[SiliconBeach] Re: Bank of Woolies/Coles?

2021-03-02 Thread Craig Thomler
They've toyed with that approach before & went into insurance & credit cards instead. Easier & more profitable. Is this group still active? On Tuesday, 2 March 2021 at 03:37:14 UTC+11 de...@cognation.net wrote: > Thought some of you might find this interesting. > > Will we ever see “a bank of W

[SiliconBeach] Re: SIV's

2016-05-11 Thread Craig Davis
Hi Dean, SIV venture money needs to go into ESVCLP registered funds so the hope is that there will be more capital for those funds to invest. I don't see any visa advantages for foreign investors putting money into startups direct. Cheers, Craig On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 8:39:37 A

[SiliconBeach] Help - looking for a developer

2015-12-11 Thread Craig Stump
Design and build your platform, website AND app! And get 25% profit share!! OMG Where do I sign? /s -- -- 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 expe

[SiliconBeach] Re: Postplanner?

2015-11-24 Thread Craig
I saw your message a few days ago and signed up to PostPlanner. It seems excellent value and works well. Built in searching and queuing of posts is brilliant. Just what I have been looking for. On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 9:00:27 AM UTC+11, Dean Collins wrote: > > Is anyone on SiliconBeach

Re: [SiliconBeach] Instore beacon experiences

2015-11-20 Thread Craig Stump
Beacon-esque tech has been around for almost 20 years (I was working on it circa 2000) and no-one has come up with anything worthwhile in all that time. No-one likes getting spammed, especially 'targeted' spam (e.g. walking past a particular shop that you're never going to go in anyway). And sh

[SiliconBeach] Startup policy hackathon

2015-10-08 Thread Craig Davis
, some pretty terrible and/or irrelevant ideas seem to be getting voted to the top. Might help if real entrepreneurs from this list participate (more). Cheers, Craig Davis Founder, mentor, investor, CEO GRIFFIN Accelerator -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon

[SiliconBeach] Re: FW: Brabble.com

2015-10-08 Thread Craig Davis
Dean, that would be very funny if it weren't so common to see the exact same lack of value prop from even some of our best new entrepreneurs. Listers - in case its not obvious to you the problems is going up against super strong established player with no meaningful differentiation or new innov

[SiliconBeach] Not the usual startup? GRIFFIN Accelerator might work for you

2015-04-29 Thread Craig Davis
Looking at the pre-deadline applications for GRIFFIN Accelerator, a lot of the strong ones are outside the usual web-app, disrupt-this-space-by-creating-a-platform style of startup. We have everything from mining to deep technology to innovative science-based products. While I can't say which w

[SiliconBeach] Re: Hi folks - can anyone please suggest some good SAAS products for the beauty industry?

2015-04-24 Thread Craig
Hi. I sell a SAAS specifically for hair and beauty industry (www.youreontime.com). Your requirements however seem somewhat different to what our clients normally have. It looks like you are after more of a HR tool. Craig On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 3:16:46 PM UTC+10, JChamp wrote: > &g

[SiliconBeach] Re: GRIFFIN Accelerator applications open -

2015-04-07 Thread Craig Davis
. Post-accelerator results would be the best thing to index but as has already been said its a very lagging indicator and also subject to incomplete transparency because teams will tend not to want to publish anything other than good news. Cheers, Craig On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9:13:02 PM UTC

[SiliconBeach] GRIFFIN Accelerator applications open -

2015-04-07 Thread Craig Davis
GRIFFIN Accelerator is a mentor-driven 3 month accelerator in Canberra. Quality mentors with entrepreneurial success invest $25k and give targeted advice while you work on your startup at entry29.org.au coworking space. Recent media: http://www.startupsmart.com.au/planning/griffin-accelerator-p

[SiliconBeach] Re: What's your advice for first-time founders?

2015-03-17 Thread Craig Davis
on for you would be Innovation Connect). Go for it! Craig griffinaccelerator.com.au On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 5:59:21 PM UTC+11, mosman...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was wondering if anyone would mind sharing their thoughts and advice > about the best starting point (e.g.

