[SiliconBeach] Re: Innovation policy survey: redux (16 questions, 1-page, no excuses)

2015-11-16 Thread BrianMenzies
I just filled out the survey. Wasn't painful at all. Not completely sure what they are going to do with the results, but Martin Bliemel is a good guy. I encourage you to load up the page and provide your data and opinions. A good turn out continues the message to government that the Silicon

[SiliconBeach] Re: Kids Coding Resources / Info

2015-05-29 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi Mike Thanks for doing this. Similarly I was a bit dismayed the other day when I discovered that the school my girls go to doesn't offer any coding at the HSC level. Fortunately we have a few years to fix that. I've begun conversations with the school about introducing CodeClub as an after s

Re: [SiliconBeach] Easy way to get collateral to salespeople

2014-07-24 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi Phil Have you tried a DropBox folder? Looks and feels just like a normal folder to users, but syncs automatically in the background. We use it to share templates, presentations and models for BD work. Need to install it on everyone's machine right the first time and then someone has to be

[SiliconBeach] Congrats to Incoming Media participants in Warner Bros Media Camp

2014-06-01 Thread BrianMenzies
Local start-up and NICTA spin-out Incoming Media have won a slot in the 12 week Warner Brothers Media Camp accelerator in Los Angeles. Well done to David McKeague and Incoming Team. Will be interesting to see what sorts of deals they can do over the next 3 months and to pick their brains when

[SiliconBeach] Re: CRM/ERP Recommendations

2014-01-26 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi Matthew Did you look at GoodCall? https://goodcall.io/ It's a new CRM service developed locally but with a global market in mind. I haven't used it yet, but have been through the site and watched the videos. Similar concept to Salesforce.com but stripped right back to just the important bi

[SiliconBeach] Firehose startup looking for some help - logistics manages for product validation interview

2013-11-17 Thread BrianMenzies
iness concept?" Also we don't have a demo or blog site up yet but our hastag is *#SoothSayer *and there is a prize for the team with the most tweets, so if you can give us a shout out that would be fantastic. I'll post updates to my twitter steam @BrianMenzies if you want to se

[SiliconBeach] Re: Preparing a more formal business plan

2012-03-28 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi Dan if someone is asking for an executive summary to pass to potential investors/partners then a great thing to have is a 'one pager' Mick at Pollenizer has a great template/example here: http://www.pollenizer.com/startup-executive-summary-capital-raising/ Best of luck Brian On Mar 28, 5:36

[SiliconBeach] Re: Congratulations Peter Cooper on #sydstart

2011-03-31 Thread BrianMenzies
Yes a fantastic day. Big thanks to Peter and the team that pulled it all together. -- 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%3

[SiliconBeach] Re: Tools for working with large datasets

2010-10-18 Thread BrianMenzies
Awesome advice. Thanks all. Brian -- 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 s

[SiliconBeach] Tools for working with large datasets

2010-10-18 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi I need to do some quick and dirty analysis on large dataset (think 300 fields and 14,000 records). My typical tool of choice for this sort of thing is Excel but the files are too large and I don't want to cut them up. Can anyone recommend any freely available tools that have the capacity to ch

[SiliconBeach] Re: We're in Anthill Magazine's Smart 100 Index (2010)

2010-06-30 Thread BrianMenzies
Well done Jeromy, you've got my vote! Nice job with the short promo video. I think your service will be really handy for us when we start hiring staff. Good luck with the competition -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines

[SiliconBeach] Re: SydStart 2010

2010-03-29 Thread BrianMenzies
Fantastic idea Peter. We are just about to open the applications for BootUp Camp II so might be to be promoting this event to startup minded uni students at the same time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discuss

[SiliconBeach] SB Community Support for StartUp Camp 3

2010-02-18 Thread BrianMenzies
Sydney StartUp Camp 3 is on this weekend. We will be streaming the presentation sessions and it would be great if you could watch some of it and contribute ideas, suggestions and encouragement to the teams. The streams will be accessible via http://www.startup-australia.org/startupcamp3 (not up y

