Spacecubed

Member Profile: David Sherwood – TLG

Tom Riordan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:15:56 +0000

What are you working on?
Dave is WA’s 2013 Rhodes Scholar. By the time they are 15 the average indigenous and rural students are 2 and 1.5 school years behind respectively.

In 2011 he co-founded TLG (Teach Learn Grow Inc.) designed to inspire students to learn and providing them with tuition and resources to do so.

He was a recipient of a UWA Fogarty Scholarship and President of the Fogarty Scholars’ Association. He is also a Georgian. Dave will be talking about leadership, TLG and education in WA.

What do you want to get from this community?

Spacecubed provides a network of like minded innovative individuals. The ideas, conversations and workshops will be invaluable.

What can you give to this community?

I’d like to share ideas and experiences with like minded individuals.

Why did you start your organisation?

TLG’s Mission Statement:
“TLG (Teach Learn Grow Inc.) provides tutoring and mentoring services free of charge to rural, indigenous and socioeconomically deprived Western Australian students, with the aim of overcoming poverty and disadvantage through education. The services focus on consolidating a student’s knowledge and inspiring a student’s interest in education, with a view to ensure the full potential of the student is realised.”

What is your passion?

“Where you’re born in your country still does so much to determine your educational prospects and in turn your life prospects.”– Wendy Kopp, Founder of Teach for America

I am intent on following a career focused on closing the education gap, with the aim of working alongside other like-minded individuals to inspire Australia and the International community to move to ensure that an individual’s life prospects are not restricted by their place of birth.”

How can we get in contact?

ceo@teachlearngrow.com.au

Where can we see your work in action?

Website: www.teachlearngrow.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TeachLearnGrow
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/TeachLearnGrow

More about TLG’s volunteering opportunities

15 days to go for 100 in 100

Tom Riordan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:57:01 +0000

Over the last 75 days Spacecubed has seen many, many new faces through the door and involved in the growing community of startups, entrepreneurs and innovators not to mention bigger companies, consulting groups, government and not for profits tapping into the creative energy at Spacecubed.

It’s now just 15 days until our 1st anniversary party on the 28th of June, and the end of 100 members in 100 days. Spacecubed needs your help to reach our goal of 100 new members and we are so close with just 16 to go!

Therefore we have a special treat for any new community member who joins before our party. First and foremost they will be able to attend our massive celebration, secondly they will also receive unlimited co-working for their first month at Spacecubed.

This 5 days per week co-working package is normally $450 per month (Try finding a deal as good as that on Groupon) and is a fantastic way to really immerse yourself in the Spacecubed community and focus on your idea for the next month.

Be quick, this offer is only available to the next 16 people. You can sign up here

On top of this, any existing Spacecubed member who refers a friend will also get a free part-time co-working package to use over the next month (valued at $250) so they can spend even more time at Spacecubed.

We also have a few exciting announcements to make at our party, so make sure you reserve your spot here so you don’t miss out.

Please share this with anyone you think would benefit from Spacecubed. We are now close to 300 members, all coming from a range of different backgrounds and fields of expertise…collaborative idea’s coming out of Spacecubed have never been better.

Office Hours Mentor : Rodrigo Branco Matsumoto

ophelie — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:07:26 +0000

Rodrigo Branco Matsumoto

Linkedin Profile

Relevant Work Experience

I have worked with IT over 16 years mainly with applications development. Project management, IT governance and methodologies are my strengths. Additionally, I had opportunity to be in touch and work with some startups in California.

What Rodrigo is passionate about

The startups’ community, fascinates me and my passion for IT always makes me think that I could do something good to change the world. In my point of view, startups is the best way to start with.

Key areas Rodrigo can assist with

Project management
creating business plans
business cases
business development
business analysis (translating business requirements into functional requirements)

Something people will find interesting about you

I am Brazilian, relentless business thinker, fast learner, hands on and always keen to help out.

Check Rodrigo’s availability and book a meeting - Book

GovHack 2013 Round Up

Tom Riordan — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:26:16 +0000

On May 31st Spacecubed played host to an incredible, and intense 48 hours of hacking and manipulation of government data, as part of GovHack 2013. Over the weekend we saw dozens of incredible projects come to light from the hardworking participants. As a result, Perth took home more than 1/3rd of the national prizes. Check out the full round-up below.

