Indie Hackers Perth
Community of makers in Perth
Share ideas and information about creating products in a social context around Perth.
Hey there Indie Hackers!
I was lazing around yesterday afternoon cringing about mowing the lawn and doing something constructuive around the house when I had a great idea!! Why not do a podcast for Indie Hackers!
So I present to you all the first indie Hackers podcast
I am not used to doing podcasts, and there are alot of "um's" and "ahhs" in this, but I hope you find something interesting in it!
I am looking to do this once a month and grow this medium as much as we are growing the meetups.
I would love any comments and/or feedback and please give a like and share it around!
- Rhodesie
Wow we have passed the hump of 2020 and as we glide down that COVID infection slope I see more and more ideas and opportunities coming out of people's time in isolation. So if you have an idea or want to help contribute to others in the community to getting their products off the ground then please join us!
If you are able to make this meeting (and completely understand if you don't want to at this point) then come curious and ready to share your experiences, give and receive feedback, and support one another. The goal is to meet fellow Indie Hackers, exchange ideas, discuss our projects, and work together.
Please follow the link below to join us!
Just wanted to let you all know we have been written about in Startup News WA!!
https://startupnews.com.au/2020/07/01/meet-the-indie-hackers/
I am very excited to talk about the group and the great work we are doing in the Perth community. I hope to get a little more coverage in the future from all the awesome ideas and products you are all going to come up with!
Hope to see you all in July for the next meetup at Riff!
https://www.meetup.com/indiehackersperth/events/271490956/
Best Regards,
- Rhodesie
Wow what a difference a few months makes!! I have seen some awesome stuff happening with traditional bricks and mortar businesses as they've scrambled to not only meet government requirements for social security but also pivoting their own business models to survive and thrive the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the cases of COVID-19 have lessened, restrictions on meetups have been reviewed and we can have up to 20 people meetups again at Riff! So I figured that we might want to have a catch up in June.
If you are able to make this meeting (and completely understand if you don't want to at this point) then I would like to focus on what we did in isolation for our businesses and side gigs. I am particularly interested in what impacted our projects, what lessons we learned and perhaps we we might have some ideas on what we can do to help others to better prepare themselves for this kind of things in the future? Let's discuss!!
Come curious and ready to share your experiences, give and receive feedback, and support one another. The goal is to meet fellow Indie Hackers, exchange ideas, discuss our projects, and work together.
Please follow the link below to join us!
Hey there Indie Hackers,
Unfortunately due to the low numbers and the Corona Virus risk I am unfortunately going to cancel March's meetup. I will re-address what is happening in April and other future events but at this time it's just too high a risk.
I hope you all understand.
- Rhodesie
Heya Indie Hackers!!!
I hope you all can make it to the next 2020 meetup at Spacecubed (Riff - Vault). Please RSVP your spot as the space we have only can hold around 25 people, however, if we get more interest in this meetup I will organise a larger space.
https://www.meetup.com/indiehackersperth/events/269227053/
Rhodesie
Heya there Indie Hackers,
Just wanted to reach out and let you all know that we have secured Spacecubed's Riff space again for the 19th of March, and every 3rd Thursday after that for the rest of the year which is awesome news and many thanks go out to our partners and sponsors at Spacecubed and Stripe!!
Now I did have a few things in mind to chat about at the next meeting, and the meetup request will be sent out in due course, but I wanted to touch base and see if there was anything anyone wanted to discuss in the next meeting as a theme, or want to show the group or anything they want to me to add to the meeting?
Any suggestions would be great and I will close off submissions by Wednesday which is when I will shoot out the meetup request!
Have a great long weekend gang and will contact you all further!
- Rhodesie
Heya Gang,
I just ran across this on startupnews.com.au this morning and thought I was pass along the link.
https://startupnews.com.au/2020/02/24/state-government-launches-20k-innovation-vouchers-for-2020/
It IS a co-funded program, which means that you need to provide a quarter of the net cash investment and some other eligibility criteria outlines in their PDF at the bottom of that page but if you need some simple cash injection for patents etc., then this might be great.
Anyways, keep plugging away gang!
- Rhodesie
Hey There Indie Hackers!!
Just wanted to let you all know that we have been given some merch from our lovely friends at Stripe!!!
I will be giving some of this out at the next meetup on the 20th of Feb. Hope to see you all there!!!
Lifted from Morning Startup Mailing List:
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RAC’s BetterLabs Ventures has today announced a $20 million expansion of its seed fund, making it the largest of its kind in Western Australia.
Part of RAC’s strategic innovation function, BetterLabs launched $3 million in seed funding in September 2018 to support start-up founders on their growth journeys.
RAC Group CEO Rob Slocombe said there had been an overwhelmingly positive response to the initial seed fund, with over 150 applications received in its first 12 months.
“BetterLabs has received an incredible amount of interest since it began and we’ve been fortunate to be able to support and partner with some of WA’s most innovative start-ups,” Mr Slocombe said.
“By expanding the investment fund to $23 million we aim to provide new opportunities for start-ups to make a positive impact in WA.”
The expanded fund will continue to invest in innovation that benefits WA and will now include Series A/B rounds with investments expected to be in the $300k - $3 million range.
Derek Gerrard, BetterLabs’s Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR), will continue to lead the fund.
“It has been great to see the positive response over the last 12 months and four investments are now underway,” Mr Gerrard said.
“We are very excited with this announcement and the expansion of the fund into Series A/B rounds which is great news for the WA and broader Australian start-up ecosystem.”
BetterLabs will continue to build a portfolio across its Emerging Innovation Domains:
Clean Tech: Technology that enables sustainable living and commuting specifically around energy, waste and water
Member Community: Innovation that generates deeper connections, fosters collaboration and builds meaningful community
Third Age: Opportunities that support the transition of the aging population into their next stage of life
Life, Work & Money: Technology that supports the new ways we will design life and structure our work and money
Mobility of the Future: Innovation that supports the new ways we will get around
Next Gen Insurance: Technology that supports the new models of insurance
For more information on the fund, including how to apply, visit www.betterlabsventures.com.au