[SiliconBeach] Re: AngelCube

2015-03-03 Thread Craig Davis
Location is just one of many factors in how helpful and effective a mentor will be. Programs usually emphasise mentors with a high profile. While most of the best mentors are very successful people with a track record in startups, I think their engagement is very important. That is, do they have

[SiliconBeach] Re: Centralized resource for assessing the fate of startups in Australian accelerators and incubators?

2015-01-22 Thread Craig Davis
page all participants, an update, and importantly a date last updated so you can see how fresh the information is. Cheers, Craig On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 4:46:54 PM UTC+11, Geoff Langdale wrote: > > Tempus omnia revelat ("Time reveals all things"): > > Is there an

Re: [SiliconBeach] Apply for Disrupt@Scale ($75K)

2015-01-11 Thread Craig Davis
nctly different value propositions for entrepreneurs to look at. Cheers, Craig Davis @Craig_A_Davis griffinaccelerator.com.au -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules

[SiliconBeach] Re: Do you care if a Silicon Valley started here in Australia?

2014-12-13 Thread Craig Davis
dream or taking concrete steps in the right direction - time will tell. Craig GRIFFIN Accelerator griffinaccelerator.com.au @Craig_A_Davis On Sunday, December 14, 2014 9:00:19 AM UTC+11, omegaroyal wrote: > > So it has been roughly 24 hours, and as promised I present the survey > results. &g

[SiliconBeach] Re: Funding sources between Angels & Series A

2014-09-29 Thread Craig Davis
Sydney Angels. You might remind your angel investors that if they can't guide you to next sources of capital they're going to lose their money... Being B2B is irrelevant - its the growth prospects that matter. Cheers, Craig On Monday, September 29, 2014 5:05:08 PM UTC+10, Richard Sazima

Re: [SiliconBeach] best practice - sign up forms and content collection

2014-09-03 Thread Craig Stump
Except when you go to login again in x days/months when the cookie expires and have no idea what the password is and the browser hasn't saved it because you've never entered it in and need to do a password reset which just ends up annoying you even more... -- -- You received this message beca

[SiliconBeach] dragon's den?

2014-08-14 Thread Craig Davis
Anyone know anything about this? http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/channel-10-to-launch-a-new-startup-show-and-wants-to-hear-from-you/2014081312973.html Should I steer entrepreneurs toward it or away? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australi

Re: [SiliconBeach] Founder Institute - any experiences

2014-05-28 Thread Craig Stump
I have the exact same impression. Lots of chatter, but an overly negative vibe and very little media coverage of any successful output. I was looking at doing it in 2012 and tweeted a few recent grads to see what they thought of the experience - zero replies. Said it all. -- -- You received t

[SiliconBeach] Re: GRIFFIN accelerator - mentor driven - still time to apply

2014-05-27 Thread Craig Davis
r academics, no public servants (a few with PS experience) and around (depending how you judge it) 15 successful entrepreneurs with >20M value realisation/exit. Cheers, Craig On Wednesday, 28 May 2014 08:30:42 UTC+10, Ryan Wardell wrote: > > > Hey Craig, > > Good luck with

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-27 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
Thanks Hugh. We have managed to find someone now which is good, but those sites do look like they could be helpful when we are selling to the US. Craig On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:55 PM, Hugh Stephens < hughsteph...@hughstephens.com> wrote: > Hi Craig > > Been looking at simila

[SiliconBeach] Re: GRIFFIN accelerator - mentor driven - still time to apply

2014-05-26 Thread Craig Davis
they are only picking mentors who live in Canberra……then there is the > first problem > Cheers, Craig > > For what it's worth, I've seen well meaning mentors destroy startups by > giving them bad advice. Most common is a top level corporate sales guy > convinci

Re: [SiliconBeach] GRIFFIN accelerator - mentor driven - still time to apply

2014-05-23 Thread Craig Davis
t] out of touch'. Craig On Friday, 23 May 2014 23:04:59 UTC+10, Dean Collins wrote: > > You wont get any location bashing from me but please understand its up to > Griffin Accelerator to convince people they don’t need to be in 4 square > blocks of surry hills to get traction. &

Re: [SiliconBeach] GRIFFIN accelerator - mentor driven - still time to apply

2014-05-23 Thread Craig Davis
7;t capable of working across geographies I've been running and investing in multi-location businesses since the 90s, we've got one US-based mentor and two from Sydney plus ATPI's resources. Cheers, Craig On Friday, 23 May 2014 00:49:21 UTC+10, Dean Collins wrote: > > Craig, &

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: chip and pin?