[SiliconBeach] Re: any news on Commerialisation Australia grants

2010-02-09 Thread BrianMenzies
We are working on an application right now. As I understand it Commercialization Australia have not yet appointed a CEO (might not even have a board yet). So March is probably a pretty aggressive date in terms of a first round of financing. Seems that one aspect of the selection process will be f

[SiliconBeach] Re: Sydney Silicon Beach Drinks this Friday

2010-01-07 Thread BrianMenzies
Great idea. See you at the Grace at 5:30'ish Brian -- 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,

[SiliconBeach] Re: Where can I find a business mentor around Sydney area?

2009-11-30 Thread BrianMenzies
>On Nov 30, 10:19 am, Joshua Partogi wrote: > Does anybody know where I can find a mentor round Sydney > or NSW? Hi Joshua TiE is an international organization that encourages entrepreneurship (and especially technology entrepreneurship) They have a chapter here in Sydney and have events on a

[SiliconBeach] Re: Best way to transfer $AU to $USD

2009-11-05 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi Phil Here are two Australian companies that I have experience using. We have used http://www.ozforex.com.au/ for bringing our personal money out of the US (but they can work the other way too). Great rates, great service (much more professional than the crappy web site would suggest) My com

[SiliconBeach] Nomination of Elias Bizannes for the 2009 Pearcey Awards

2009-10-27 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi all, Phil Evans has done a great job of putting together a nomination package the 2009 Pearcey Awards. A couple of us have added our names as supporters. If you'd like to help Elias's nomination please reply to Phil or myself today. Thanks Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~

[SiliconBeach] BootUp Camp Launch Night - Wednesday 22nd July

2009-07-16 Thread BrianMenzies
BootUp Camp has just passed the half way point and things are going well. We have 4 businesses up and running. You can find out more about them at www.BootUpCamp.com Our official launch will be at 7pm on Wednesday 22nd of July at ATP Innovations at the ATP in Redfern. Please pass the word onto

[SiliconBeach] Re: Cheapest Conference Call service in Australia?

2009-07-16 Thread BrianMenzies
if you don't mind starting the cal.l from voip you can use skype. we use it quite a bit both with computer to computer calls and to outside lines. quality is still a bit hit and miss, but at free to 2cents a min it's hard to beat for internal discussions Brian On Jul 15, 8:25 pm, Mike Zimmerman

[SiliconBeach] TiE Pitching Competition

2009-07-06 Thread BrianMenzies
TiE have a pitching competition on July 15th. It was originally for TiE members but they have now opened it up to the Silicon Beach and Growth Town communities as well. The cost is $50. The format is a 4min stand up pitch. The prize is a trip to the TiE conference in Delhi (winners from this rou

[SiliconBeach] Boilerplate Employment Agreements

2009-06-25 Thread BrianMenzies
Just got funded yesterday, yeah! Now I need employment agreement. Does anyone have a boilerplate version I can use or know a good place to get one. Thanks Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Aust

[SiliconBeach] BootUp Camp - Spread the word - Applications closing soon

2009-06-15 Thread BrianMenzies
Hi Fellow SB'ers The folks who bought you StartUp Camp's in Sydney and Melbourne are back with something bigger and better: BootUp Camp - July 11th to 24th in Sydney. BootUp Camp is an intense immersive learning experience for Australian Entrepreneurs. 20 strangers with a common interest in exp

[SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach: the book

2008-12-16 Thread BrianMenzies
Love the idea. I don't know much but I'm in. Maybe we can have cartoons like Getting Real (or whatever that 37signals book is) Brian ;) On Dec 16, 6:49 pm, Elias Bizannes wrote: > Ross Hill was teasing me that I haven't done anything on the website. > One day. > > But in that conversation, an