[SiliconBeach] Re: 2012 Predictions

2011-12-14 Thread Vinko Grgic
I am going to ride hard the win-win roller-coaster of entrepreneurship (you win you learn, you lose you learn)...and I will also get MUCH better at surfing! :)Arribaa will be a massive viral hit, both guides and travelers will see the light-bulb moment, realize people travel is better and far more

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread Shane Greenup
Not sure how much this will help you out with this process, but I find this video incredibly insightful and helpful when trying to understand how to motivate people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc Sometimes it is a whole paradigm shift that you need, not a bit more money? Unfortunately

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread Graham Lea
On 15/12/2011, at 8:59 AM, Matt Cameron wrote: > But whatever > you do, NEVER cap earnings... It is a formula for great angst. Very true. I've heard stories of people surfing Facebook for the last week of the month because winning more contracts wouldn't earn them any more cash. -- You recei

[SiliconBeach] Applications open for 2012 PushStart Accelerator

2011-12-14 Thread Kim Heras
Really happy to announce that applications are now open for the 2012 PushStart Accelerator PushStart has had a bumper first year thanks to the efforts of our mentors and the support of the community, so we're glad to be able to end it on a high note with this announcement. Main details are: - Sy

Re: [SiliconBeach] super quick perl jobs

2011-12-14 Thread Brendan Quinn
that is quite funny... nice one mate, have a great christmas yourself! hope to see you some time soon! On 9 December 2011 08:14, simran wrote: > some of you might see the humor in this ;) > > here's what i got my my fiverr :) (the quality speaks for itself... but > here it is for what it's worth

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread Sujit Shah
> > 3) We use a reducible base whereby commissions earned are deducted > from the base until commissions exceed the base.  Once the base is > extinguished, further commissions are earned.  So let say the base is > $1000 per month and in month 1 the agent earned $600, then their total > payment is $

Re: [SiliconBeach] 2012 Predictions

2011-12-14 Thread David Lyon
Yeah, Indonesia is strangely off the radar in Australia and yet it's one place that is really pulling ahead. For example, Qantas shares are plummeting and have sunk to around $1.50 from $3.20 in about two years. However, just across the water on the borders for which-we-should- not-go, there are

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Car Hire in California

2011-12-14 Thread Rai
Hey Ben, I used http://www.a-acar.com when Enterprise raised their insurance rates. The guy runs it out of a trailer next to a mechanic garage, but don't let that turn you off. His cars are ok - I go an early 2000s Camry which ran fine. The airconditioning wouldn't cool, but overall no complaints.

[SiliconBeach] Re: Topguest acquired by eRez

2011-12-14 Thread Matthew Ho
Cool, even better! just remembered I've briefly met Nathan from topguest as well Cheers Matt Ho @inspiredworlds On Dec 15, 2:59 am, Tim Olshansky wrote: > Yep, although the whole team is 4 Aussies and 1 Canadian... :) > > On Dec 14, 2:58 pm, Matthew Ho wrote: > > > > > > > > > Just read this

[SiliconBeach] Re: Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread Matt Cameron
Jindou, I use to run enterprise sales for Salesforce.com in Australia and have seen quite a few models in their customer base and of course their own, from which I have drawn the following conclusions which you might want to throw in the mix: 1) Salespeople will do exactly what you pay them to do

Re: [SiliconBeach] Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread Graham Lea
On 14/12/2011, at 3:45 AM, JINDOU wrote: > What are some ways to incentivise sales agents? I've no experience in motivating salespeople, but keep in mind the old adage: "Tell me how you'll measure me and I'll tell you how I behave". You need to put yourself in the shoes of a shrewd salesperson

[SiliconBeach] Re: Car Hire in California

2011-12-14 Thread gap
Insurance isn't a bigger deal for rentals in the US because apparently majority of Americans have insurance coverage by way of their personal car insurance and many US issued credit cards provide some insurance, hence if you're from Australia you need the full load of insurance. Ignore the people t

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: How hard is it to find Ruby on Rails developers in Sydney?

2011-12-14 Thread Julian Doherty
If it's much like Melbourne, then they are in demand, and it may be tricky to fill a role depending on what/where you are, and the rates you're paying. Rails devs have a lot of options at the moment. (I'm a RoR guy, and I hire RoR guys at my day job, so have seen both sides of it). A good place t

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Topguest acquired by eRez

2011-12-14 Thread Patrick Collins
Congratulations to you as well Tim. Great to see. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 14, 2011, at 7:59 AM, Tim Olshansky wrote: > Yep, although the whole team is 4 Aussies and 1 Canadian... :) > > On Dec 14, 2:58 pm, Matthew Ho wrote: >> Just read this in the morning >> >> http://techcrunch.com/2011

[SiliconBeach] Re: Topguest acquired by eRez

2011-12-14 Thread Tim Olshansky
Yep, although the whole team is 4 Aussies and 1 Canadian... :) On Dec 14, 2:58 pm, Matthew Ho wrote: > Just read this in the morning > > http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/13/erez-topguest/ > > There are two Aussie co-founders in the Topguest team, Ash Fontana and > Oznan Oznay. > > This is great news

[SiliconBeach] Re: 2012 Predictions

2011-12-14 Thread JINDOU
Hello. I'm going to move to Silicon Valley to grow the business. Happy Inspector will hit 1000 customers and then funded (preferably in that order). With Adelaide, it'll grow so big it will be considered part of Sydney. lol. Techstars to hit Adelaide. Australia will continue to have more successfu

[SiliconBeach] Re: Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread JINDOU
Dan, I had more of a think and you are right, the trailing income thing just does not work! I like the concept of commission sliding down as the user retention is increased. Just wondering how do you track all the sales commission etc? Is it built into your system? Or do you use another service?

[SiliconBeach] Re: Sales team incentives

2011-12-14 Thread JINDOU
Thanks Andrew, It's a list I definitely need to know. I'll start getting familiar with them straight away. And I can't wait to move to the Valley!! On Dec 14, 3:27 am, Andrew Roberts wrote: > Some of the terms you'll want to become familiar with (and Google) when > designing a sales compensation