24/11/2025
Blog Post
SHR!MP – The Startup Saga
Season Two (Part I) (2025)
Episode Guide*
Embark on the next leg of the voyage as Team SHRMP’s year careens from a homeless virtual existence to makeshift contracts, free conference snacks and university collaborations. Follow how the team seizes every oddball opportunity, finds first vital support, and keeps pushing forward with relentless effort, pivoting from innovation hype to education. Along the way, they ignite a wave of university projects, but always keep their ambitious Christmas goal in their sights.
Episode 1: Oh Captain, My Captain
Our hopeful startup captain bombards the web with world-changing content—only to discover the world is more interested in free internships than billion-dollar exits. Team SHRMP- three aficionados, one dodgy handshake contract, about $300 and blind faith that something will work out in 2025.
Episode 2: Waiting for Godot—Down Under Edition.
Chasing government funding is like watching cricket on Day 5—less action, more waiting. But there’s a breakthrough! The mates at the Cluster Network shout free tickets to Queensland’s premier agri-conference: If you can’t get funding, get free snacks and name tags.
Episode 3: Evoke(n) – Part 1 – F$!@ing (Farming) Wisdom
SHRMP hits EvokeAg 2025: Conferences here are less suits and more F-bombs and farming wisdom. Academic research? Everyone’s got an opinion but no one’s got results. Farmers wonder why their own R&D money evaporates faster than a midday beer.
Episode 4: Evoke(n) – Part 2 - Farming Is (Getting Too) Hard, Mate
Regulations get feistier than a magpie in spring. Mega-farmers eye solar panels and mining while aerospace engineers herd sheep. National treasures like wool get exported—with no jumpers left for locals. Crocodile canapés, anyone?
Episode 5: Evoke(n) – Part 3 – Outback Salami
Our culinary adventurers dive into the wild flavours of the Outback, where camel cheese and kangaroo salami steal the spotlight at a food festival that’s more of a wild food safari than a conference dinner. As horizons expand and taste buds get a thrill, one thing’s clear: seafood’s only conference contribution is on the plate.
Episode 6: Victoria the Innovation State
A simple job ad outperforms every flashy milestone. Maybe SHRMP is more Uni than unicorn? If you can’t scale shrimp, scale knowledge. LinkedIn engagement counts as market validation, right?
Episode 7: SHRMP.edu – Spicing Up Student Lives
Through an Olympic-level email campaign, the lab dream comes true at UniMelb. Four daredevil students, a kettle that never sees rest, and a prototype plan that even Dr. Karl would call “brave.” Ingenuity: 10/10. Determination: dialled to eleven. The mission: build a prototype before anyone notices the chaos.
Episode 8: University Project Olympics
More university projects flood in. Not just one, but FIVE side quests appear: Blue-Ocean Ventures, sailing science, scouting mystery, and more! Red Bull becomes the unofficial sponsor.. Entrepreneurship pro-tip: If you can juggle it, it’s an opportunity.
Just can’t say no to adventure.
Christmas Special: SHRMPs for the Barbie!
Against logic and ledger sheets, SHRMP delivers prawns for Chrissy. Prototype: tick. Festive spirit: maxed out.
Decks are decked, glasses are raised, and someone’s hopefully finally reading the business plan.
Season 2 – Part II
SHR!MP Season 2 – Part II is set to splash back around February 2026, diving into tales of pollution-induced depression, nail-biting aquatic adventures that would make Peter Benchley and Steven Spielberg hold their breath, innovative high-tech crafting, and the unstoppable force of TeaMWork...
*This Episode Guide has been made with the help of ChatGPT; the actual full plot on the following page(s) has been carefully handcrafted by SHRMPy himself.
