Mike Casey :: Random thoughts on Startups

So my mate Elias moved to San Francisco and, in the process, put the tech startup community in Australia back a few years. He is missed because of his innovation, his energy and his enthusiasm.

Exibit A: Elias’s Blog

Elias has started the startup bus. A concept where 12 random strangers hop on a bus and travel over 2 days, and create 3 startups to be launched at the biggest SXSW party of 2010. I think its a fantastic idea, but more importantly, so did TechCrunch. Elias has been flooded with sponsorship requests since this article went live.

Elias, with out a doubt, got his inspiration from Startup Camp. A awesome event where Australian entrepreneurs build a company in a weekend and then auction it off to the highest bidder. A concept grown by Bart Jemella and Kim Chen, founders of Tjoos.com.

I will post more about how the next start up camp goes in the coming weeks.