[SiliconBeach] Super Angels, Superstars and the Super-Sized Myth of Silicon Valley: Network with Chris Shipley

2011-05-19 Thread Viki
Just one last reminder to those of you in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide next week. Leading Silicon Valley industry analyst, Chris Shipley is giving a series of talks on "Super Angels, Superstars and the Super-Sized Myth of Silicon Valley" in tandem with an ANZA TechNet networking event: http://tiny

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Stock options common in offer packages

2011-05-19 Thread Matthieu Stone
Kev, Did your accountant point out any small business concessions that may be effect by class of shares? Thanks for these Mick. rgds, - matt. On 21 March 2011 11:44, Kev wrote: > Mick, thanks for sharing, could be very useful. I will be having a > chat with an accountant re these docs and pr

Re: [SiliconBeach] What do you spend on accounting?

2011-05-19 Thread Patrick Collins
I ask my accountant and legal firm for an estimation before they begin work. Gives me a basis to control costs and makes them think twice if they think about over billing for the same matter. Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2011, at 9:44 PM, Nick Karrasch wrote: > Hi all, > > Having a little

[SiliconBeach] Re: What do you spend on accounting?

2011-05-19 Thread Uri
1. My company is big enough to fit in my car :-) 2. I used a $350/hr accountant to talk about initial set-up (and doing some research I knew everything he said anyway) I use our accounting software (Nominal), which is not too expensive (and I gave myself a free trial) , to do the bookkeeping and a

[SiliconBeach] Re: What do you spend on accounting?

2011-05-19 Thread ideasspotter
Nick and others in this group/thread, fyi in ref to accountants and tax. Smartstartup are holding a webinar on "10 Tax Commandments for Start- ups" today Friday, May 20, 2011 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AEST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/375267713 I am attending and I thought others in this SB

[SiliconBeach] Re: What do you spend on accounting?

2011-05-19 Thread Michael Overell
+1 for any recent recommendations of accountants for startups. We're wasting time and energy with a mid-sized firm that doesn't understand the needs of a startup. Currently looking for alternatives so would greatly appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance, Michael On May 20, 8:25 am, Andre

Re: [SiliconBeach] What do you spend on accounting?

2011-05-19 Thread Andrew Rogers
Nick, In my experience accountants (and lawyers) tend to act on the assumption that anything they spend time on is billable AND that they don't need to remind you of this (ever). It's always puzzled me as we could never get away with charging our clients on such a basis. A bit of advice I got

[SiliconBeach] Do you need a Software Engineer or Tech Lead?

2011-05-19 Thread Graham Lea
Hi, I'm a Software Engineer / Tech Lead based in Sydney. I'm looking for a new challenge and would love to work with one of the small companies whose members subscribe to the SB mailing list. I have 11 years experience working in small companies building distributed and web-based software for t