Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Transporting dogs to the States from Australia - any recommendations

2012-05-23 Thread Michael Shimmins
Thanks for the suggestions - we've gotten a quote from Jetpets - incredibly expensive, getting a quote from another group at the moment. Thanks Mark - I'll reach out to him. Michael On Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:34:01 PM UTC+10, Joe Ward wrote: Contact Mark Botten Pet Express + 1 (650)

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Learning to program

2012-05-23 Thread Pat
Hey Barry - I've taught myself to code Django recently. Here are a few thoughts from someone who's just run the gauntlet (from zero to basically capable). In a nutshell: the importance of teaching tools is massively underestimated. There's very little coherent information out there - it's

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Learning to program

2012-05-23 Thread Humphrey
I would be keen to keep updated. Cheers humpreys...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs

Re: Braaaains, Draaaaains (WAS Re: [SiliconBeach] Digest for silicon-beach-australia ...)

2012-05-23 Thread drllau
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/25/startup-investors-may-request-acqui-hire-protections/ @Geoff is right ... the acqui-hire is nothing more than borrowing from angels to buff up a CV or to fund a lifestyle business. Yes, it can be a solution (inelegant as it is) as the first to got IPO

Re: [SiliconBeach] FYI: The 5 Whys - or root cause analysis

2012-05-23 Thread David Lyon
Love the article.. It's a little hard reading unless you understand the inner workings of a Japanese company - which are themselves really interesting. What's interesting is it's perfectly acceptable to ask Why? multiple times in Japan. It's an acceptable part of the improvement process. In