Creative thinking

I’m Myles Eftos

• Web developer @ MadPilot Productions
• Resident of twotwenty
• Vice-chairperson of the Australian Web Industry Association

Your local
web guys

• Shared-working space
• Out the back of a Real Estate Agent
• 3 × freelancers + 1 × small business

Advantages

• Avoid cabin fever
• Idea bouncing
• Impossible line-ups

Advantages II

• Share work
• Split marketing spends
• Bid on bigger jobs

Advantages III

• Shared expenses
• Cheaper rent
• Look more professional

Look out for

• Poachers
• Non-complementary skills
• Too many cooks, not enough indians

AWIA

• Est. 2003
• Monthly Pub meetups
• Australian Web Awards
• Edge of the Web

The AWIA of tomorrow

• Business Breakfasts
• Get suits talking to creatives
• More events

What we want…

• More members
• Ideas
• Talk to other industry associations

Hypertext Links

• MadPilot Productions: http://www.madpilot.com.au
• Twotwenty: http://www.twotwenty.com.au
• AWIA: http://www.webindustry.asn.au