StartNest - CLOSED

12/08/2019

Don't forget the events that are still going from StartNest days... next is 20 Aug 2019 with ClassCover's Ben C - RSVP & more info at:

Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 5:00 PM: PICTURE THIS:You're the department head in charge of mathematics at your school and you're juggling multiple classes and tasks throughout the day when one of your teachers

18/07/2016

One year closed ... RIP.

06/07/2016

'We' are running our first startup-speaker event since StartNest closed! Under the auspices of the North Sydney Innovation Network- see below post. Check out: http://www.meetup.com/NorthSydneyInnovation/events/232127913/
See you there!

23/07/2015

Hi all

Yes, StartNest is closed, but some of the space upstairs is still available in a shared office with a couple of companies including www.Shoeboxed.com.au.

Flat rate of $900 per quarter ($300 per month, but paid quarterly) + GST for a full-time desk.

We won't have meetups, but there are still beers in the fridge and people to go have lunch with and talk to about your business :-)

Please be in touch if interested.

Regards
The ex-StartNest Team

02/07/2015

STARTNEST IS CLOSED!

Hello StartNest friends (members, ex-coworkers, Meetup attendees, visitors … and more),

Just wanted to let you know that having achieved the aim of introducing Coworking to Sydney's north shore more than 2 years ago, StartNest is going to close up this week.

The original founders of StartNest created the coworking space in Crows Nest in April 2013, when it was apparent that no facility of that size existed north of the bridge and space to house StartNest became available in its building.

Coworking has enjoyed tremendous growth and public attention in recent years as a mode of work, evidenced by the recent Coworking Conference in Sydney (GCUC Australia - http://au.gcuc.co) and the NSW Government support of smart work hubs. Council and state government, as well as corporate support helps make many coworking spaces viable through subsidised rent, space hire or event sponsorship. Several corporates (i.e.: NAB, Regus and Lend Lease) have commenced rolling out their own coworking spaces as part of their commitment to the startup community. As such, StartNest has found it increasingly hard to sustain its model as an independent, suburban space.

So, sure whilst we’re sad StartNest is closing, It’s not all bad.

In its two and a bit years, StartNest has been responsible for a Meetup group of over 2,000 members and has hosted 100’s of individuals at business networking / educational talks, pitching nights and as coworkers operating businesses from its Crows Nest base. It has attracted an incredible range of well-known speakers from the startup community and its founders have been active in broader coworking and political initiatives to support the sector. In short, we’re just a little bit chuffed with what it’s achieved for the startup community.

We have learned lots and now we're moving onto new challenges. When we started this, we hoped to make an impact in the startup/coworking space and from the comments we've received over the past 27 months, it would appear that we have. Thanks for letting us be part of that. We've had a blast, but now it's time for us to move on.

** Hey, we’d love you to comment against this post to chronicle any positive effect on your startup/business or you personally through any of our activities. Just for our own kudos ;-)

See you around in the community!
The StartNest Team

The Australian Coworking Conference will be a “best of” both local and international coworking knowledge share.

02/07/2015

ESOP changes have passed government (yay!)

The federal govt after consulting with industry has developed a template of ESS documents on the ATO website here.

https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Employee-share-schemes/In-detail/Standard-documents-for-the-start-up-concession/

A good place to start but please get some professional advice.

14/06/2015

Many of you have been to a Meetup or an event of ours, now it's time to try a desk.

For the first 10 customers only we're offering a desk at StartNest till Fri 17 July for only $250+GST. You can start tomorrow(!)

Come and see what coworking is all about.

Just complete the form at:
http://startnest.wufoo.com/forms/z7x4m1/def/field15=fulltime
and we'll be in touch.

Hurry - first 10 only.

Regards
StartNest Team

Wufoo is a web form builder that helps anyone create beautiful forms, surveys and invitations without writing a single line of code.

10/06/2015

Angela Vithoulkas was outspoken when she spoke at StartNest. Now she's walking the talk. We wouldn't have expected it any other way! :-)

Check out today's edition of Central Sydney for some insights into why I am forming a new political party and running for Mayor in 2016
http://newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

27/05/2015

StartNest is organising an amazing pitch comp: Israeli startups pitching over Internet to Australia, to maximise the exposure 'down under' to some of the good things coming out of the . The flyer for the pitchers (feel free to forward to any early-stage / seed Israeli companies you know??) can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/a/startnest.com/file/d/0B1rCoGEIFl7aYWVndjBfY0hyamM/edit?usp=docslist_api

26/05/2015

Just 30 people to go and we reach the magical number of 2000 members for your Meetup Group!

Thank you guys for your support so far! We are looking forward to a lot more interesting talks, amazing people, good conversations and business networking at StartNest.

If you're building a business, we know it can be as tough as it is rewarding. What's more, if you're working from home or cafes it can be isolating too. That's why we want to bring you together with o

11/05/2015

We want to introduce you to Spotcard on our next Meetup on the 20th of May! Spotcard is a close-proximity business IOS networing app. Discover Linkedin members nearby, view their LinkedIn profile and send them your digital Spotcard.

Before you come on 20 May please download the app and let's try and use it!: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spotcard/id952239134