[SiliconBeach] Re: Visiting Silicon Valley - Help

2009-08-13 Thread Ryan Cross
Hey Phil, Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, leaving was pretty hectic. The number you listed wasn't valid so I couldn't call. I"m here in SF now though, so would be keen to catch up if we can. I'm here until the 18th. Cheers, Ryan 2009/8/12 phil.montgom...@majura.com : > > Hi ryan > > I

[SiliconBeach] Re: Visiting Silicon Valley - Help

2009-08-13 Thread Ryan Cross
Hey Guys, I'm here in San Francisco now, and I was able to get some accommodation sorted in a near by area through my cousin. I've used airbnb and couchsurfing before, so thanks for all the pointers. A few of you have contacted me personally about who I might want to meet. I'm primarily a web de

[SiliconBeach] Google Technology Users Group - Sydney

2009-08-13 Thread Nick Mayall
Hi, I am starting up a Google Technology Users Group in Sydney that will be primarily focussed on the dev and technical aspects of Google technologies. We plan to have our first meeting at the new Google HQ in Pyrmont on 2nd September. If you are interested please sign up at http://groups.google.

[SiliconBeach] Re: Visiting Silicon Valley - Help

2009-08-13 Thread Elias Bizannes
I'm still in the process of sorting out my own apartment in San Francisco, but have already spoken to a bunch of Aussies keen on building a couch-surfing network for Aussies in tech here in the Bay area. Aim to have something going in the next few months (as I meet more people and sort my

[SiliconBeach] Re: The Elevator / Investor Pitch

2009-08-13 Thread David Jones
fair comment but a differentiator to an angel's viewpoint is that a VC audience will expect to hear how you are going to build a business in the absence of an exit. Angels may/will be short term focused because they may not have deep enough pockets to participate in multiple rounds. You always ne

[SiliconBeach] Re: VPS hosting in Australia

2009-08-13 Thread plustwo
hey guys - i'm a 'sydney rubyist' as pat mentioned and i love http://octopus.com.au/ andy who runs octopus is a great guy, very intelligent and offers a flexible and customisable service. i'm moving all my australian-based gear to octopus. andy also has a partnership with someone in the US of yo

[SiliconBeach] Re: VPS hosting in Australia

2009-08-13 Thread tonyfrie...@gmail.com
Why do u need an Australia vps? Find a cheaper one in USA. I normally use this site to avoid the hosting scam. Www.utopwebhosting.com Sent from my iPhone On 13/08/2009, at 5:51 PM, Erik Unger wrote: > > Avoid http://www.flexihostings.net.au/ by all means. Their > reliability, performance and

[SiliconBeach] Re: Visiting Silicon Valley - Help

2009-08-13 Thread alan.jones
Great tip Ryan, looks like there's loads of good, cheap accomodation on airbnb.com. I have friends in Palo Alto but if you don't, there's 24 listings at the moment from as little as USD20 a night. - alan On Aug 12, 6:42 pm, Andrew J wrote: > Hey Ryan, > > If you don't mind a bit of couch surfin

[SiliconBeach] Re: VPS hosting in Australia

2009-08-13 Thread Peter Crowe
I've looked at MD webhosting before and hear they are very good. Prices start at $20 a month http://www.mdwebhosting.com.au/virtual-dedicated-server-plans.html Cheers Pete --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Bea

[SiliconBeach] Re: The Elevator / Investor Pitch

2009-08-13 Thread Erik Unger
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[SiliconBeach] Re: Don't bank with ANZ - they are now charging immoral cancellation fees out of contract

2009-08-13 Thread Erik Unger
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[SiliconBeach] Re: VPS hosting in Australia

2009-08-13 Thread Erik Unger
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