Watch TED-Global live from Edinburgh

Tom Riordan — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:48:19 +0000

Want to be among the first to watch the TED talks presented at TEDGlobal in Edinburgh, Scotland; but don’t want to travel 27 hours to be there?

We have some great news for you! Join TEDx Perth at Spacecubed to watch a live broadcast of TED-Global directly from the comfort of Perth.

When: Thursday, 13 June 2013; 5pm – 10.30pm

Schedule: 3 sessions from Day 2 of TEDGlobal 2013 will be shown (the exact sessions TBA)

Where: Spacecubed, Ground Floor, 45 St Georges Terrace

Speakers: The programme of speakers can be found at here (refer to sessions 4 – 7)

Cost: Free!

Food/drink: Very limited catering will be available and any food and drink that you can bring to share would be much appreciated.

Tickets & Registration: While we will accept a limited number of ‘walk ins’ on the day, we strongly encourage you to register for guaranteed entry to TEDxPerthLive. Click here.

Donations will be collected throughout the evening to help cover the costs of the evening.

Join Microsoft for a Windows 8 development camp

Tom Riordan — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:16:44 +0000

You’re Invited!

Please join us at Spacecubed for a special Windows 8 Developer Camp event for Start-ups.

Supported by BizSpark, Windows 8 DevCamps cover developing for Windows 8,
Phone & Azure, and are free, fun events for developers, by developers.

This special BizSpark DevCamp will be presented by Microsoft technical experts Nick
Hodge & Lachlan Hardy.

Detail of the event

Date: Tuesday 18th June from 9am – 5pm

Location: Spacecubed – Ground Floor Rear, 45 St Georges Terrace.

Registration: Here

What am I going to learn?

This Windows 8 Camp will help you super-charge your app ambitions. Developing for
Windows 8 lets you build quickly for phone, PC and cloud platforms.

4 Platforms in ½ a day, presented by Nick Hodge, will give you all the hands on tools
you need to start developing across Windows 8, Windows Phone & Azure.

Then put your skills into action with a mini #Appfest mentored by Lachlan Hardy.

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that provides free software, support andvisibility to help startups succeed.

More about the Microsoft BizSpark Program for Start-ups here.

Agenda

8:30am: Registration
9:00am: 4 Platforms in ½ a day
12:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Mini #Appfest
5:00pm: Finish

Attendee Pre Requisites

Along with your laptop computer, we ask that you:
Have Windows 8 installed
Plus (at a minimum) Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
and/or Visual Studio for Windows Phone 8

Cost

This event is brought to you by your local Microsoft and is free of charge. Spots are limited so Register here.

If you have any questions please contact Frankie Moore here

Spacecubed is looking for a part-time intern

ophelie — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:39:57 +0000

The team at Spacecubed are currently on the lookout for a student who is interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and currently studying at University / Tafe to take up an Part Time Voluntary Internship. The position will run for 3 months and be available to any student who has a keen interest in the world of Entrepreneurs and Start Ups.

Main Role

Being a people person : Enjoy being around people and engage with our member in the space but also online with the Yammer Community
Keep the space organised and clean
Co-ordinate the organisation of events run in Spacecubed

The ideal candidate would be someone who want to be a member of the Spacecubed Community with solid communication skills and good organisational skills. You also need a strong customer-service orientation, a positive attitude and the muscles (seriously) to lift and move furniture.

Skills

Studying Communications / Marketing / Business / Entrepreneurship at University or Tafe
Proactive and driven by results
Interest in Entrepreneurship
Can ride a bike

The Internship position will run for 3 months from June 20th 1st to September 20th 2013. Students must be available for 2 days per week to work in the space. To apply for the role please send your CV and a short cover letter including why you think you would be suited to the Internship to Spacecubed Community Manager Ophel ie.

Office Hours Mentor: James Bromberger

ophelie — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:07 +0000

James Bromberger – Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services

Linkedin Profile

Relevant Work Experience

13 years as a Debian GNU/Linux developer
20 years as a Systems Administrator, Operations Manager and Architect of a massive web advertising platform
Cloud Solution Architect.

What James is passionate about

Making technology work effectively, efficiently, and at best cost.

Key areas James can assist with

Technical online architecture for dealing with massive scale systems: web architecture, database schema, security, scalability.

Check James’s availability and book a meeting - Book

Join Us For Spacecubed’s First Anniversary Party!

