Re: [SiliconBeach] How effective are Unis / governments in educating entrepreneurs?

2011-11-23 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Have a look at how Steve Blank teaches Entrepreneurship at Stanford, it is very hands-on and follows a methodology called lean startup and customer development. He documented some of his students' work on his blog: http://steveblank.com/category/lean-launchpad/ *Aymeric* Gaurat-Apelli http

Re: [SiliconBeach] Capital Gains Tax

2011-10-08 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

Re: [SiliconBeach] Custom Fields in Emails

2011-09-28 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
, post the job on odesk and someone will do it for you for $5 / $10. *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com * On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Scott Purcell smmpurc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I know that customer management systems have been discussed

Re: [SiliconBeach] SEO link building in Australia

2011-09-03 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Groupon as Rapportive tells me 5. Build widgets or badges that businesses you work with can add to their websites. 6. You can probably offer to get interviewed on authoritave blogs. I use http://ginzametrics.com to track the progress of my SEO efforts *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net

Re: [SiliconBeach] Congratulations to all the Tech23 winners

2011-08-23 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Is there an article that lists the startups who won? I can't find any in Google. Thanks. *Aymeric* Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Rob Manson rob...@mob-labs.com wrote: I'd like to congratulate all the winners from

Re: [SiliconBeach] FYI: Upcoming gamification workshop

2011-08-22 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Is it in Melbourne or is it an online workshop? *Aymeric* Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Kym huynh@gmail.com wrote: Hey all, Got an upcoming gamification workshop that I think a lot of us will find very useful

Re: [SiliconBeach] Project Management Tools

2011-07-26 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
I personally like the versatility of podio.com (and it's free). *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com * On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Alex Levashov alex.levas...@gmail.comwrote: Check Redmine, Chris, especially if you have a Ruby developer in your

[SiliconBeach] Any coworking space in the Eastern Suburbs?

2011-07-04 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Hi, I would like to know if there are any coworking space in the eastern suburbs (around Coogee particularly :)) If not, would anyone be interested if I'd set up one? *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com * -- You received this message because you

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Any coworking space in the Eastern Suburbs?

2011-07-04 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Cool, I will contact you if we get enough interest. *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com * On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM, James james%goalsgroup.com.au@ gtempaccount.com wrote: Hi Aymeric, I would be up for it. I am currently using some space

Re: [SiliconBeach] Financial Management Course for Startups

2011-06-23 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Would love it too! *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com * On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Ben Sand b...@bensand.com wrote: Very keen, probably bring 1-2 of our team along as well. On 24 June 2011 10:05, Peter Alderson peter.alder...@gmail.com

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach website: time for a jobs board and a news service.

2011-06-15 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Maybe the Reddit clone can be coded inside Wordpress as a plugin? *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com * On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Renai LeMay re...@delimiter.com.auwrote: There are two problems with creating Reddit and Hacker News clones

Re: [SiliconBeach] And what about the marketing/sales?

2011-05-09 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Scott, this is an awesome answer! Would you be able to send me the name of the SEO firm you are using? *Aymeric* Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Scott Handsaker sc...@eventarc.com wrote: Hi Uri, Here is a brain dump

[SiliconBeach] Where to pitch more?

2011-04-05 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
funded) Thanks, *Aymeric* Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net Working on http://taskarmy.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg

Re: [SiliconBeach] Looking for mentorship

2011-04-02 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Congrats Tim, What area is your startup in? It'd be better if your mentor had experience in your area. Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Tim Olshansky tim.olshan...@gmail.comwrote: Hi All, I'm an Australian in SF working for a web startup (I took the plunge a few

Re: [SiliconBeach] List of suppliers for entrepreneurs recommended by entrepreneurs

2011-04-01 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Thanks for the list. I also pitched for http://taskarmy.com (that would go into the Outsourcing category). Unfortunately I was the second last so you were probably gone :) Use the coupon code SYDSTART to get 10% off any service. Cheers! Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli Founder - http://taskarmy.com

Re: [SiliconBeach] no subject

2011-03-30 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
of the domain names are higher than average there, their website is great so I am ok to pay a few dollars more per year to stick with a good domain manager. All my domain names are there now (I don't think they have .com.au unfortunately). Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli Founder - http://taskarmy.com On Wed, Mar 30

Re: [SiliconBeach] Assistance on my PhD

2011-03-30 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
You should come to SydStart.com today. Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli Founder - http://TaskArmy.com On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Adrian adrn...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all at Silicon Beach, I was referred to your group. Pleased to meet you here. I applaud your efforts at innovation and venturing

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Need help with a name

2011-03-29 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Or you can think of places where people make wishes like the Trevi fountain (treviwish.com, mytrevi.com, trewish.com are available) Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Tristan tristanknow...@gmail.com wrote: I like to look into words associated with the general area you're

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need help with a name

2011-03-28 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
. Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli Founder - http://taskarmy.com On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Roger Wong ro...@aligit.com.au wrote: Hey guys, I'm in the mids of choosing a name for my new startup. so before I go on, The new startup is about bookmarking, shopping, online retail, wishlist, shopping list

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Startup + Podcast = StartCast

2011-03-09 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
I'd suggest you to use http://unbounce.com to get a coming soon page up and running quickly Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Justin David cont...@startcast.com.auwrote: It is parked for now until we can get a Coming Soon page up. On Mar 10, 1:08 am, Trindaz dave.trind

