International Startup Sites – Australia
November 18th, 2008 | By PatrickBack in October, I started exploring startups sites across the world to get a better sense of the global startup scene. It all started with Indian and Korean startup sites in Asia. Next, we visited Middle Eastern sites coming out of Jordan and Israel. Recently, we visited the Nordic, Dutch, and UK startup sites coming out of Europe.
Now, it’s time to double back to Australia. It breaks up the westward path we were charting, but for some reason, with Australia, that feels fitting.
TechNation Australia is something. They cover everything related to startups in Australia from interviews, events, new startups, top Australian sites by traffic, etc. “If it’s to do with technology and Australia then we’re on it.” What’s more amazing, the site’s ostensibly a labor of love by a group of dedicated contributors — there’s no advertising to be found. (Which, also, partly explains a design that is far surpassed by its content.)
Vishal Sharma’s startup blog is an excellent place to start any review of the Australian tech scene. The site features Australian startup reviews, trends, and interviews with Aussie entrepreneurs. The blog has been a bit quiet as of late, but it’s well built for longer lasting content. There’s a comprehensive list of Australian startups, Australian research and analysis, and interviews accessible from the header.
Tech Events is a user generated Australian tech events site. It’s not a calendar service — nor is it meant to be. It’s a group of people interested in sharing technology events in and around Melbourne with new events posted in a blog-like format.
Phil Morle’s Technology for Humans
Phil Morle’s Technology for Humans is just a damn, great blog. Phil covers Australian startups and tech, but what’s really great about his blog are his usability insights and future of the web discussions. A few of my favorites are Web App Goal #2: Don’t Try to Change the World and Can Everyone in Your Startup Answer These Questions?
ITnews Australia covers both Australian and global IT news. There’s more of a focus on enterprise companies and gadgets.
Builder AU is a great resource by developers, for developers — regardless of whether they come from Australia or not. A series of blogs cover everything from Python tips to Design Principles, with a bit of Australian startup news mixed in.
Also worth checking out are BlogPond with its list of the 100 top Australian blogs as well as Scott Middleton’s blog.
