[SiliconBeach] Introduction

2011-06-08 Thread Justin Urbanski
All, OK i'll admit I have been lurking for a while. I just love this group and the insight you have given me into startups. Anyway I have been in software development for 15 years, the last 3 as a manager. I've been getting my hands dirty again with my first project www.mysocialgolfclub.com.

[SiliconBeach] Re: Google Sydney Contacts

2011-06-08 Thread Humphrey
Hi Darren, Thanks for your reply and I have read about Adsense for Search but I was trying to identify people within Google Sydney that look after the larger deals to understand what levels we have to reach in order to get a set pricing per search. I have heard of some deals are based around per

[SiliconBeach] Re: Google Sydney Contacts

2011-06-08 Thread Humphrey
Hi Mikal, As in my reply to your email I am not looking to create a new product with google merely trying to find out who I can talk to about generating more search income for them. Thanks for the blog article anway. Cheers, Humphrey On Jun 7, 9:16 am, Michael Still mi...@stillhq.com wrote:

Best advice ever. From RE: [SiliconBeach] Re: No lurkers!

2011-06-08 Thread Andrew Bucknell
I am thinking of getting this tatooed on my forearm. Thanks for a gem of advice Mick. Remember that focus is freedom. Chase a niche so small we all think you are nuts. Nail it (after sharing it a lot (about 1,000 times)), grow it, go global and then we'll all go Ahhh, that's what he was

[SiliconBeach] Re: No lurkers!

2011-06-08 Thread Geoff Langdale
100% agreed. On the topic of 'what the hell is/was Amazon doing', it's worth closely reading Bezos's transcript at this article: http://www.geekwire.com/2011/amazons-bezos-innovation An extract (but go read the whole thing): -- When you look at something like, go back in time when we started