Ian McCallam, founder of text message voting application SMS Poll, talks to Vishal Sharma about the startup climate in Australia.
Starting a venture in Australia (as opposed to your popular international hot beds like Silicon Valley) certainly adds a few preliminary ticks to the “cons” column, but I think anyone will tell you that these days. However, the market is growing, it’s slowly getting stronger and a few more risks are being taken. Resources and networks are becoming more widely available by the active influencers and participators of the market, but right now I believe being an entrepreneur in Australia is all about putting the risk on your own shoulder and building on your own investment with a hope for VC support once your startup begins to show signs of success.