2014-05-22 Thread Craig Stump
soon too.. > Yuval > > > On 23 May 2014 10:26, Craig Stump wrote: > >> Australian-issued card transactions will only be able to be authorised >> via a PIN (unless you use contactless for under $100). Overseas cards can >> still sign (i.e. the mag reader on POS terminal

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: chip and pin?

2014-05-22 Thread Craig Stump
pad though... On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:37 AM, Dean Collins wrote: > Hi Craig, > > > > Whats the situation for visitors from other countries etc with older mag > stripe style cards? Will their cards still be accepted for a certain period > and chip and pin readers are mand

[SiliconBeach] Re: chip and pin?

2014-05-22 Thread Craig Stump
1st Aug this year, chip & pin only here in AU. EMV is the standard - not sure why Wocket isn't using that? Looks like a bulky version of Coin (https://onlycoin.com/ - also only magstripe at this stage - v2 should be EMV) On Thursday, 22 May 2014 01:52:04 UTC+10, Dean Collins wrote: > > Hi Sarah

Re: [SiliconBeach] GRIFFIN accelerator - mentor driven - still time to apply

2014-05-21 Thread Craig Davis
'm missing something in your comment I think. BTW thanks for sharing the youtube investment link - an interesting read! Cheers, Craig On Tuesday, 20 May 2014 23:57:17 UTC+10, Dean Collins wrote: > > Great idea but are you concentrating on a certain vertical? Looking at > your m

[SiliconBeach] Re: Deal Players

2014-05-21 Thread Craig Stump
There's also Australia's SocietyOne (P2P lending) which raised $5mil from Westpac-backed Reinventure in March this year. http://www.societyone.com.au/blog/blog/2014/03/06/afr-westpac-buys-into-first-peer-to-peer-lender On Wednesday, 21 May 2014 01:34:26 UTC+10, Dean Collins wrote: > > Someone wa

[SiliconBeach] Re: Potential Customer - Multi-channel approach (Seeking Recommendation)

2014-05-20 Thread Craig Stump
+10, Ali S wrote: > > Thanks Craig for getting to point directly, > > What if the client steals my idea? The idea I have is at very early stages > and someone with some technical skills could develop the app and the > algorithms or hire someone to do so. > > I understand lar

[SiliconBeach] Re: Potential Customer - Multi-channel approach (Seeking Recommendation)

2014-05-20 Thread Craig Stump
Pick up the phone. It's seriously that simple. If you can't get get the customer to have a coffee with you from a phone call, you might need to rethink your idea. On Thursday, 15 May 2014 13:17:17 UTC+10, Ali S wrote: > > Good day Gents! > > > > I am trying to reach a potential customer for a

[SiliconBeach] GRIFFIN accelerator - mentor driven - still time to apply

2014-05-19 Thread Craig Davis
GRIFFIN is a Canberra-based accelerator owned and run by successful local entrepreneurs and investors together with ATPI. We have a strong focus on delivering successful business outcomes - growth, validation, investment, customer contacts - driven by the needs of each startup. Canberra may no

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-13 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
Spoke to them and it costs $13k for each person they place in your business. A tad rich IMO. On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Michael Stone wrote: > Try the ProGrad program at proforce.com.au. > > We never ended up using them but I liked the look of their program. > > Cheers, > > Michael Stone >

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-13 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
Back now! On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > Thanks, looks like their page is dead though. > > > On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Michael Stone wrote: > >> Try the ProGrad program at proforce.com.au. >> >> We never ended up using t

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-13 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
Thanks, looks like their page is dead though. On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Michael Stone wrote: > Try the ProGrad program at proforce.com.au. > > We never ended up using them but I liked the look of their program. > > Cheers, > > Michael Stone > > -- > -- > You received this message because

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-12 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
also for other > roles like community management & marketing, oh, and support. So yes :) > > Tom > > > On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > >> I haven't used LinkedIn before for jobs, has anyone had success looking >> for junior

