pitch Night June 2018

MSB Pitch Night June 2018

We had 218 RSVPs for our June MSB Pitch Night, out of which around 150 attended. Not bad at all considering the typically winter evening in…
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Athula Bogoda
Pitching in China (Part one) The Pitch Comp

Pitching in China (Part one) The Pitch Comp

I’ve just come back from a pitch competition in China. It was pretty big. It offered huge opportunity and it was utterly unlike any pitch…
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John Webster
SiliconCalendar

SiliconCalendar

Last updated 15 January 2020
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Athula Bogoda
SiliconSchool

SiliconSchool

Classes to attend, lessons to learn …. startup to launch. Curated by SiliconNews Editorial Team, just for you. A project of Melbourne…
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Athula Bogoda
MSB Pitch Night May 2018

MSB Pitch Night May 2018

We had 176 RSVPs on our Meetup page. It was a windy day. Gale force winds stirring up leaves, dust and dirt in the unusually warm weather…
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Athula Bogoda
SiliconJobs

SiliconJobs

Last updated 16 May 2019
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When the wheels fall off

When the wheels fall off

On the surface Kickstarter seems like a great way to get ideas launched. But the recent failure of Ossic to get a single set of regular…
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John Webster
MSB Pitch Night April 2018

MSB Pitch Night April 2018

Better late than never, here is the report from our Melbourne Silicon Beach April 2018 Pitch Night. Reason for the delay – technical…
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Athula Bogoda
MSB Pitch Night March 2018

MSB Pitch Night March 2018

Here’s the Pitch Video from March Pitch Night of Melbourne Silicon Beach.
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My favourite startup pic from last year

My favourite startup pic from last year

While 2016 was the year I sought inspiration (committed to found a business, updated some tech skills and left my corporate role), 2017…
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John Webster
MSB Pitch Xi Night February 2018

MSB Pitch Xi Night February 2018

Thanks to our newest sponsor Academy Xi, the February Pitch Night was held at Xi’s Melbourne campus. Here’s the video (apologies for the…
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MSB Pitch Night — December 2017

MSB Pitch Night — December 2017

Our last Pitch Night for the year. 231 RSVPs on Meetup. Actual number attending, maybe about half that (we don’t count). Not bad for a…
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Athula Bogoda
GOT A GREAT STARTUP IDEA? DON’T KEEP IT SECRET!

GOT A GREAT STARTUP IDEA? DON’T KEEP IT SECRET!

I went to a Startup seminar early in my founder journey and I received a great piece of advice. The lecturer was taking a question from the…
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John Webster
MSB Pitch Night November 2017

MSB Pitch Night November 2017

Sorry about the delay in getting this blog post to you. Here I am, up in Sydney writing this on Melbourne Cup day. I was planning to have…
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