Aug MoMo — Entrepreneurs Go Mobile & Grow Global with Café Reviews, Restaurant, Bar & Shopping Guides
Posted on: August 3, 2009 – Filed under: Melbourne
A reminder that your next Mobile Monday Melbourne event is on Monday 10th August, and this month we’re pulling out all stops for a blockbuster special entrepreneurs and student entrepreneurs edition to inspire you all!
This month, MoMo has a tremendous line up for you, including:
Two Celebrated Entrepreneurs and Inspiring Successes Go Mobile
Ross Hill, founder of Yabble – a user generated review site for cafés and restaurants, a recent Anthill 30 Under 30 winner, founder of The Hive entrepreneurs network, CoverHunt, and a part-time social media communications specialist for Deloitte Digital as well as involved with renting marketplace Rentoid. Ross certainly fits the entrepreneurial profile having kicked off his business career while at university and launching Yabble while still studying.
Michelle Matthews, founder and publisher of Deck of Secrets, eats, drinks and shops her way round the globe uncovering an array of fantastic often hidden venues for you to enjoy day and night. Deck of Secrets is a series which has been successfully rolled out internationally and is now available as a series of very handy and accessible iPhone apps, with 10 applications now available through Apple’s iTunes and App Store.
MoMo Student Entrepreneur MoMo’Jo – Four LIVE Student Mobile Pitches with LIVE Audience Voting Via SMS
If these fabulous speakers weren’t enough to inspire you, we’re also handing out over $2,000 in prizes to the winners of our student entrepreneurs –MoMo’Jo live mobile pitches.
The two winners will be selected by you, our audience on a very interactive night using SMS voting provided by SMSpoll.net, so don’t forget to charge and bring your mobile!
[Post Event Results] … and the two Business Angels prize winners as voted by the MoMo audience via SMS are:
NOTE New Location For MoMo Aug Event
This month, MoMo goes back to “Uni”, running our event in combination with Entrepreneur’s Week or “E-Week” at the University of Melbourne in collaboration with Agents of Change.
The event will be hosted in the Prince Philip Theatre in the Architecture Building at the University of Melbourne campus to cater for an expected large turn out. See the map below for directions, parking and transport options.
As usual, this event is free, but please note that this event will start promptly after 6:00pm going through to 8:30pm with networking and refreshments from 5:40pm in the foyer and after the event.
You will be pleased to know that there also will be finger food to keep you going thanks to our catering sponsors, MitchelLake.
More Event Details:
“Mobile Entrepreneurs Go Gastronomic … “
They say the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach, and perhaps the way to their stomach is through their mobile phone.
The August MoMo meeting kicks off with two Australian mobile entrepreneurs who have found their success in café reviews and city guides to reveal the best hidden bars and restaurants, not to mention the best places to shop.
Ross is a perfect career role model for the students of Entrepreneurs Week since he isn’t that long out of University himself at the youthful age of 22, already with a record of many business achievements and awards. In fact, it was a $10,000 award from RMIT’s annual Business Plan Competition while still at University that has and will continue to fund the next stage of his mobile startup, Yabble. The mobile and online site allows users to create, contribute and consider reviews of cafes, bars and restaurants around Australia while on the go. Ross will share some of his plans and opportunities for other like minded entrepreneurs on the night.
Michelle and her Deck of Secrets are a must have if you like to eat, drink or shop!!! After developing her successful series of Australian dining, bar and shopping guides, Michelle decided to take her successful publishing series beyond the portable pages of a “deck of cards”. In 2008 Michelle collaborated with iPhone Developer Shaun Ervine to create the Deck of Secrets iPhone application, recently featured in Apple’s TV commercials worldwide, and now offering ten downloadable apps in the iTunes store. Michelle may even have some give aways for our audience on the night!
MoMo Student Entrepreneur MoMo’jos – Four Students Pitch Their Mobile Concepts in 5 Minutes Each Competing For $2,000 in Prizes!
The second part of the August MoMo gets serious about using mobile for a path to business success and at the same time seriously interactive, with audience members voting via SMS for the best mobile concepts presented by students on the night.
These mobile pros-in-the-making will showcase how they’re using mobile to make everything from public transportation to medical reminders easier. The top two audience-chosen winners will receive fabulous prizes from this month’s sponsor Business Angels.
First prize is a Business Angel Full Service Listing valued at AU$1275 – This includes a listing on www.businessangels.com.au and includes personal matching by Christine Kaine using the in-house business angels database. Christine will then refer the entrepreneur to business angel investors who have an appropriate background, as well as the funds required in a personalised matching service.
Second prize is a Business Angel Basic Listing valued at AU$795 – This includes a listing on the Business Angels web site as well as a referral of the chosen student entrepreneur to relevant and interested business angel investors.
Student Pitches:
- Transient – James Ramsay – An application that uses location features (e.g. GPS) of modern devices (e.g. iPhone) to provide improved arrival and departure information for public transport
- Voice Box Mobile – Shiraj de Silva & Anand Vemuri – An integrated voice box technology into mobile phones to enhance voice-to-text capability and make texting safer and easier.
- Nudge – Marita Cheng – An SMS or phone call reminder for patients taking prescription medication. Ordered and paid for through their pharmacy.
- ChoreCop Mobile – Jaque Qian – An alert service and interactive tracker for households that helps to distribute the housework minus the nag.
If you miss any of the action, you can catch all of the MoMo presentation online courtesy of iPitch.
MoMo Event Time & Location
This special Entrepreneurs Week event will start promptly after 6:00pm going through to 8:30pm with networking and refreshments afterwards.
The location will be at the University of Melbourne campus in the Prince Philip Theatre in the Architecture Building.
If parking, please enter via Berkely St near corner of Grattan St at the cost of $5 flat rate.
If taking public transport, you can take any tram on Swanston or Elizabeth St towards Melbourne Uni and get off at the Grattan St stop and walk down until you reach the middle of Grattan.
Attached is the map which gives a detailed route to take.
Along the way there will also be several volunteers to direct you in case you get lost. However, if you do get completely lost then please call Grace Sia on 0439 870 308 and she will be able to assist you.
We look forward to seeing you next Monday on August 10th for our blockbuster MoMo Entrepreneur special!
Cheers from The Mobile Monday Melbourne Team
P.s. We are in the process of updating our website / blog in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for MoMo updates and event reminders via your mobile phone for coming events, thanks to our SMS and MMS sponsors, SMS Global.
