Sydney Startup Conference

[johno69]

The whole day was video recorded and should become available online somewhere, sometime.

 

[johno69]

Yes i noticed that and invariably .com or an alternative cctld like .co or .it even.

I think that's probably because pretty much all the pitchers have global aspirations for their ventures.

However, perhaps one of the most successful presenters there, Matt Barrie, has certainly made the most of his generic domain ... Freelancer.com (which he bought in 2009)

I was surprised how many we're using .co

Matt Barrie is pretty switched on and also uses the cctld's. The others could learn a few things from him.

I don't think the .co is helping pygg much. It turned me off anyway. Considering they redirect the .com to .co its a strange choice to me.

 

[DavidL]

The most impressive thing was the turnout. 900 attendees up from 500 last year, 250 the year before. So if it keeps doubling, the next few years will be huge!

 

[chris]

Just came across the top 5 pitches at SydStart:

http://www.startupsmart.com.au/fund...-sydstart-start-up-jamboree/201209117526.html

It looks like it was an amazing event from the feedback, I'll keep an eye out for the videos!

Cheers,
Chris

 

[johno69]

Those pitches were not really the highlights, but I think the only ones to have video pitches.

Varify1st hit some snags during question time.

Some left me wondering how they got as far as they did.