Offer HN - Help from someone in melbourne, australia

[netcan]

I have time of my hands at the moment. I'm not sure what would be useful to offer specifically, but maybe my location can be useful. Do you need anything done down under?

Don't be afraid to ask anything, if it's not something I can (or want to) do, I'll just say so. Go and chat to one of your clients? I dunno. Maybe you do.

[barrydahlberg]

Could you tell us a little about what the startup and hacker cultures are like over there? How does it compate to what you know of the US / SV and somewhere smaller like NZ.

I'm over the ditch in Auckland currently but I spent a year living in South Yarra and even met my wife there.

[bootload → barrydahlberg]

"... Could you tell us a little about what the startup and hacker cultures are like over there? ..."

Start at http://thehive.org.au/category/melbourne/ (entrepreneurs) then try http://groups.google.com/group/connected-community-hackerspa... (hacker spaces, software/hardware) then try (late night hacking) at http://twitter.com/melnightowls or day time hacking at http://www.inspire9.com.au/ then maybe a weekly morning meeting of (nerds/hackers/media) at SocialMelbourne http://twitter.com/socialmelb Thats just off the top of my head. Also try looking through my melbourne twit list ~ http://twitter.com/#/list/bootload/melbourne There is a cross pollination of hackers/devs/design activity at http://trampolineday.com/

"... How does it compate to what you know of the US / SV and somewhere smaller like NZ. ..."

SV is the startup hub either side of the Tasman. I haven't been to NZ before, but the business culture (stale, crusty & risk adverse) would be similar. Like NZ lots of smart people, starved of YC type Angel investment advice. One difference I'm noticing is the quality and frequency of startups with direct US/YC/SV experience is increasing. Melbourne is pretty busy :)

[hoochsta → barrydahlberg]

i'm sitting on my bed in south yarra now!

[2bHalfMad]

Nice to meet you, netcan. I'm in Melbourne, started my online toy store venture 2 years ago for about 1 year and half, did alot of web site development back there and it failed. still following up my dream to be a great entrepreneur. Keep your spirit up, you will get there. :)

[netcan → 2bHalfMad]

Nice to meet you.

[bhoung]

I'm in Melb. It'd be great to have a chat, bump heads with another HNer. Can you contact me via the details in my profile.

[dolphenstein → bhoung]

I'm in! I can be reached at adyster(at)gmail.com.

[bhoung → dolphenstein]

We've organised a meetup at 5:30 on Wednesday 3 Nov for those of you who are interested. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1846042

[prawn]

I'm in Adelaide. Email me if you want to trade notes and talk about ideas on IM, get feedback about things, etc.

[nl → prawn]

Adelaide here, too.

[prawn → nl]

Same goes for you too - always up for bouncing around ideas.

[Biztactix]

Alice Springs Myself, amazing the culture exists in Aus, was wondering if i'd have to move...

[derrida]

sydney here