Launched on February 28th 2014, Startup Muster 2013 is a survey of the Australian startup community to take a snapshot of what Australia has accomplished in 2013.
Run by Murray Hurps, with research/design help from Richard Kroon, and statistical help from a statistician and a survey methodology expert.
Based in Sydney and working out of Fishburners, Murray is founder of Ad Muncher, Leap Touch, Feedback Fast, ImHere.io and others. With 23 years experience as a coder and 15 years as a startup founder he says he is “loving every second of it!”
When I spoke with Murray today he said that in the short time since its launch, Startup Muster 2013 is now already the largest survey ever of the Australian startup community.
A startup founder himself for the last 15 years, Murray says in the last three years something very special has started in Australia.
“I’ve been asked why I’m doing this, and the answer is because nobody has done it yet, and it is critical for taking the industry to the next level.”
The survey is being run to help show government, investors and the media what’s really happening in the Australian startup scene, which so far has been under-represented in surveys of the industry.
“We’ve used some new survey methods to help motivate people, such as being able to compare yourself to existing responses, an infinite scroll arrangement, and quotes from industry leaders given just for this survey that appear as you answer.”
The survey is running for two weeks, ending on March 14th, 2014, and the free report should be available by the end of April.
“This is a volunteer effort, with no sponsors or company involvement, and my only agenda is increasing visibility for the industry that has done so much for me.”
So do Australian Startups and yourself a favour, head over to https://www.startupmuster.com/ and wiz through the survey. It takes no more than about 4 minutes. If you have any questions, email Murray at [email protected].
