Following Australian Startups and Tech Trends

Today we showcase the story of an entrepreneur with successful ventures under his belt, Graham Dawson from Sydney, founder of OZWeather - an iPhone application for weather tracking and forecasting in Australia. In a candid interview with us, he gave insights into how he is managing and juggling. This is what he has to say in his interview with us: • How long it took to launch From idea to web app took about 2 weeks, although it used back-end infrastructure that was already in place. From a web app to a native iPhone app in iTunes took a further 10 weeks or so. • Stage of Venture The product was launched on 1st Nov 2008 and has had several incremental updates since. • Which Market Segment Aimed at the general public - Anyone with an interest in the weather. • Customers Aimed at the general public, iPhone or iPod Touch owners. Anyone with an interest in the weather. • Targeted Age Group All ages. • Users Using Service Currently about 30,000, typically increasing at a rate of 1500 per w...