Andrew Birt
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Co-founder of LIFX, the lightbulb reinvented on KickStarter, and startup incubator AngelCube.
10+ years marketing and commercialisation experience. Passionate about consumer brands; clean technology, LED lighting and early-stage investing.
Believer in startup communities, and founder of Australia's largest monthly tech meetup, Lean Startup Melbourne.
Experience- Sept 2012 - PresentCo-founder / LIFX Labs Inc
The Light Bulb Reinvented. Sold Out on KickStarter.
Marketing. Business Development. Strategy. Operations. - Apr 2011 - Oct 2012Co-founder / AngelCube
AngelCube is a Melbourne's #1 accelerator and a member of the Global Accelerator Network. Co-founded the company in '11, set-up operations, mentor network, selection process, pipeline management, program structure and downstream opportunities in AU & US.
- Mar 2009 - Sept 2012Founder / StartUP Marketing
Product and customer development for early stage web businesses. Assistance from concept to first round funding.
RosterPlus.com.au (SaaS)
Artscrowd.com (Art Sales)
Myptprofile.com (Saas)
SmartOrders.com.au (SaaS) - Jan 2005 - Dec 2008Sales & Marketing Executive / RMIT University
Commercialisation role. Business development, product development, customer acquisition.
Education-
2009 - 2010Swinburne University of TechnologyMEI in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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2001 - 2005Monash UniversityCommerce in Marketing & Management
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Honors:StartupSmart, Top 10 Entrepreneur of 2011. Wealth Creator, Entrepreneur to Watch. 2010.
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Interests:Travel, music, movies, sport, startups, connecting, investing, reading, learning, making stuff happen, meeting cool people.
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Tweets
- @Daylidonis - email me details. First name at lifx.co.
- @DieselLaws @Kickfolio - crushing it :)
- @MikeFromEngage - fairly impartial this year. Still amazed at what happened last year!
- @MikeFromEngage - good luck. Gotta love the last day!
- Bit of Seth goodness... Every day is an investment http://t.co/cJgC1tvFJY
- RT @shandsaker: Some serious hustle today from @leanstartupmelb members. Holy crap have we got some good stuff coming up! #startups
- Enjoying first trip to Shenzhen. Amazing place.May 14, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @elonmusk: Just want to say thanks to customers & investors that took a chance on Tesla through the long, dark night. We wouldn't be…
- RT @levie: Opportunity lives at the intersection of what people need tomorrow and can be just barely built today.
- Enjoying seeing @pebble nailing these integrations! http://t.co/9bR99Aru4L
- RT @WarrenBuffett: Warren is in the house.May 03, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Thanks to @OReillyMedia for a sample copy of Lean Analytics. http://t.co/wr2Um2SCHh
- @paulwarren - yes, drop me a note.
- This wins the internet… #backed http://t.co/ygE8Op3Ky7
- RT @leanstartupmelb: From last nights event: Aaron Ginn from Stumbleupon on "The most effective growth hack I have seen" http://t.co/FUpd…
- RT @warriors: . @andrewbogut finished w/ 12pts/5rebs/2blks & had a flurry of dunks ... like this one pictured here. http://t.co/EmkWWOW…
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