Hiring a community manager<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Earlier this year we realised that we didn\u2019t have the time to implement many of the ideas we have for building the community.<\/p>\n
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So we\u2019re excited to announce that we\u2019ve hired a community manager. His primary objective is to help us increase the number of great founders in Australia and with his help we\u2019re going to ramp up our activities. We don\u2019t have a huge amount of money – we\u2019re a startup ourselves – but this is not about money – it\u2019s about helping foster community and grassroots activity.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019re super excited about the Australian startup ecosystem. It\u2019s gathering momentum, there is capital here for the right teams and businesses, we\u2019ve got strong links to Silicon Valley, and startups are succeeding on the world stage.<\/p>\n
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We have every chance to significantly increase the number of great startups being formed each year.<\/p>\n
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Rick Baker is the co-founder of Blackbird Ventures. This piece was<\/em> originally published on the Blackbird Ventures blog.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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