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THERE IS A PROCESS

VALIDATE

NEED

ITERATE IDEATE

CELEBRATE!


“Our goal is to get Bendigo recognised as a place of innovation.”

- Gordon McKern





RESPECT THE PROCESS!

VALIDATE

NEED

ITERATE IDEATE

CELEBRATE!


NO PROBLEM…?

PROTOTYPE

AARGHH!

IDEA? HELP!

IDEA!!


PROBLEMS?

- Entrepreneurs with no support - Isolated events on surface

- High earning population is leaving

- Population growing in wrong ages


NEED?

- Active support of entrepreneurs - Reasons to start business here - Revitalise population growth






STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS

- Varied business clusters - Year-round calendar of events - Grass-roots community building - Continuous influx of new talent - Government & business support



BENDIGO HAS IT ALL ü A population of 100K+ ü Legacy of pioneering ü Far enough from capital cities ü Passionate community

BUSINESS IS THE MOST POWERFUL CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE



ü Identify clusters ü Map networks ü Coordinate leaders and feeders ü Create year-round events calender

THIS IS A LONG TERM COMMITMENT




HIERARCHY VS. NETWORK

CONTROL IMPACT



GOVERNMENT

UNIVERSITIES

INVESTORS / BANKS

MENTORS / ADVISORS

SERVICE PROVIDERS

LARGE COMPANIES

ECOSYSTEM FEEDERS




How to hack a city - startup bendigo - bendigo inventor awards

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