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Bootupcamp - A startup camp in sydney - Launches today.

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Bootupcamp is a program where young entrepreneurs start companies in two weeks under the guidance of people who have been there before. Today is the launch day and we think that you guys would find this interesting.

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http://www.bootupcamp.com/page/Schedule.aspx

This seems like entirely the wrong way to build a "business". More like how to build a hobby project.

Haven't they read four steps to epiphany - the first stage isn't about building a tool and writing a business plan, it's about talking to your market and validating your idea, customer development in Steve's terms.

And you don't get there using anything remotely like that schedule.

Day 1 - meet participants, brainstorm ideas, form into teams Day 2 - build your business plan and plan development of the product

Come on!

The approach is patently 'business school.'

I have have participated is both Sydney Startupcamps and often pay some of the booze. I am the founder of Cleantech company that may/should float on the ASX early next year. Yes, I am one of the 'adult board members' most start-ups need.

All the companies will be sold via auction in 2-3 weeks and I will be bidding on at least one of the business personally.

The amount of knowledge transferred to both the team members and the start-up community is huge. Even the NSW state government is learning what is needed to help start-ups because people talk to them every week. It is a slow process but it is happening.

Over the last year the amount of value and intellectual capital generated because of Bart and Kim is HUGE. I have been involved with small business creation for nearly 20 years and I had never heard the term start-up for the first 10 years! The excitement and momentum that exists now is best I have ever seen.

Bart and Kim (and Brian) you ROCK!!!

Hey guys, just some more information: #1) This is an Australian event, we are at the Australian Technology Park in sydney. #2) the current startups are Openondemand.com, which provides fast (10 second) autoconfigured CRM solutions to small busines, Menufan.com.au which has a comprehensive list of lunch menus in the sydney CBD area, glutenzero.com.au which is a directory of gluten-free restaurants and judgeitnow.com which croudsources market research. #3) This is our first event, and we really want to get the word out there so that it can be bigger and better next year.

Thanks for your time, guys :)

Very cool. Kinda like a longer, and more guided Startup Weekend.

Yeah, this is a successor to startupcamp, which has the same sort of idea just over a weekend :)

We also have a lot more speakers, etc. from people in the community, everyone from journalists teaching us how to give good press releases to lawyers explaining the ins and outs of IP law.

Hey, i'm alex, one of the cofounders of openondemand.com, I'd just like to say that we'd all like to hear any suggestions/improvements you guys might have :)

Anybody else in Sydney? I am a new addition to the Aussie scene, been here a little over a month. Let's meet :-)

Another good venue is the Silicon Beach drinks - every Friday at 5pm at Bar 77 in the Grace Hotel on York St. 2-for-1 drinks , and you usually get a good cross-section of the Sydney start-up "scene" there.

(I hesitate to call it a start-up "scene" - after all, if it's a "scene", shouldn't it be glamorous? :-)

We've actually got our launch party on tonight at Redfern, feel free to come along if you have time. You can get to it at http://www.atp-innovations.com.au/finding-us-directions/

hey, i'm alex i'm also in sydney, if you'd like to talk, see some cool startupy things around sydney, etc. Just send me an email at alex@openondemand.com (goes to anybody else here as well)

Oath!

You the man Alex, let's meet up this weekend :-) I am in the western suburbs.

Dude, I am in sydney too. And in the western suburbs.

Would certainly be great to catch up. Let us know when and where. Im pretty sure id have seen you in Silicon Beach drinks :D

Coincidentally I'm flying in for the weekend, could you shoot me an email at michael@rocksolidgames.com if you set something up?

Me! Keen as anything to meet up. woodsier @ gmail

I'm in Newcastle, but in Sydney almost weekly though.. feel free to let me know about any meetups! matt.howlett at the domain gmail

Come out of the woodworks the rest of you, NOW! :-P

woodsier, added you as well :-)

Will shoot everybody an email in a sec.

Bondi here.

Look for mobile mondays, a monthly meetup for people interested in mobile development and technology.

Also, there is a similar program to this called MEGA, which works a lot more with industry.

Hi, I am really interested in this camp. I think a lot of young entrepreneurs will benefit from this thing.

Been an amazing event ... Go to www.glutenzero.com.au to see what we've accomplished :)

its a lot of fun - but yes, very exhausting. Also check out http://openondemand.com for what we've built

Look like it is finished today, or at least finished on the 24th.

We are launching at 7pm today, but we keep going until friday.

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