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Give a brief overview of your background / experience
Hi, I'm Kim, one of the co-founders of PushStart.
I have worked in the Australian tech startup community for over 10 years, first as an entrepreneur and more recently as the former editor of The Next Web, Australia. I am also the founder of Open Coffee Sydney – Sydney’s longest running tech startup meetup with over 1200 members.
I am the Community Manager, Australia & New Zealand, for MyHeritage.com, the world’s largest family-based social network with over 60 Million members and 800 Million profiles in family trees.
I also work as the Commercial Manager at Ensyst, a Sydney-based IT services and solutions provider. As employee #4 I helped grow the business to 3 BRW Fast 100 Awards and a recent Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year Award win.
Why have you decided to become a PushStart mentor?
What are the top 3 things you bring to the table as a mentor
• Passion - for helping Australian startups succeed• Commitment - to startup entrepreneurs - I'm here for you.
• Persistance - I promise to bother as many people, for as long as it takes, to help Australian startups succeed.




