Category Archives: Awesome Foundation
#ignitesydney presentation about @awesomefoundsyd
I presented at Ignite Sydney last night speaking about “Being Awesome” at The Awesome Foundation.
Presenting at Ignite is a bit of a challenge, they make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20 slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a guaranteed 5 minute presentation. It was a fantastic experience, and thankyou to everyone, especially Stephen Lead, for organising such a great event.
Video footage should be going up in the next few weeks (and I’ll update this post when they do) but in the meantime I’ve included my presentation (with speakers notes) and the video from the dress rehersal which was presented on the night after the jump.
$1000 in no strings attached cash… what are you doing that’s awesome?
An @awesomefoundsyd annoucement
We have both a Trustee and Dean of Awesome position available. For more information about how to apply, check out Steve’s blog post here.
For more information about the Awesome Foundation check out my blog posts here and here.
Looking forward to checking out your applications!
What the hell is Awesome?
I’ve been a part of the Awesome Foundation Sydney for a few months now… and I always get asked two questions.
1) “What happens if you’re funding terrorism?”
2) “What exactly makes something awesome?”
Being Awesome at @awesomefoundsyd
This morning I discovered the wonderful news that I had been accepted as a micro-trustee and founding board member of the Sydney chapter of the Awesome Foundation. As clichéd as it sounds, it is so totally awesome.
What is the Awesome Foundation? It’s a group of 10 people in a city who want to fund stuff that’s just plain awesome with a no strings attached $1000 grant. The micro-trustees don’t want any sort of reimbursement, compensation or IP ownership around your idea – they just want to help you bring it to life. It originated in Boston in 2009, and has spread like wildfire across the world over the last two years.