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-12 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
I haven't used LinkedIn before for jobs, has anyone had success looking for junior level staff? On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Tom Adams wrote: > LinkedIn? > > > On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > >> Ideally it would be someone with some e

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-12 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk
e you want someone with > 2-4 years experience? > On 13 May 2014 15:11, "Craig" wrote: > >> I am trying to employ a junior/entry level sales and business >> development person for my SaaS. A go getter graduate would be ideal. So far >> I have tried Seek

[SiliconBeach] Where to find sales people

2014-05-12 Thread Craig
I am trying to employ a junior/entry level sales and business development person for my SaaS. A go getter graduate would be ideal. So far I have tried Seek, GumTree, Silicon Beach Jobs, personal contacts but am struggling to find anyone remotely qualified. Where do you suggest looking? Craig

Re: [SiliconBeach] Anyone had their idea stolen?

2014-05-11 Thread Craig Stump
There's difference between stealing an idea, and stealing (i.e. reproducing) a live, working product. I've never heard of an idea being stolen. But so what - ideas are worthless. Any one can building anything these days - the execution is what makes the difference (marketing, design, business m

[SiliconBeach] GRIFFIN - new startup accelerator in Canberra

2014-04-27 Thread Craig Davis
In case you hadn't heard, GRIFFIN accelerator is ramping up toward an application close date of 25 May. I don't think we've reached out beyond Canberra effectively, so any suggestions on getting the message around welcome. Basic information and a summary blurb follow. -- If your startup might p

[SiliconBeach] Re: One.Tel

2014-04-18 Thread Craig Stump
Imagine the legal fees. $40m prob won't cover it. ;) On Friday, 18 April 2014 00:13:16 UTC+10, Dean Collins wrote: > > Anyone want to tell me how much PPB Advisory has made out of having a > liquidation run 12 years…… > - > http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2014/4/17/media-and-digital/one

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

2014-03-17 Thread Craig
I agree totally with Brian. For $249 a month I want you to not just provide a template but write the press release. This means someone emailing me to find out what we have been doing lately and formulate it into a press release and send it. For example in the last two weeks my startup has 1) Do

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

2014-03-17 Thread Craig
I agree totally with Nick. For $249 a month I want you to not just provide a template but write the press release. This means someone emailing me to find out what we have been doing lately and formulate it into a press release and send it. For example in the last two weeks my startup has 1) Don

[SiliconBeach] Introducing my new startup - Social Media Planner (now live in Kickstarter)

2014-03-16 Thread Craig Thomler
e card product and will establishes the company as an ongoing business. There's lots more information on the product in the Kickstarter project page, and feedback is welcome (as is sharing & backing!). https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/socialmediaplanner/social-media-planner Cheers,

[SiliconBeach] Re: Is a trademark worth it if you've got the company name already?

2014-03-08 Thread Craig Thomler
Thanks David & Craig - I was hoping that'd be the case. I've been through the patent process before and largely found it worthless, particularly in Australia, where it is so difficult to enforce without a billion dollar business backing you. Trademark is an area I'd neve

[SiliconBeach] FW: NYC investment first $1B quarter since 2009

2014-03-08 Thread Craig Stump
If my shitty maths serves, that's an avg of $13 million per startup. That's sounds highly unusual - have there been any outliers that are blowing that number out? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachau

[SiliconBeach] Re: Big Data companies

2014-03-05 Thread Craig Stump
A friend of mine runs http://engineroom.io/ - works with massive data sets for finance, seismology, government, etc. On Wednesday, 5 March 2014 05:47:01 UTC+11, Alexey Kharlamov wrote: > > Hello! > > Are there Big Data startups in Australia? So far I have found 4 companies > and 3 of them are la

[SiliconBeach] Re: Is a trademark worth it if you've got the company name already?

2014-03-04 Thread Craig Stump
I wouldn't bother. Focus on executing. Ditto for patents. I did it for an early startup of mine and it was a total waste of money/time/effort. On Monday, 3 March 2014 22:14:31 UTC+11, Craig Thomler wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I have a new start-up that I'm about to Kickstart an

[SiliconBeach] Are you a monogamist or polygamist entrepreneur?

