Re: [SiliconBeach] Capital Gains Tax

2011-10-07 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Derek Sivers (http://sivers.org/) put his company CD Baby into a charity fund before selling it. Because of the nature of the fund, he only pays tax on the money the fund gives him every year. When he dies, everything goes to a charity. *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on h

[SiliconBeach] Capital Gains Tax

2011-10-07 Thread Adam Rands
Hey guys I'm interested to learn about any *legitimate* share holding or selling structures people have used to minimize or avoid Capital Gains Tax when selling their company. Hoping people are willing to share their experiences... Best - Adam -- You received this message because you are subs

[SiliconBeach] Re: Does the Innovation Dilemma effect you?

2011-10-07 Thread Jeromy Evans
Hi Oliver, You need to assess the innovation dilemma against other risks facing your new business. It definitely exists, but other risks may be more significant. - The likelihood that someone else is currently developing the same solution is quite high (as other people are experiencing the probl

[SiliconBeach] Re: Does the Innovation Dilemma effect you?

2011-10-07 Thread Antony K
> Is this only a small problem for Silicon Beachers? Because most of us are > building software which is hidden, then  simply attempting to be “first to > market” where we attempt to get 10,000 plus customers who > will not switch, as long as we keep up with their needs, features and a > pricing

Re: [SiliconBeach] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-10-07 Thread simran
probably a "blast all my gmail contacts with a linkedin invites when i enter my email password there" (as a side note, interesting how linkedin still don't do a OAUTH integration, and ask for your gmail password!)... at least a few months ago, you could accept and claim the email address it was sen

Re: [SiliconBeach] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-10-07 Thread Nigel Sheridan-Smith
Hi everyone, Now is a good time to mention the "Silicon Beach Australia" LinkedIn group... if you aren't already a member, go join! Its probably a more appropriate way to connect online. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=158946 Cheers, Nigel On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Patrick Collins w

Re: [SiliconBeach] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-10-07 Thread Patrick Collins
that was odd! :) On 7 October 2011 14:55, Rob James wrote: > > [image: LinkedIn] > > > > > *From Rob James* > > Chief Technology Officer at Echo Entertainment Group > Sydney Area, Australia > > > > > I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. > > - Rob > > > > Confirm that you

[SiliconBeach] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-10-07 Thread Rob James
I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Rob Rob James Chief Technology Officer at Echo Entertainment Group Sydney Area, Australia Confirm that you know Rob James: https://www.linkedin.com/e/sh8ayw-gthps7y3-45/isd/4492615232/g9WGtp50/?hs=false&tok=05UhhDSWzzc4Y1 -- You are

Re: [SiliconBeach] Does the Innovation Dilemma effect you?

2011-10-07 Thread Brian Dorricott
Hi Oliver,   The "Innovation Dilemma" has existed for all time - one of the reasons patents were created was to overcome this problem (the first was in 1331). The bargain was this: If the inventor publishes/releases all details of his invention, the state will give him legal protection against thos

Re: [SiliconBeach] double taxation - has anyone got experience?

2011-10-07 Thread Alexey Mitko
Hey Max you may find this information useful Double tax treaty Ireland/Australia - Article 8 relates to business profits http://www.revenue.ie/en/practitioner/law/double/australia.html Double tax treaty UK/Greece http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/dtmanual/dt8250+.htm Double Tax Treaty AU/UK http://