ACS NSW Professional Presents: Navigating the world of tech startups
Funding, investment and operations
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About this event
Benjamin Chong is well known in the start-up community and has a strong track record of investing in and building successful internet-related businesses over the last 20 years. Benjamin is also a Director at Founder Institute and an active member of the technology and start-up community in Australia, South East Asia and United States.
In this ACS NSW Professional Series, Benjamin will moderate a panel of start-up experts and lead a discussion on:
- The challenges around raising money and investing
- Choosing the right funding model
- The tech and soft skills start-up founders look for in an employee
- How to manage conflict with your start-up partner/collaborator
- How to bounce back from failure
- Finding mentors and advisors
- Current trends and significant advancements in the start-up sector
Joining Benjamin for what promises to be a lively discussion will be:
Monica Wulff – Startup Muster
Monica Wulff founded Startup Muster, and also provides research and knowledge to help make data driven decisions that support entrepreneurial growth in Australia. Monica works with numerous advisory groups related to start-ups and entrepreneurship, including the Data61 Ribit platform, the Jobs 4 NSW Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Advisory Committee and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Women’s Advisory roundtable chaired by Hon Michaelia Cash MP.
Minh Lee – Flynk
Minh Lee is a technology consultant helping companies with custom software and systems development. He is also an entrepreneur who has founded a number of operating companies, and is a Founder Institute graduate. Minh's capabilities are underpinned by qualifications in design, computer engineering, and project management, and honed by extensive hands-on experience in novel technology projects that span computer vision controlled robotics, drone mapping, robotic kites, industrial design, full stack software engineering including embedded firmware, mobile apps, web apps, CMS and e-commerce platforms, and bio-tech R&D.
Carolyn Mee – Sound Scouts
Carolyn Mee secured funding from the NSW government, and in collaboration with the National Acoustic Laboratories, established Sound Scouts - a digital, game-based solution to detect hearing loss in children. In 2015 Carolyn secured a NSW Medical Devices Fund Grant for $1.1million to enable the continued development and commercialisation of Sound Scouts. In 2016 Carolyn was recognised as one of the AFR Westpac 100 Women of Influence in the innovation category and Sound Scouts won Gold at the Australian Computer Society Digital Disruptor Awards. In March 2017 Carolyn represented Australia at the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event in Austin, Texas winning the Health and Wearables category.
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Speakers
Benjamin Chong has a strong track record of investing in and building successful Internet-related businesses over the last 20 years. Active technology start-up community member in Australia, South East Asia and United States.
Served as a mentor, guest speaker and panellist at various start-up, entrepreneurship and industry programs including Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UNSW, Sydney), Echelon (Singapore), Fashhack Australia, Founder Institute @FoundingSyd (http://twitter.com/foundingsyd) (various cities), H2 Ventures, Incubate (University of Sydney), muru-D (Telstra), Project Pitch (UTS), Startup Weekend (Sydney) and Web 2.0 Summit (California).
After recognising a lack of insight and statistics about the Australian startup ecosystem she co-founded Startup Muster in 2013.
She is also part of a number of advisory groups related to startups and entrepreneurship, including the Data61 Ribit platform, the Jobs 4 NSW Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Advisory Committee and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Women’s Advisory roundtable chaired by Hon Michaelia Cash MP.
She has a Bachelor in Applied Finance and a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and has worked across public and private sector including the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Minh has a solid background in building, facilitating, and leading cross-functional teams to successful outcomes in both small and multinational enterprises. This is achieved by leveraging an uncommon blend of design/UX, deep tech, and business skills that provides an edge in leading complex technical projects and managing their risks to deliver innovative and elegant solutions.
Minh's capabilities are underpinned by qualifications in design, computer engineering, and project management, and honed by extensive hands-on experience in novel technology projects that span computer vision controlled robotics, drone mapping, robotic kites, industrial design, full stack software engineering including embedded firmware, mobile apps, web apps, CMS and e-commerce platforms, and bio-tech R&D.
He currently runs Flynk, a technology company that provides consulting and software development services for startups and innovative companies.
In 2015 Carolyn secured a NSW Medical Devices Fund Grant for $1.1million to enable the continued development and commercialisation of Sound Scouts. In 2016 Carolyn was recognised as one of the AFR Westpac 100 Women of Influence in the innovation category and Sound Scouts won Gold at the Australian Computer Society Digital Disruptor Awards.
In March 2017 Carolyn represented Australia at the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event in Austin, Texas winning the Health and Wearables category. Carolyn was also nominated as a Finalist in the Innovation category for the 2017 XBOX Women in Games Awards and in November Sound Scouts won Best Start-Up in the Data Innovation Awards.
Awards are fabulous but Carolyn says the best prize is being able to change the life of a child by detecting a hearing loss that may have prevented them from realising their potential.
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