Morning Startup - Perth

Curious about AI but not sure where to begin?

Join us for Kickstart AI: Insights from the Experts, an engaging panel session designed to help you take your first steps into the world of Artificial Intelligence.

This session brings together three experienced AI professionals who will share:

• Where to start: Practical pathways to begin learning and working with AI
• Key concepts: Understand the core building blocks and architectures behind today’s AI tools
• Who’s who: Get familiar with the big players and emerging voices in the AI space
• Live Q&A: Bring your burning questions and get real answers from real experts

Meet the Panel:
👤 Brian Foody — Founder of Vertical AI, Brian has over 20 years’ experience building enterprise solutions for ASX-listed companies. He recently took out top prize at the Daily Multimodal Hackathon in Silicon Valley, and continues to work at the frontier of AI, automation, and scalable software systems.
👤 Lee Goldsworthy — Lee has over 20 years experience in tech, across 4 CTO and CPO roles, leading scale journeys from 1 to 10m users and 105 countries. He currently works with 6 VC-backed Australian startups and scaleups, 4 of which are building with AI.
👤 Special Guest— TBC

Whether you’re a complete beginner, a curious professional, or just AI-curious, you’ll walk away with actionable tips, trusted resources, and fresh inspiration to kickstart your AI journey.

📅 16th July at 7.30 am | 📍 Riff, 45 St George's Terrace, Perth
💡 RSVP now to secure your seat!

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Morning Startup is a fortnightly meetup for WA startups, founders and entrepreneurs to help inspire and support entrepreneurship in WA. We're run by founders, for founders and our meetups are 100% free! Come along and connect with the WA startup community!

The details of this specific meetup are yet to be confirmed, but rest assured, if you're a WA startup, you'll walk away with new knowledge, connections, and start the day inspired!

Agenda:

• 7:30 am: Shameless plugs and announcements. Introduce yourself or announce your startup to the Perth startup community!
• 7:45 am: Kickstart AI: Insights from the Experts - Live Panel Session including Q&A
• 8:30 am: Networking & delicious breakfast treats
• 9:00 am: Finish

Thinking about raising capital but not sure where to begin?

Join us for a session with WA's leading venture capital firm, Purpose Ventures, designed to help founders understand what venture capital funds look for when backing early-stage companies.

The'll cover the key traits that make a pitch stand out, how their founder-friendly process works, and what the journey from first meeting to investment typically looks like. You’ll also hear insights drawn from their experience working with WA startups across a wide range of sectors.

Whether you're actively raising or just exploring the idea, this is a great opportunity to meet the team and learn how Purpose Ventures approaches early-stage investing.

Agenda:

• 7:30 am: Shameless plugs and announcements. Introduce yourself or announce your startup to the Perth startup community!
• 7:45 am: Getting to Yes: The Founder’s Guide to Winning Over VCs
• 8:30 am: Networking & delicious breakfast treats
• 9:00 am: Finish

Calling all startup founders!

On the first Wednesday of each month, let's get together for a tasty beverage or two, celebrate and/or commiserate the month that was, and share plans and ideas for the month yet to be!

You might even meet your future Co-founder, Lead Programmer, or Chief Ninja of Ideation and Crypto Research.

As Elon Musk could have once said, "All my success is due to drinking with other startup founders as often as possible".

This is a very casual, monthly, after-work event, in addition to our fortnightly Morning Startup meetups at Spacecubed. So if you're not a morning person, this is for you!

There will be no speakers or formalities. Just a bunch of startups, in a pub, having fun, and learning from each other.

Pizza will be provided courtesy of our amazing Morning Startup sponsors (see below), but make sure you save up ahead of time to cover the cost of your own exotic cocktails and Perth-priced-drinks.

To find us, ask the bar staff for the Founder Sundowner table and they'll point you in the right direction.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Get around our amazing sponsors!

For non-technical founders, choosing the right tech cofounder is one of the most critical decisions you'll make. This session will reveal why overlooking critical non-technical attributes can lead to costly missteps and how to identify a CTO who not only builds your product but also champions your vision, navigates technical challenges, and scales with your business.

Drawing on his experience working with leadership of 23 technology startups, Lee will share practical tips for identifying and assessing the often-overlooked qualities that makes a great tech cofounder. Discover how to look "beyond the tech stack" to evaluate which skills, experience and character traits are required to not just build a product, but to also build a team, a company, and forge a partnership that thrives from Ideation to Ascendancy.

About Lee
Lee Goldsworthy is a seasoned CTO & Tech Advisor with 22 years in tech and 15 years of product engineering leadership experience. Having navigated the founder/developer dynamic (and learned from both successes and mistakes along the way) Lee is currently helping 5 startups to adopt the practices, systems, and culture of high-growth software product companies, enabling them to build smarter, scale faster, and stay (somewhat) sane in the process.

Agenda:

• 7:30 am: Shameless plugs and announcements. Introduce yourself or announce your startup to the Perth startup community!
• 7:45 am: Beyond the Build: What to look for in a Great CTO Cofounder with Lee Goldsworthy
• 8:30 am: Networking & delicious breakfast treats
• 9:00 am: Finish