Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Getting Media Coverage and Press for your startup

2014-03-30 Thread timparsons
Giving it a go for a company called Saber Astronautics i'm an advisor for Nick (their v1 website soon to be replaced here: http://saberastro.com). Got a snappy pitch from the site in about 30 minutes (targeting The Australian) which links their USP (dramatically lowering the cost of spacecraft

[SiliconBeach] SydStart and ASX Announcement

2014-03-30 Thread @pc0
Hi All, Just to let you know the ASX and SydStart have struck a deal and we will be running the screening days in the Exchange Theatre. This is hopefully the start of a more strategic relationship over time to help the tech startup community get more listings and the ASX to continue to grow

[SiliconBeach] Re: Video startup needs Beta testers

2014-03-30 Thread James Macgregor
Hey Mark, Thanks for taking a look. >Once I'm in, I'm a bit confused. Where am I here? Ah, already in "Create Video" mode. We're taking a look at in app instructions this week, should help with that >When you let users change the text for a scene, it might be nice to default the content of the

[SiliconBeach] Re: Video startup needs Beta testers

2014-03-30 Thread James Macgregor
Yo Rai, Been a while, thanks for the detailed feedback. >Landed on the page, clicked on 'Make your first video now' and got into what I think is a very convoluted sign up process Little work has gone into that signup process, definitely something we'll focus on in April >There doesn't seem to

[SiliconBeach] Re: Video startup needs Beta testers

2014-03-30 Thread James Macgregor
Thanks for taking a look. >2. Speed of the slides. We've got a fix for this being tested currently and due for release shortly >3. This might come with live preview, but currently there's no time/video length showing On the roadmap >4. On the Your Logo scene, after you Browse to add the fil

Re: [SiliconBeach] Time to embrace being a f*ck up and start talking about mental health in startups

2014-03-30 Thread blindman2k
I have seen some very successful entrepreneurs curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor crying due to the overwhelming pressures of success ... I have seen others in the same place due to (apparent) failure. I would say about 50/50. That might suggest there is little to link mental health and

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Getting Media Coverage and Press for your startup

2014-03-30 Thread Nick Holmes a Court
Thanks for the feedback guys. In the spirit of learning from the community, we have now opened up the platform as completely free to use for the nest month while we are beta testing. So put price aside and sign up for free and start making roads into getting PR coverage for you startup. http://p