2014-03-03 Thread Craig Thomler
al monogamy - focusing on a single project and committing to it completely - however my natural tendency is to always have something on the backburner just in case. What do others think and what''s your natural approach? Cheers, Craig -- -- You received this message because you

[SiliconBeach] Re: Need more home winnings in Australia - support your local tech community

2014-03-03 Thread Craig Thomler
I've been involved with start-ups in Australia since 1995 and there's definitely far wider support and community available today then ten or twenty years ago. That doesn't mean the support is great - we still have laws that make options/shares harder for start-ups to issue rather than paying s

[SiliconBeach] Is a trademark worth it if you've got the company name already?

2014-03-03 Thread Craig Thomler
so I don't want to invest in it unless there's significant value. The start-up has a global market, so I maybe need to look into international protection as well. Any views would be appreciated. Cheers, Craig -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Sili

[SiliconBeach] Re: Recommendation sought for simple incorporation docs

2014-03-03 Thread Craig Thomler
or in their company documents template, which I highlighted to them, and they fixed it and reissued my docs within a day. Cheers, Craig On Thursday, 30 January 2014 14:19:57 UTC+11, Alex North wrote: > > For anyone interested, I ended up using easycompanies.com.au and it was > painles

[SiliconBeach] Re: Introducing myself and my social media Ecommerce startup Sailr

2014-02-26 Thread Craig Stump
I'm not sure you've realised the other way that domain name can be pronounced... On Tuesday, 25 February 2014 22:28:53 UTC+11, mic...@testize.com wrote: > > > We would be interested to try to register our http://www.testize.com service > for Cross-Mobile & Browser web testing and issue discovery

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: New Aussie startup seeking feedback: Webcred.it - half online credits / half verified CV

2014-01-24 Thread Craig Stump
IE?! What the? On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Dean Collins wrote: > Win 7 64 OS > > IE10 browser. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Dean > > > > > > *From:* silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto: > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Ballard > *Sent:* Friday, Jan

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: New Aussie startup seeking feedback: Webcred.it - half online credits / half verified CV

2014-01-23 Thread Craig Stump
"*How would we stop that 13 year old kid from Molvanîa claiming they built the entire internet?*" - Cross that bridge when you get to it. For now, the verification process is a massive traction barrier. I'd go with a trust system until you start to see dodgy data. On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 10:11 AM

[SiliconBeach] Re: New Aussie startup seeking feedback: Webcred.it - half online credits / half verified CV

2014-01-22 Thread Craig Stump
That font you're using ("IM Fell English") does nothing for the design. Surely you want to be seen as a cutting edge internet based resource, rather than a printed document from the 1800's? On Thursday, 23 January 2014 10:40:38 UTC+11, Andrew Ballard wrote: > > Hi there folks, let me (re)introdu

[SiliconBeach] Re: Bubble or no bubble?

2013-11-04 Thread Craig Stump
My Uber driver the other day ran a startup by night - does that count? On Monday, 4 November 2013 01:34:33 UTC+11, Dean Collins wrote: > > Bubble or no bubble? > > > http://www.afr.com/videos/business/show/financial-review-sunday/tweet-deal-qwbgvwzzr6jtedfotnzsfypchdphl5sz > > > > Thoughts? > >

Re: [SiliconBeach] Writer avail for work (incl overflow work)

2013-08-27 Thread Craig Stump
Posting the same message 2 weeks ago is spamming though. Not cool. -- -- 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) N

[SiliconBeach] Re: amazing app story from perth

2013-06-21 Thread Craig
Interesting, although ultimately he had to just make the app free to take it off. On Friday, June 21, 2013 12:05:49 AM UTC+10, Ollie (sydney) wrote: > > A perth based guy decided he would quickly build an app. Has spent less > than 12 hours total developing it. Kept it lean, super simple and fo

Re: [SiliconBeach] Struggling to find a tech co-founder? Maybe you don't need one...

