[SiliconBeach] Re: National Broadband Network Comments..

2010-12-27 Thread Pete Cooper
Could not resist sharing this... After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors had a telephone network more than 150 years ago. Not to be outdone by the Brits, in the weeks tha

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Tax incentives for angels?

2010-12-27 Thread Elias Bizannes
Go for the kill on the big picture. Pick three key measures, that sound outrageous and impossible. Most good ideas are. Worst thing that could happen is we get watered down versions, which to be honest, is better than nothing. Elias Bizannes http://eliasbizannes.com On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 4:1

[SiliconBeach] Re: Tax incentives for angels?

2010-12-27 Thread kimheras
100% agree Elias. Do you think the best path is to lobby Government to take a series of smaller actions that would incrementally lead us to full versions of the tax incentives you're suggesting above or that it's better to push for the full change from the outset? On Dec 27, 9:54 am, Elias B

[SiliconBeach] Re: Startmate outs its shortlist

2010-12-27 Thread kimheras
Looks like some interesting startups in there. Good luck to all. On Dec 24, 1:10 pm, Andrew Brereton wrote: > http://www.zdnet.com.au/startmate-outs-its-shortlist-339308229.htm > > Good luck to the winners! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: National Broadband Network Comments..

2010-12-27 Thread Ash Angell
I don't think I've ever heard it put so succinctly. I agree with Paul 100%. On an interesting side note (and I apologise for getting all political here) but I think that Paul's observations regarding the bias in the taxation system is clearly visible in other areas too. For example, I think the t

[SiliconBeach] Re: National Broadband Network Comments..

2010-12-27 Thread Paul Wallbank
Geoff, I'd suggest the 'media play' aspects of the NBN are something that all parties what to keep out of the debate. When it dawns on the free to air TV sector what pervasive, fast broadband means to their markets they will do everything they can to stop it, just as they have done with multicasti