Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon beach jobs list

2011-06-17 Thread Rai
Huh... can't find a way to add anything to the Home panel. Added it to the info section: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/about Rai On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Andrew Dowling andrew.dowl...@tapestry.net wrote: Bravo Alex -- a nice example of a just do it

[SiliconBeach] Hello from Brighton, UK - and Flash and Unity3D

2011-06-17 Thread iestyn lloyd
Hello Australia! I'm from Brighton, and I joined this mailing list to find out what the situation is like out over there regarding new media in general, so i'll probably just lurk a lot. I'm a programmer, and I mainly make Flash and Unity3D games for web and recently iOS. Is there much demand

[SiliconBeach] Re: Hello from Brighton, UK - and Flash and Unity3D

2011-06-17 Thread Aileen
Welcome iestyn; There is a demand for your expertise especially in games development. I think Aussies are just about to hit their peak in regards to making a gaming impact on the world stage- take for example Firemints recent sell to EA, the strength of Fruit Ninja and the every growing

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Hello from Brighton, UK - and Flash and Unity3D

2011-06-17 Thread Iestyn Lloyd
Hey thanks for the info! I'm particularly interested in what's going on in the Melbourne area. It seems that there's quite a lot of activity in the city, which is good as out of everywhere I'd be most interested in working around there. I visited last month and it seems like a great place. I've

[SiliconBeach] Re: Is Fail Fast wrong?

2011-06-17 Thread Humphrey
Glad to see so many Mark Suster fans. I really love reading his Blog and watching his This Week In VC show its really eye opening. As for the Fail Fast mantra I think if people are hearing that term and not understanding the overall concept of Failing Fast in terms of Lean Startup Methodology and

[SiliconBeach] Startup Weekend

2011-06-17 Thread Rich
Hi All, I am heading along to the Startup Weekend happening on the 24-26th, I am really looking forward to the experience. I am a follower of the lean startup movement (Eric Ries) and customer development (Steve Blank), however I am not a practitioner, yet. I've rather foolishly been waiting for

[SiliconBeach] Re: Copy/paste innovation

2011-06-17 Thread Humphrey
How do you know yet? You are assuming Spreets is doing the exact same thing as Groupon but what you might not see is what other innovation are they working on to the improve the model. How are they trying to make it better for their customers and end users. To me its the micro improvement that you

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startup Weekend

2011-06-17 Thread Darren
Does it cost money, to attend these startup weekends? Sent from my iPhone On 17/06/2011, at 11:40 PM, Rich richard.kr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I am heading along to the Startup Weekend happening on the 24-26th, I am really looking forward to the experience. I am a follower of the lean

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon beach jobs list

2011-06-17 Thread Elias Bizannes
I started the thread -- at least give me a chance for reply :-) Thanks for showing initiative Alex but I won't be putting this as a link to the website as it's just as easy to implement a more robust solution. For example, the jobs board as http://jobs.smashingmagazine.com and careers.foxness.com

[SiliconBeach] Re: Australia's RD Tax Credit Opens For Business

2011-06-17 Thread drllau
http://sciblogs.co.nz/a-measure-of-science/2011/05/24/lifting-new-zealands-productivity-through-rd/ NZ OpEd perspective on RD tax credits. Summary - worries that firms will reclassify existing work as research and development to gain tax credits, rather than actually innovate - not sufficient

[SiliconBeach] FYI: NZ Innovator's Network

2011-06-17 Thread drllau
http://sciblogs.co.nz/a-measure-of-science/2011/04/04/new-zealands-largest-inventor-network-a-glimpse-of-our-innovation-ecosystem/ 14 domestic companies dominate Primary (Ag) = Fonterra, Wrightson Seeds, Arborgen, Secondary (Manufacturing/Processing) = Vital Food Processors, Fisher and Paykel

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Australia's RD Tax Credit Opens For Business

2011-06-17 Thread Jonathon Blackford
I may be misinterpreting the way the RD tax credits work, but from what I understand the ability of any particular government bureaucrat is irrelevant to the way this money is being 'distributed'. The theory with this system is that it will encourage private enterprise to invest in RD ventures

Re: [SiliconBeach] Startup Weekend

2011-06-17 Thread Rai
It's $99 for the weekend, students get a discount. The cost covers meals, venue and other expenses if I'm not wrong. It'll be the best $99 you've ever spent :) http://swsyd.eventbrite.com/ On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Darren onthis...@gmail.com wrote: Does it cost money, to attend these

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon beach jobs list

2011-06-17 Thread Judd Howie
bit of a typo with that second link (unless you're promoting win an ipad schemes! 8+)) Do you know what the name of the plug in is at all? Kind regards, judd On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Elias Bizannes elias.bizan...@gmail.comwrote: I started the thread -- at least give me a chance for

[SiliconBeach] Re: Copy/paste innovation

2011-06-17 Thread Geoff Langdale
Jeez, calm down. Spreets is one of approximately 3000 group marketing companies that have sprouted up recently. It's not exactly rocket science, or even computer science. This whole business about the 'stone wheel', and your bizarre 'incremental refinement' story, puts me in mind of the

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Copy/paste innovation

2011-06-17 Thread Patrick Collins
That's funny stuff Geoff. There was once only one insurance company and one share trading site, and one web-based email provider. Let's not get all upset about who copied who. There is plenty of success for everyone (but not for long). In this instance though, the first is very public. This