Random thoughts about Start-ups in Australia and around the world. Probably wrong but whatever. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7728949-7"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @mikecasey)http://www.mikecasey.com.au/ A couple of nights ago I had the pleasure of attending a Pushstart Q&A session. For those of...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/16222163955http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/16222163955Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:44:55 +1100The New Zealand election looming and to no surprise the “brain drain” rhetoric is...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/13197478604http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/13197478604Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:54:29 +1100I had the great chance to be on a panel of discussion to launch Vivid Sydney earlier this week @ the...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/6162908299http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/6162908299Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:46:00 +1000So if you are a tech entrepreneur in Sydney the chances are you would have heard of, if not visited...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/5711904334http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/5711904334Sun, 22 May 2011 08:58:34 +1000Sydney has been buzzing with the sale of Spreets to Yahoo7 last week, and good on the founders who...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/2870107874http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/2870107874Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:07:36 +1100When people start companies they always look at the financials. What I have learned over the last...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/2334883557http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/2334883557Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:13:04 +1100 It was not long ago that I saw a presentation by my friend Stuart Cook on systemisation, and how it...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1472781924http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1472781924Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:21:53 +1100It came to my attention that I was spouting the same old rhetoric of “One day I…”...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1357519370http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1357519370Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:44:00 +1100Okay so I have always been a skeptic of the whole “self-help industry”, but when Jack...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1108694644http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1108694644Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:23:11 +1000The hacker culture consistently is what makes great startups… Hackers - not to be confused...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1055123439http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/1055123439Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:24:00 +1000I have traditionally always been right wing so I have surprised myself with how I would vote today...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/984920505http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/984920505Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:59:46 +1000Most people think that successful startups are born from an idea, an idea that someone had,...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/955856381http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/955856381Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:14:38 +1000startupsteampeopledan purchasdave jenkinsOne thing that is becoming more apparent as I move slowly through the world of entrepreneurship is...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/899966699http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/899966699Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:39:07 +1000presentingstartupscomfort zonecold callingI was at a great startup party on Saturday with some of my great startup mates including @davidsoul,...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/839808819http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/839808819Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:10:50 +1000ross hilldavid soulkim chenmichelle williamsdavid trindallpermission I was having an interesting discussion with my Dad when I was back in New Zealand...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/821331221http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/821331221Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +1000 Well not really, its actually a pretty informal mashup of start-ups that are now in our office. I...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/797496368http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/797496368Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:12:30 +1000Well not quite, but I was having a chat with a business mentor down in Canberra a couple of weeks...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/751482878http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/751482878Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:52:46 +1000It seems I am developing a bit of a knack for encouraging people to start companies, which to be...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/676424038http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/676424038Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:09:58 +1000Googlegoogle analyticsgoogle adsensetim robinsonstartupswoopracold callingAll the guys involved in GradConnection have just finished a big two day work shop to define our...http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/632812593http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/632812593Wed, 26 May 2010 10:56:28 +1000startupsexpansiongradconnectioncrossing the chasmglobal marketspragmatistsconservativesSo last night we went to an interesting talk put on by Ernst and Young about commercialisation....http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/617981319http://www.mikecasey.com.au/post/617981319Fri, 21 May 2010 13:01:00 +1000Hamish HawthornJamie MundayDamian KayTelco in a boxATP Innovationscommercialisationprofitrevenuemoney