What we’re about
Who are we?
Fishburners is much more than a coworking space. We organise some not-for-profit events, but we must keep our head above water or we go under. Let's keep growing and the only way is covering costs for preparing and operating many meetup groups.
Giving happiness to new and existing members is our goal and to do this we must run all sorts of events, not just business events. We are passionate to keep the community of 300+ scalable tech start-ups going and growing but since COVID it's a long and tiring job.
Up until now Fishburners would like to thank amazing sponsors - Google for Start-ups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW.
We are dedicated to inspiring and helping start-ups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier. Being a Fishburners member means that you'll have the right connections, tools, facilities, resources, learning and development, and mentoring for your idea to come to life and flourish.
In addition to our memberships, we open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian start-up ecosystem, including our weekly lunchtime workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday Night Pitches (the first three Fridays of the month). Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved!
Want to get involved?
Whether you want to mentor, pitch or submit your story, there are plenty of ways to get involved in the Fishburners community!.
We hope to see you soon!
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See all- Tech Talks #16 - How to Launch Your MVP in Under 1 Week Leveraging AI ToolsFishburners, Sydney
TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE ON >>> https://events.humanitix.com/tech-talks-16
Most early-stage founders waste months (and money) building products no one really needs. At Bigger, we’ve developed a fast, hands-on framework that helps founders go from idea to MVP in less than one week — using AI tools and smart workflows. This approach has been shared with nearly 1,000 founders through top startup accelerators and programs.
In this session, we’ll walk through the Bigger MVP Sprint Framework — a 5-step process to help you map, validate, and build your MVP using AI and real user feedback.
What You’ll Learn:
- Identify a Problem Worth Solving
- How to spot problems that are painful, urgent, and worth building for.
- Map Out Your MVP
- Break your idea into core features that solve the problem — and skip everything else.
- Prototype with AI
- Use AI tools to create a testable version of your product before writing code.
- Build Your Functional MVP
- Learn how to use no-code/low-code and agentic AI tools to go from prototype to product fast.
- Find Your First Users
- Where to find early adopters, how to reach out, and what feedback actually matters.
Who It’s For:
Early-stage founders — especially non-technical founders — who want to build smart, fast, and lean. Whether you’re pre-product, stuck with an idea that hasn’t taken off, or already have a basic MVP and need to iterate quickly, this session will help you move forward with clarity and speed.
If you're a technical founder, you'll walk away with practical business and sales tactics to find users and validate demand — faster and with less guesswork.About Fishburners Tech Talks
As the Australian startup ecosystem evolves, a vital part of our mission at Fishburners is to give access to a broad range of resources and insights that support entrepreneurs in building commercially viable ventures.
TechTalks aim to provide thoughtful, interactive panels and workshops delivered by industry experts, focused on filling capability and knowledge gaps to supercharge the founders and operators in our community.
From demystifying tech, to capital raising, to team building, we've listened to founders share their biggest challenges and have sought out the best and brightest to share their insights.
