Last night was HUUUGE. Sydney made history by being the first city in Australia to host Startup Weekend Education and bringing the global Startup Education movement to it’s 6th continent. And what a night it was … Over 100 attendees rocked up to the event. the excitement in the room was palpable. 25 brave ones […]
Are you as pumped as we are? We are kicking off Australia’s First Startup Weekend EDU tonight! Here are some final details for you: Doors open at 6:00PM. The location is Muru-d Level 6, 363 Oxford Street Paddington 2021 If you are a student, bring your Student ID, or you will be charged full admission […]
Mentors play a major role at SWEDU events and at Sydney Startup Weekend EDU 2014 we have assembled a stellar panel of mentors to help our participants in their 54 hour quest for Startup gold. Today we introduce Mike Gardiner & Gretchen Armitage from LimeRocket. Mike is the CEO & Lead Developer of Lime Rocket. He has over 16+ years […]
The NSW Government has thrown its support behind the First Startup Weekend Education in Australia to be held in Sydney from 27th-29th June 2014. NSW Government has provided significant sponsorship that will help cover the costs of running the event over the weekend. Previously, NSW Government has been a significant sponsor of other high […]
We are thrilled to have Steve Sammartino from Pollenizer as a facilitator for Sydney Startup Weekend Education 2014. Steve is an amazing, high energy, experienced facilitator from Melbourne and has done a lot of startup events for Pollenizer and others. Steve is a rocket dynamo and will add significantly to the weekend. Steve Sammartino had his […]
Sydney Startup Weekend EDU 2014 is shaping up well with a great cross-section of participants from education, technical, design and business backgrounds. Ticket sales have been excellent and we’ve reached capacity of the event space with a week to go. We are also thrilled to announce a number of new giveaways and prizes for participants and winning […]
Sponsors play a big role in supporting the local EdTech ecosystem in Sydney. For the first Startup Weekend EDU 2014 in Australia we are lucky to have great sponsors on our side who have helped make everything possible. Today we shine the spotlight on one of our sponsors – Elance-oDesk. Kelly Tagalan from Elance will be a mentor for Sydney […]
Organizing the First Startup weekend EDU in Australia (Sydney SWEDU 2014) would not have been possible without the generous support and co-operation of the folks at Muru-D. Muru-D is not only the major sponsor for Sydney SWEDU 2014 but is also hosting the event at their campus in Paddington from 27th-29th June 2014. Here is our conversation […]
Last time we spoke to Wes Sonnenreich from Intersective. Today we introduce another mentor who is also a sponsor for Sydney Startup Weekend EDU 2014 – Adam Brimo from Openlearning. Openlearning has sponsored a special prize for the winning team at Sydney SWEDU 2014. Read on… Adam, please introduce yourself to our audience? I’m the co-founder and CEO of OpenLearning, based in Sydney […]
Last time we spoke to Anne Forster. Today we introduce another mentor who is also a Sponsor for Sydney Startup Weekend EDU 2014 – Wes Sonnenreich from Intersective. Intersective has sponsored a special prize for a SWEDU Team that is focused on vocational education. Wes has over 18 years of experience leading entrepreneurial companies and intrapreneurial projects. His passion is for improving […]