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Opinion needed - Global (US) or Local

2011-03-01 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
first, I can go deep but then the market is relatively small and if it does not work here, does it mean it won't work in other countries? On Mar 1, 1:10 pm, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli lavieestbe...@gmail.com wrote: I think the problem is not the cost of a domain name, but the effort

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Opinion needed - Global (US) or Local

2011-03-01 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
a .com is punished by google algorithms and two reasons : 1. Site latency 2. Based on IP Geo its not really a serious business (US centric worldview baked into algorithm) Can someone enlighten me? On Mar 2, 2011 7:29 AM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli lavieestbe...@gmail.com wrote: *Rai*, I

[SiliconBeach] Benchmark your website loading speed for free

2011-03-01 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
after modifications is really encouraging. I went from 85/100 to 91/100 by applying a few of the recommendations. There is a line not to cross though, the rule of 20% effort for 80% outcome also applies here, don't try to reach 100/100 :)) -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message

Re: [SiliconBeach] Opinion needed - Global (US) or Local

2011-02-28 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers

[SiliconBeach] Australian Startups group on convore.com

2011-02-13 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
/australian_startups (Make sure to click the join group button to keep track of discussions) Cheers! -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for rockstar developers to join BuzzNumbers sydney, any recommendations?

2010-11-14 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://taskarmy.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach IRC Network

2010-11-09 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach IRC Network

2010-11-09 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
-- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon

Re: [SiliconBeach] market research question

2010-10-01 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
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Re: [SiliconBeach] Squarespace....for Australian businesses...latency, integration etc...reviews, thoughts, opinions, advice.

2010-09-23 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comsilicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach

Re: [SiliconBeach] About to sign a confidentiality deed, is my own IP protected?

2010-09-22 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
to those clauses. I would suggest talking to the hiring manager, exilian your desire to create other IP external to the contract, and see if the relevant clauses can be updated. Hope that helps, Benno On Thursday, September 23, 2010, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli ayme...@gaurat.net wrote

Re: [SiliconBeach] StartMate: Australian web entrepreneurs launch first mentor-driven startup fund.

2010-08-19 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Hiring a coder in Australia

2010-08-11 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://aymeric.gaurat.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Virtual Assistants

2010-08-05 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Shameful plug: You may want to check out http://TaskArmy.com where you can post your job or browse through the list of fixed price services offered by freelancers. It is a different approach to odesk.com / elance.com / freelancer.com / guru.com / vworker.com / timesvr.com (listing them in case

Re: [SiliconBeach] Location Based Advertising

2010-07-13 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comsilicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli http://taskarmy.com -- You

[SiliconBeach] Drinks tonight, where about?

2010-06-24 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Hi all, I would love to come to the silicon beach drinks tonight, where and when will it be held? Cheers, -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli @AymericG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF

Re: [SiliconBeach] Gun Web developer(s) needed for a start up- 100K salary plus equity for the right person

2010-06-11 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email

Re: [SiliconBeach] Best value laptop / notebook?

2010-06-02 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected

[SiliconBeach] Looking for an insurance company to cover Consulting + Saas

2010-04-11 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Hi, Could someone recommend a *insurance company* for a packaged work cover / public liability / professional indemnity specifically tailored for an IT company that does a mix of *consulting and SaaS*? (I need to be covered internationally) Thank you! Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received

[SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for an insurance company to cover Consulting + Saas

2010-04-11 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
(I will add an insurance companies section in the http://www.startup-australia.org/serviceproviders page with your answers...) On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli lavieestbe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Could someone recommend a *insurance company* for a packaged work cover

[SiliconBeach] Seeking professional advice to set up trust and pty ltd.

2010-02-08 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Hi, Could someone recommend a company that could help me set up a trust + pty ltd structure, and find the right insurances? Thank you, -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http

[SiliconBeach] Searching for a business coach

2010-01-19 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli (Social Whims)
in Australia? (at reasonable rates :)) -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post

[SiliconBeach] WebsiteSpark

2009-09-24 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Hi, This announcement might interest several people: http://blogs.technet.com/jorke/archive/2009/09/24/announcing-websitespark-in-australia.aspx (Unless it has already been posted?) Cheers, -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli Social Whims --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[SiliconBeach] Re: Free Microsoft Licences for Tech Start Ups

2009-07-19 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
=81335296379 Owen's Garden of Thought:http://owenpaulthomas.blogspot.com/ -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce

[SiliconBeach] Re: Free Microsoft Licences for Tech Start Ups

2009-07-17 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
with Clique Space? 2009/7/17 Richard Buggy r...@buggy.id.au Do you still need to have a BizSpark partner sponsor you? The last time I looked I found one partner that was charging $500 for a sponsorship package. Rich On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli lavieestbe

[SiliconBeach] Re: Free Microsoft Licences for Tech Start Ups

2009-07-16 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
come in handy if you need to buy anything MS software, you can sign up here: http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/ Cheers Dan -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia

[SiliconBeach] Re: Free Microsoft Licences for Tech Start Ups

2009-07-16 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
of the visual studio development tools. Thought it might come in handy if you need to buy anything MS software, you can sign up here: http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/ Cheers Dan -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- -- Rich Buggy r...@buggy.id.au -- www.cliquespace.net Clique Space(TM