I did some fairly cool stuff in a few former lives. Hope to keep doing more cool stuff. Want to keep it real at all times.
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Someone trying to short-circuit the cycle of fear precipitated at the fringes. Seen outside a mosque in Canberra. – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Tune in at 11pm tonight to see @Fishburners, @PeterDavison and @Murray debut to a potential audience of 1.5 billon. yicai.com/video/
The startup TV show we filmed around the world, The Next Unicorn, is airing in China on April 23. Promo vid below.
Back in Sydney enjoying a massage at @Fishburners! Well appreciated after an overnight trip from Shanghai. – at Sydney, New South Wales
With fellow Aussie, Daniel Shi who is masterminding China's first startup reality TV show, the Next Unicorn. – at Shanghai, People's Republic of China
The saddest thing about being a venture capitalist is that you'd rather create one unlikely movie star than eight solid community leaders.
Judging at Founder's Institute Shanghai. Run by a Chinese dude who studied in Australia. Now runs a tech incubator.
The lives of Chinese delivery guys. Poorly paid, strictly treated, they are the engine driving Chinese ecommerce youtube.com/watch?v=rh9n08ec…
Just met a Buddhist monk at a Beijing temple. Asked him how I could earn the beads worn by a monk. He told me to shop around online. Sigh.
The wonderful ladies of @Fishburners. edge.alluremedia.com.au/uplo… 1 in 5 are now women - come such a long way from the early days. Chuffed.
Got a chance to write about my biographical travels and reading about Einstein's early life. the-entourage.com.au/albert-…
Why convertible notes generally suck for early stage tech investors (goes for 10 minutes) youtube.com/watch?v=3NF4uviQ…
Black Swan events. Four Queenslanders show how to be at forefront of the next wave. youtube.com/watch?v=FpqG6wLS… … @ColinKinner @GCStartup
Working out of @Sbootcamp Amsterdam offices today. i.imgur.com/AlNv7xv.jpg A truly international accelerator. 70% of the teams aren't Dutch!
Sydney, Zurich: two of the most expensive places in the world for startups. Both overpriced transactional economies. startupweekend.org/2013/09/2…
This dude is totally my hero. Turns his particle physics thesis into Bohemian Rhapsody. youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbtsX7… @nikiscevak likeness anyone?
#YouknowyourenotinSiliconValleywhen : There are more startup award events than startup exit events.
Research: early stage investment criteria is mostly just a communication game to test trust with entrepreneurs e.g. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
China : don't believe the hype. There's not nearly enough of it chinainternetwatch.com/white…
State of play in my favourite tech ecosystem, Berlin techcrunch.com/2013/07/20/wi… Short on exits barring clones but much promise. @ciaranoleary