[SiliconBeach] Re: Financing your startup with personal income.

2009-07-27 Thread Pieter Peach
Thanks Crew, I'm assuming there is a difference between accountants/firms in their appropriateness to small startups (software/tech or other). I've created a table at http://www.startup-australia.org/starting with space for recommended accountants/firms for people to kindly contribute to if

[SiliconBeach] Re: Calling entrepreneurs - I've got places left in MEGA Sydney 2009 - Applications close this Friday!

2009-07-27 Thread Dylan Jay
We went through the program last year. It looks like it has changed since last year in it's not just restricted to mobile startups, so please don't take my comments on as a reflection of what the content might be this year. I thought the program was worth it and a great education experience

[SiliconBeach] Re: Calling entrepreneurs - I've got places left in MEGA Sydney 2009 - Applications close this Friday!

2009-07-27 Thread Matthieu Stone
er.. I would have through it's exactly the right place for this. "Note also a few scholarships are available - please ask t...@mega.org.au for more details." Send Tim a friendly note, you might make some useful contacts. rgds, - matt. 2009/7/28 Owen Thomas > I define this as spam. I'm unemploy

[SiliconBeach] Re: Calling entrepreneurs - I've got places left in MEGA Sydney 2009 - Applications close this Friday!

2009-07-27 Thread Pascal Brenner
This will be my 50 cents comment, well may be 25 cents only ;-) I just came back from the www.mega.org.au. I have watch the video and I can see that people are positive about it of course. I am still not 100% sure of the exact content of what you are offering. I am fully aware that this might ju

[SiliconBeach] Re: Calling entrepreneurs - I've got places left in MEGA Sydney 2009 - Applications close this Friday!

2009-07-27 Thread Owen Thomas
I define this as spam. I'm unemployed and find it insulting to have someone 'offer' me something for $500. 2009/7/28 timparsons > > Hi Silicon Beach Folks, > > My name is Tim Parsons and amongst other things, I'm the 2009 > Coordinator for MEGA NSW, an Entrepreneurial Masterclass Program for > d

[SiliconBeach] Calling entrepreneurs - I've got places left in MEGA Sydney 2009 - Applications close this Friday!

2009-07-27 Thread timparsons
Hi Silicon Beach Folks, My name is Tim Parsons and amongst other things, I'm the 2009 Coordinator for MEGA NSW, an Entrepreneurial Masterclass Program for digital innovators. We've still got some space for both individuals and teams - from the online/ technology/ mobile/ media/ greenIT / arts in

[SiliconBeach] Re: Financing your startup with personal income.

2009-07-27 Thread Daniel Purchas
Hey Pieter, one thing we did was to get 1 of our 3 founders to work on a contract making income while the other 2 of us worked at getting our key services producing revenue so it was sort of self funding without saving up a large amount of capital to pour into the company up front. this was a mod

[SiliconBeach] Re: Financing your startup with personal income.

2009-07-27 Thread Duncan Riley
Pieter yes. The biggest thing is to be profitable as soon as possible. You'll know when depending on your starting sum and monthly burn. You absolutely must plan the break point. Starting on a fixed sum is always limited without luxury. I went very close this time, down to the last $500...but I'm