Australian Entrepreneurs to Compete in G/SCORE Pitch Slams for Place in Guidewire Group’s Global Innovate!100
ANZA Technology Network will run a series of Pitch Slam events in Adelaide on 11 August, Melbourne on 15 August and Sydney on 25 August. Companies seeking to assess their global readiness to compete in the world’s two largest markets – the US and China – are encouraged to sign up to deliver a 5-minute pitch and get their G/SCORE.
Chris Shipley, CEO of Guidewire Group and developer of the G/SCORE, Andrew Collins, CEO of Mailman Group and Jennifer Zanich, serial Australian entrepreneur, will score the companies and provide insight into the current state of the US and China markets for Australian entrepreneurs. Shipley is one of the top US market analysts, having assessed more than 20,000 companies in the past two decades. Collins is an award-winning Australian entrepreneur who has successfully made inroads into the China market. Zanich is one of Australia’s best examples of repeat entrepreneurial success in the US market.
“Chris, Andrew and Jennifer bring a wealth of first-hand, in-market experience to these G/SCORE sessions,” said Viki Forrest, CEO of ANZA Technology Network.
“Australians are world class innovators from a very small market. It makes sense that aggressive startups and early-stage companies focus on one of these two large markets. The G/SCORE Pitch Slams will help companies determine which market is right for them and offer guidance on how to follow through.”
Kathy Drasky regularly writes about online culture. Her marketing and communications work with the ANZA Technology Network, Advance Global Australians and with various Australians and Australian enterprises has led to at least a dozen trips Down Under.
An accomplished digital photographer, her photos have appeared in 7×7 Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle and Google Schmap.
