Re: [SiliconBeach] Help! Advice needed on driving traffic to my website

2012-12-16 Thread Hendro Wijaya
5. There is a typo in the homepage. "Receive alerts on new deals". Not "Recieve". Spelling conveys professionalism. That's it from me. I wish you well Olivia. -- Hendro Wijaya On Friday, December 14, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Olivia M wrote: > Hi all, > > I am loo

RE: [SiliconBeach] Introduction and Question

2010-12-12 Thread Hendro Wijaya
re I started and thought I would be invincible. Later I realize the real education started in real world. There are still more but those are few I have on top of my head. One thing for sure. It will be a fun journey. Go do it! Please feel free to email me if there is anything I can help. - Hendro

RE: [SiliconBeach] Re: Seeking Advice - Start-Up

2010-03-17 Thread Hendro Wijaya
he idea. I spent few dollars in Facebook and Google Ads and learn tremendous lesson out of it. Hope that helps. Cheers, Hendro Wijaya > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:31:46 -0700 > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Seeking Advice - Start-Up > From: bigm...@gmail.com > To: silicon-beach-austr

Re: [SiliconBeach] looking for a great contractor to write a web-based reporting spec

2010-03-02 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi Mike, Have you looked at Pollenizer? http://pollenizer.com -Hendro -- From: "Mike Zimmerman" Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:05 PM To: "Silicon Beach Australia" Subject: [SiliconBeach] looking for a great contractor to write a web-based rep

Re: [SiliconBeach] Long time SB member, new entrepreneur seeking your assitance on ideas for our site

2010-01-04 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hey Tim, This is just my thought and I might be wrong. 1. Twitter is half-fad. I can't see how Twitter will grow through the same trajectory like Facebook. They won't die, but, won't be as mainstream and active in the consumer space. The most sustainable use cases I see people using Twitter are

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

2009-12-03 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Regarding something similar to TC or YC in here, I heard a guy name Patrick Driessen is working on Seed Accelerator (http://www.ipitch.com.au/profile/seed-accelerator)? He was presenting his plan back in StartupCamp 2 weeks ago. Not sure what stage he is in. -h

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

2009-11-29 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi Joshua, I would suggest that you start attend few events / drinks and get to know people in the industry. It's not a very huge community to begin with. Most of the time, everyone knows everyone. >From my experience, people in this community are very generous and generally willing to give yo

[SiliconBeach] Re: Vesting - any impact on raising angel? Know any good startup lawyer in Sydney? Thanks

2009-11-10 Thread Hendro Wijaya
buy it and you're now partners with him" > etc.) > > Anyway if the angel investor is worried about vesting, I'd take that > as a signal to be very worried about them and would wonder if they are > a good fit to even invest in the business! > > On Nov 9, 12:51

[SiliconBeach] Vesting - any impact on raising angel? Know any good startup lawyer in Sydney? Thanks

2009-11-08 Thread Hendro Wijaya
for us to get funding because investors don't like it. 2. Know any lawyer that is experienced with startup legal in Sydney, yet not break the bank? Thanks, Hendro Wijaya --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon

[SiliconBeach] Re: Startup collaboration network

2009-11-03 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Or http://fairsoftware.net? -- From: "Bart Jellema" Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 4:37 PM To: Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Startup collaboration network > > http://webequity.org/ ? > > -Original Message- > From: silicon-beach-australi

[SiliconBeach] Re: Do you use Outsourced Bookkeeping / Accounts?

2009-11-01 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hey Nick, You might want to check Andrew. http://cornerstoneconsulting.com.au/ I know he has helped few Australian startups (include mine) and sometime join GrowthTown. -- From: "nickhac" Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 8:00 AM To: "Silicon Beac

[SiliconBeach] Re: Immigration Lawyers

2009-10-20 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hey Ryan, Back in 2007, I used George Lombard http://www.austimmigration.com.au/site/. I found him very knowledgeable and well connected. Hope that helps. From: Ryan Cross Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:04 PM To: silicon-beach-australia Subject: [SiliconBeach] Immigration Lawyers Potenti

[SiliconBeach] Re: More webhosting advice

2009-10-09 Thread Hendro Wijaya
We used bluehost.com in our early days. They are quite good, and they have 'live chat' if there are problems. - H From: Sriram Panyam Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 2:36 PM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] More webhosting advice Howdy Folks, Thanks a

[SiliconBeach] Re: Brainwash the kiddies.

2009-10-08 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Casey, Looking back, I think you got a very valid point and definitely worth exploring. My dad was entrepreneur and I know I have been obsessed about entrepreneurship since I was a kid. All my brothers ended up become entrepreneurs too now. For me, it wasn't necessarily about tech though at f

[SiliconBeach] Re: Everyone talks about solutions in our industry to fix the "start" of a business - what about the exit?

2009-10-01 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Totally with David here on: "why the hell would you want to leave if this is such a hot startup?". The question I have is: "why would I want to 'perfect' my skill again and again on taking a company from $0 - $1 million?" If I can do it once and having to move on to learn how to take it from $1m

[SiliconBeach] Re: Startup shares... how to divide up a company...

2009-10-01 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Correct me if I am wrong, I think there is no right or wrong answer to this. It's all come down to how much you think the venture needs him/her. Equity split depend a lot on negotiation. Using Paul Graham's calculation, http://www.paulgraham.com/equity.html , basically, the question become: "Do

[SiliconBeach] Re: ABC Radio September 17: Taking an idea to the US

2009-09-16 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi Paul, You might be interested with this if you haven't found it yet. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2009/07/10/2620279.htm He talked about the journey of Google Maps there. Cheers, Hendro Wijaya http://blindoptimists.com twitter: hw

[SiliconBeach] Re: Is there regular meetups?