2013-06-05 Thread Craig
As a developer I would have to agree. The idea that you could learn enough in weeks to build something other than a trivial web site is rubbish. Most good developers have at least 5 years and more commonly 10+ years under their belt before they could build something that will stand up under real

[SiliconBeach] GovHack coming up on 31 May - 2 June, with $160k in prizes

2013-05-06 Thread Craig Thomler
s, as well as the federal government, opening up data for the event. They are specially targeting entrepreneurs and places are filling up fast. For more details or to enter, see: http://www.govhack.org/2013/05/03/govhack-2013-a-national-approach-for-inspiring-government/ Cheers, Craig (

[SiliconBeach] A chance to tell the Australian public service how it could better engage with businesses

2013-04-21 Thread Craig Thomler
More information is available at: http://design.gov.au/we-want-to-hear-from-you/ Cheers, Craig Caveat - DesignGov is using one of Delib's (the company I run) tools to hold the consultations. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing

[SiliconBeach] Re: List of Places to Submit and Promote your Startup or Site

2013-04-10 Thread Craig Stump
Hey Fai! Were you thinking of http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/ ? On Wednesday, 10 April 2013 00:53:34 UTC+10, Fai Wong wrote: > > Does anyone know which site it was which has Aussie startups on Google map? > > I recall there was a few site like that. > > > On Monday, April 8, 2013 10:42:03 AM U

[SiliconBeach] Re: Investor ownership split?

2013-02-26 Thread Craig Stump
that have done this stuff before). Being your typical introverted developer, it certainly isn't coming naturally, but it's something I've always wanted do. Thanks again for your helpful advice - much appreciated. Craig On Sunday, 24 February 2013 13:24:27 UTC+11, hoops wrote:

Re: [SiliconBeach] Digest for silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Stump
Update] > > Investor ownership > split?<http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/t/75e86d164c7a22c0> > >Dan Washusen Feb 14 01:54PM +1100 > >Craig, have you considered something like http://www.startmate.com.au?I >can't speak from experience but it

Re: [SiliconBeach] Investor ownership split?

2013-01-31 Thread Craig Stump
Thanks Nick and Scott. You're totally right. It does seem unusual that they'd request such a large split without solid justification.. and I'm dumb for not pushing the issue harder. On Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:05:40 UTC+11, nickgonios wrote: > > Craig > > Dis

[SiliconBeach] Investor ownership split?

2013-01-30 Thread Craig Stump
Hi everyone, I've built a web-based product that's about 90% done, which has taken me about a year to get it to this point (bootstrapped). I'm talking to some potential investors who could take my product global, and possibly bring in 10x more revenue than I could by myself locally. They're bei

[SiliconBeach] Re: Launch: Man of Many

2012-12-19 Thread Craig Stump
Uncrate clone? What are you doing that's different? On Wednesday, 19 December 2012 15:01:51 UTC+11, Scott Purcell wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I wanted to introduce our new blog *Man of Many* (http://manofmany.com) > which features the latest Products, Culture & Style. > > Something my housemate

Re: [SiliconBeach] Stripe.com available to Australian companies with an EIN and US bank account

2012-12-18 Thread Craig Stump
PIN has been in beta for over 6 months. You can't rely on them for any upcoming projects. -- 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 intro

[SiliconBeach] Re: sign up page optimisation specialists?

2012-11-27 Thread Craig Stump
Following on from Ollie's comments: It's actually kinda hard to see where to sign up! Your homepage doesn't have any obvious call to action, it's busy (lack of white space), no real flow. Once I find the tiny 'sign up' link, I'm confronted with a very unappealing wall of text. Why put a letter

[SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for a trust worthy SEO partner

2012-11-08 Thread Craig
This. SEO is actually very simple, you need to do 3 things. 1) Make sure your site is search engine friendly. There are lots of articles online on how to do this. 2) Create great content. 3) Create buzz. Get people talking about you. Talk about yourself. There are many ways to do this, forums

Re: [SiliconBeach] Trying to do a startup while in fulltime job - customer development too hard?

