That was some super advice from Andrew and fully agree, this is a marathon not a sprint, funnily enough, I've seen and worked with dozens of groups globally as they were starting up and the difference between those that failed and those that succeeded was a focus on community first and physical infrastructure second (not the other way around), community trumps space, resources, equipment and money!
-- 1. Use a group like meetup.com to start planning and having regular meetups, this will help grow the community, coffee shops, bars, pubs and etc are good first meeting places, get consistency and if you can have weekly meetings at first
2. Build a core team, i.e. people who get shit done, the rest of the community as Andrew pointed out is incredibly important but most people can't commit to regular effort, just occasional attendance and that's okay
3. Be visible - SUPER important for your group to have a forum and social media presence (twitter, facebook and website) this way people can find you!
I have to admit, Australia is now on the map with biohacker spaces and really looking forward to seeing how things evolve!
Onwards and Upwards!
Ryan
On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 10:48:10 PM UTC-8, Michael Strack wrote:
On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 10:48:10 PM UTC-8, Michael Strack wrote:
Hi all! Sorry it took me a while to reply. Yeah the meet-up was a good start. I'm based in Coffs Harbour but might get a job in Perth this year - tbc. I'm currently somewhat involved with BioFoundry in Sydney (mainly focusing on finishing my thesis though). Get in touch if you have any questions. I'm not going to make much progress on the biohacking stuff until after I submit my thesis in March, but looking forward to helping out more then.Get in touch if you want to chat. Lots of ideas and work to be done, so I'd be ecstatic if someone wants to take the ball on this, but I'll get more involved after March.mix...@gmail.com (hangouts)michael-strack (skype)@mixtrak (twitter)
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