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Marcus Holmes

Gentleman Technologist and co-founder of Startup News. His vision has made //SN a sustainable media cheerleader for the startup community. Former CEO of Phnom Penh Post, he can be found somewhere in S.E. Asia coding away...

The Truth About YOW! Conference Perth

Apparently the YOW Conference is a big thing, it started in Denmark as the Java and Object Orientation Conference – JAOO pronounced “YOW”, was brought to Australia in 2007 and has been going on over east every year since then; Perth companies regularly send developers there to learn stuff.

Unearthed Perth 2014 – A Hacker’s-Eye View

In my previous post about Unearthed I explained why I thought it was so important to Perth and the Startup Community here. So I thought I’d let you know how it went from my point of view. There will be official pronouncements from the Unearthed lads, and this isn’t that… this is my experience of the event as a participant.

YOW! West – //Startup News Reduced Price Ticket Offer

YOW! West is a new conference that will bring the same high calibre speakers and cutting-edge content of the YOW! Conference to the west coast for the very first time! Over a 2-day period the best international, national and local experts will provide thought provoking and innovative talks in their field of expertise.

Why Unearthed Is So Important For Perth

The mining boom is nearing its close, or already over, depending on who you talk to. In the last twenty years of resource-based good times, Perth has managed to become a “centre of excellence” for the global resource industry, providing the head offices, research centres and software development teams for a large part of the global industry.

Glaciei – Educate, Consult, Invest

Glaciei is a new startup consultancy and investment service, put together by Jane Garrett and Greg Riebe, two of the most well-respected, experienced and knowledgeable people in the Perth Startup

Perth Startup Ecosystem Report

Jonah and Mike at Boundlss, with the support of the City of Perth, have finally completed their project to map the startup ecosystem in Perth. Awesome work, guys, it’s looking