2012-10-28 Thread Craig
I had someone recommend to me I use Filipino call centres to do lead generation. What is your experience with this? On Sunday, October 28, 2012 9:49:08 AM UTC+11, eagle wrote: > > Nobody can replace you for this role. You know your business better than > anybody else. But I have known some entr

[SiliconBeach] Re: interactive SMS gateways/services

2012-08-25 Thread Craig
I have just moved to Twilio and they are excellent, good API. I was previously using Tropo who were ok except any SMS's on Vodafone got dropped. I also previously used SMS global who were good, except expensive and not as not international support at the others. Craig On Saturday, Augu

[SiliconBeach] What should I pay for business cards?

2012-07-31 Thread Craig Thomler
e paying from their experience, or a positive recommendation for a quality supplier (has to deliver to Canberra). Cheers Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) N

[SiliconBeach] Re: America's Digital Government Future

2012-07-20 Thread Craig Thomler
e in Australia, and one of my main ideas is to replicate data.gov.au and build the APIs separately to show them how to do it :) Cheers, Craig On Friday, 20 July 2012 13:27:15 UTC+10, Hamish Ogilvy wrote: > > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/egov/digital-government/digit

[SiliconBeach] Re: 'Long game' vs 'Short game' business strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Craig Thomler
Unless you have a fatal illness that will kill you in the next year, you need to plan for the long game. Even 'quick wins' should be part of your long-term strategy and move you closer to where you intend to be in five, ten, twenty years. Certainly every strategy needs to be open to serendipity

[SiliconBeach] ABC offering cash for interactive educational tools

2012-07-16 Thread Craig Thomler
This might be directly relevant to some start-ups, or be an extra source of funds :) *The ABC and Education Services Australia invite interested businesses, individuals and institutions to submit proposals for the creation of interactive digital educational tools aligned to the Australian Curri

Re: [SiliconBeach] Liberal Party plans for Tech Development in Australia released...

2012-07-13 Thread Craig Thomler
Also +1 - David doesn't appear to be able to learn appropriate forum behaviour and has had plenty of opportunities. I would have publicly responded earlier (after being one of those private emailers) but was flying. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach

[SiliconBeach] Re: Setting up a business bank account when all your directors aren't on the same continent!

2012-06-20 Thread Sean Craig
Hi Avis, Which bank are you trying to work with? We previously did exactly this in setting up a company bank account with CBA in early 2006. We have three directors, all Australian citizens, but I was located in Brisbane at the time, one in Sydney and one in Norway. My memory is a little fuz

[SiliconBeach] Re: Business/Sales Co founder needed

2012-06-08 Thread Craig
do wonders. Ideally we would like to work for someone who can do online and offline sales. Craig On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 10:15:17 PM UTC+10, Chris Bayley, carrental.com.au wrote: > > Imho u dont need a sales person. Redesign your whole front end so it is > end-client focussed (ie th

[SiliconBeach] Re: Business/Sales Co founder needed

2012-06-05 Thread Craig
Thanks Ryan. We really think we have a great product and our customers are telling us so. But as a couple of geeks we need a bit of slick in the sales department so I am really looking forward to meeting some good people. Craig. On Monday, June 4, 2012 8:40:42 PM UTC+10, Ryan Wardell wrote

[SiliconBeach] Business/Sales Co founder needed

2012-05-25 Thread Craig
the heads up to attend http://cofounderspeeddate.com.au/ Our product is at http://www.youreontime.com :-) Craig -- 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

Re: [SiliconBeach] FYI: GovHack 2012 - Share in over $30,000 worth of prizes

2012-05-07 Thread Craig Thomler
what they should do with their daa to make it engaging for the public - without spin. If you're not able or prepared to take on this challenge that's fine, but you should consider whether you want to be known as the kind of person who is willing to complain but not act. Cheers, Craig -

[SiliconBeach] Melbourne Knowledge week

2012-05-03 Thread Craig Thomler
Hi guys, Another event I found out about today that might be a good opportunity for Victorian Beachers. More info at: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/enterprisemelbourne/events/KnowledgeWeek/Pages/KnowledgeWeek.aspx *Melbourne Knowledge Week 2012 * The City of Melbourne is a global universit

[SiliconBeach] FYI: GovHack 2012 - Share in over $30,000 worth of prizes

2012-05-03 Thread Craig Thomler
Hi guys, This is an interesting event for showcasing hacking skills and maybe walking away with some cash & PR to help your businesses. I've included highlights from the media release below. I'm very lightly involved in organising it (cheer squad & kibitzer). *GovHack 2012* GovHack is invitin