Tom Riordan — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:25:06 +0000

Not a member but want to come? Sign up for a Spacecubed Community Membership leading up to the party and recieve a 2 days co-working per week free for the following month! full details here.

On Friday, June 28th Spacecubed will be hosting its 1st Year Anniversary Party.

Over the last 12 months Spacecubed has been growing from a 550sqm space with 4 small white ikea tables and about 20 members, to this vibrant community of more than 250 entrepreneurs, freelancers, consultants, corporate, not for profit and Government members.

The Spacecubed Team has been extatic to see WA entrepreneurs and Innovators getting their ideas off the ground and so many great organisations growing over the last year.

Having only been open for a year, the space have had some majors events and meetup: Two Startup Weekends, Open House Perth, Morning Startup, GovHack, SS48, Port 80…

Reserve your tickets here. Partners are welcome too!

Let’s get together to celebrate this first year with Osric Powell, our very own DJ who will be dropping some of the smoothest beats in town!

Guests will receive drinks and nibbles and things kick off at 6:00pm. RSVP is essential for this event and members are welcome to bring their partner. Please RSVP before June 15 for catering purposes.

It will be a great opportunity to meet with some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in Perth.

Members will also be encouraged to do a 1 minute pitch to everyone about what they are working on and what they need help with.

Look forward to seeing you all on the 28th!

Learn how to develop the next big thing!

Tom Riordan — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:55:08 +0000

Want to build a mobile app, rapid prototype or make something people love? Get together and Learn at Spacecubed on the 24th of May!

For those who don’t know General Assembly, they are world leaders in disruptive education. They offer a new model for learning the skills necessary to change the way we think about technology & culture, one that features emerging content taught by top practitioners with real-world experience!

Where/When/How?

Friday 24th May 10am-5pm

Spacecubed, 45 Ground Floor Rear St Georges Terrace

More about the day

Join us as Australia unites to learn! Co-working spaces around Australia will be hosting a full day of free General Assembly online classes. Sign up above and then join us at Spacecubed on the 24th of May.

General Assembly offers students a new model for learning digital skills, one that features emerging content taught by top practitioners with real-world experiences. Come along and experience it for yourself.

You don’t have to attend the whole day, just pick which classes you’d like to sit in on, register and show up!

Check out the full schedule below!

10:00 am Rapid PrototypingRapid prototyping is the process of quickly mockingup early draft versions of a product. A good prototype keeps the complexity out and allows you to receive feedback early on.

11:15 am How to Build a Mobile App

Whether you’re a business person responsible for figuring out your mobile strategy or a developer tasked with implementing it, this class will help you to understand the various options for building a mobile web app or website and how to choose between them. “Website or application?”, “jQuery mobile, jQ touch or Sencha touch?”, “Titanium or PhoneGap?”, “Generated or native?”, “How many devices to support?” are just some of the questions we’ll cover. If you need a mobile strategy, this class will help jump start the process of figuring out how to best add a mobile component to your web presence.

12:30 pm The Lean Startup Applied

You’re probably heard about the benefits that startups are getting from a lean methodology. Replacing long product development cycles with quick, iterative feedback to build better businesses more quickly and cost effectively. But I still find that most entrepreneurs don’t fully understand just how quickly it is possible to prototype and learn about their businesses. In this session we’ll provide detailed, practical tools you can use to “stop building and start learning” for your business.

1:30 pm A Practical Introduction to Web Development

Take a projectbased approach to HTML & CSS. By distinguishing good code from bad, participants will focus on learning a subset of the good parts in order to make something quick and awesome. Tackle the barebones of how to quickly develop a web site, and get it live on the web.

2:45 pm Up and Running Domains, Web Hosting and FTP

You’ve taken a few HTML or CSS classes and you’re thinking: now what? How do I get this stuff up on the Web? We’re here to help. This livestream will guide you through the steps to setting up a domain and hosting for the first time. We’ll review some best practices and upload our files to the server using an FTP client so that we can get your site live!

4:00 pm Making Something People Love

Join renowned entrepreneur and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian as we think about unique ways to connect with your customers and to build a community of users who want your business to succeed. In this class, you’ll learn some key branding, marketing, and user experience principles, plus specific tactics and strategies that you can use to create a company people love.

5:00 pm Drinks