Re: [SiliconBeach] News on the NBN

2012-04-06 Thread Craig Thomler
David, The idea of exporting hardware technology based on building the NBN is an interesting one, but you seem to overlook all the digital exports enabled in Australia through having the network. CSIRO is developing exportable hardware technology (note CSIRO is gov run too), whereas NBN's job

[SiliconBeach] News on the NBN

2012-04-06 Thread Craig Thomler
David, whatever label you choose to call it, a network that aims to bring 1Gbit Internet speeds to over 90% of Australian households is, in my view, a good thing. Wi-fi and satellite are part of the mix for remote households. Nowhere in the world are commercial providers willing to build this k

[SiliconBeach] Allocating ESOP in advance

2012-04-01 Thread Craig Thomler
for all initiatives (need to cut something to spend somewhere else). Everyone is looking for cost savings and efficiencies as balancing the budget is the overwhelming financial priority of the government. Cheers, Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach

[SiliconBeach] A reintroduction with a new start-up - Delib Australia

2012-03-30 Thread Craig Thomler
ealing with government procurement. I'm doing a trip round Australia in April with the UK CEO as a 'intro' to market - so if anyone wants to catch up drop me a line (http://www.delib.net/dblog/chris-and-craigs-april-australia-adventure/) Cheers, Craig -- You received this m

[SiliconBeach] Re: Advice on finding a (PHP) development partner to launch Startup?

2012-03-12 Thread Craig
Why is PHP a requirement? Trying to do the development on the cheap is asking for trouble. I think you would be better of looking for a technical co-founder and try to sell them on the idea. There are plenty around but they hear of good idea's every other day so the sell is hard. Craig

[SiliconBeach] Re: street address database for australia

2011-07-27 Thread Craig
.com.au/ can probably help, but it ain't going to be cheap. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Visting http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2)

[SiliconBeach] BarCamp Canberra is on - 19 March 2011, ANU

2011-02-23 Thread Craig Thomler
three presentations at any time. More details are at http://barcampcanberra.org/ Register online at http://bcc2011.eventbrite.com/ Cheers, Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.googl

[SiliconBeach] Re: Is SB a forum for product improvement or just business stuff?

2011-01-21 Thread Craig Thomler
. Though realistically, I think state governments are a better target - it would be very useful to get states to compete on where entrepreneurs grow their businesses, like they compete over hosting sporting events - all based on prestige, job creation and dollars in. Cheers, Craig On Jan 21, 9:52

[SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for 2 co-founders.

2011-01-06 Thread Craig Thomler
strategy and sales/marketing areas, with usability, finance and ops management experience. A smidgen of design and development (just enough to be dangerous). Cheers, Craig On Jan 5, 2:27 pm, Andrew Birt wrote: > Been thinking recently about a new side project for 2011 and read a >

[SiliconBeach] Re: StartupCamp Canberra Launch Party Tonight 8:30PM at ANU

2010-08-14 Thread Craig Thomler
get down to the start-up camp due to having kids - but will give it a shout-out on my blog. Cheers, Craig -- 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 int

[SiliconBeach] IP Australia is reviewing its websites and want help from people with an interest in protecting or applying for intellectual property.

2010-02-09 Thread Craig Thomler
Hi guys, IP Australia sent me this email and I thought it might apply to others in this group Afternoon All, Please pass this info on to everyone and anyone you know who may have an interest in protecting or applying for intellectual property. If you (or someone you knows) is a designer, in

[SiliconBeach] Re: Rudd Filter: take 3

2009-12-16 Thread Craig Thomler
Before sending an email, letter or tweet to an MP, I suggest reviewing this article by Bernard Keane on how to improve the probability that your view is taken on board. http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/16/dont-waste-your-time-waste-theirs-a-guide-to-writing-to-ministers/ Cheers, Craig -- You

[SiliconBeach] Re: Brainwash the kiddies.

2009-10-09 Thread Craig Thomler
l work in the public sector however and have several successful businesses on the side and current projects on the go - so have not forsaken my entrepreneurial spirit. Cheers, Craig --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Si

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