2009-09-04 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hello Mak, There is a Silicon Beach drink every Friday evening 6 pm at Grace Hotel. It's quite an ad-hoc process. I'm not sure if there will always be people though for every week. Cheers, Hendro -- From: "Anthony Mak" Sent: Friday, September 0

[SiliconBeach] Re: Non-Disclosure Agreements... NDA

2009-08-17 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hello guys, Regarding NDA, how does it work if we outsource the work? Say, if I am hiring designer from Bangladesh. Thanks, Hendro From: Nick HaC Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:34 PM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Cc: isaakd...@gmail.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Non-Disclo

[SiliconBeach] Re: low cost CRM/ Sales mgmt system

2009-08-07 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi Mike, Maybe this might suit you? http://openondemand.com/ It's created by Ryan Cross' team back in BootupCamp. He lurk somewhere here. Cheers, Hendro -- From: "Mike Zimmerman" Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 6:16 PM To: "Silicon Beach Australi

[SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach submission to the government: need help

2009-08-03 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Count me in mate. I can help in proof reading. -- From: "Elias Bizannes" Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 3:58 PM To: "Silicon Beach Australia" Subject: [SiliconBeach] Silicon Beach submission to the government: need help > > Thank you to all that

[SiliconBeach] Re: There is no such thing as an Australian Startup!

2009-07-17 Thread Hendro Wijaya
This is interesting Dean, especially your point of "I don't believe there is anyone in Australia who can teach you this". I had one guy who sit on my advisory chair said the same thing just about 2 weeks ago. In one of our discussion, I remember vividly he said, "the truth is, I haven't found

[SiliconBeach] Re: Where is the Natural 'Silicon Valley-esk' Start-Up hub in Australia ? The answer is obvious!

2009-07-16 Thread Hendro Wijaya
I agree with you Elias, that culture is very important. I think Australia startup community is still in its infancy and we're growing from day to day. I would say, now is a bit too early to tell since I hardly found anyone that hit a home-run yet (correct me if there are some that I am not awar

[SiliconBeach] Re: VPS hosting in Australia

2009-07-14 Thread Hendro Wijaya
at you try to achieve. -- Hendro Wijaya Co-founder of Blindoptimists http://www.blindoptimists.com ph: +61 415 750 087 Twitter, FriendFeed: hwijaya -- From: "Pat Allan" Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:29 AM To: Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: V

[SiliconBeach] Re: Which payment gateway?

2009-05-14 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi Gary, Thanks a lot. That is very helpful. Yes, after learning about all those hassles, i am also considering to go with PayPal first in the early days. At least, until the market etc is proven, then, we might consider to switch to eWay and other providers. Cheers, Hendro -

[SiliconBeach] Re: Which payment gateway?

2009-05-11 Thread Hendro Wijaya
the local café. At the very least he'll be able to point > you in the right direction, since his head has been in this space for > a number of years. > > > Cheers, > > Nathan de Vries > > > On 10/05/2009, at 3:53 AM, Hendro Wijaya wrote: >> Hi, >> >

[SiliconBeach] Re: Which payment gateway?

2009-05-11 Thread Hendro Wijaya
e very rough calculations and made it editable by anyone. If anyone is keen to add to it then that would be great. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rUI9-mGk4vfNVDUC4MRELHg Does anyone have more info on this? Mark On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Kai Waldon wrote: Is

[SiliconBeach] Re: Which payment gateway?

2009-05-10 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi, Thanks all for the reply. This community rocks! =D No, I haven't setup any account yet. To give credit, our model is similar to Mobiusly' FormBinder (Dave Cheong). They're using NAB with eWay. I might go with that path too since I heard that NAB is the only bank that deal with multi-curren

[SiliconBeach] Which payment gateway?

2009-05-09 Thread Hendro Wijaya
oogle Checkout. But, they're mostly US companies. So, just curious on what is best for Oz companies. Thanks in advance. Best Regards, Hendro Wijaya --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing

[SiliconBeach] Re: Official Friday with (hopefully) a few new faces

2009-05-07 Thread Hendro Wijaya
It's webcietyca09 Thanks Geoff! Look forward for the drinks. Cheers, Hendro From: Dale Hurley Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:35 PM To: silicon-beach-australia Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Official Friday with (hopefully) a few new faces Hi Geoff Thank you for the wonderful offer, but I must

[SiliconBeach] How to confirm there is real needs (market) for your product?

2009-02-13 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi All, About a month ago, we decided to start our own startups and one of the first idea we are working on is personal finance (well, since this is the problem that bother both of us personally and can't find anything to solve it). Now, after about a month, there is one big unanswered question t

[SiliconBeach] Start-ups accountant and lawyer

2008-12-08 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi All, Anyone knows a really good startups accountant and lawyer in Sydney that do not cost a fortune? I know some people back in Sydney OpenCoffee talks about incorporate in Delaware instead of Australia through [A-DATA?]. So, it would be even better if the accountants and lawyer have understand

[SiliconBeach] Re: Book: The Four Steps to the Epiphany

2008-12-07 Thread Hendro Wijaya
to hire. > > On Dec 7, 12:41 pm, spellrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try booktopia.com.au - they give you the option of pick-up from their > > Sydney offices. > > > > On Dec 7, 11:33 am, "Hendro Wijaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > &

[SiliconBeach] Book: The Four Steps to the Epiphany

2008-12-06 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi All, I'm curious if any of you know where to find this book in Australia (especially Sydney)? http://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steven-Blank/dp/0976470705 I know I can order it from Amazon, but, I'm flying overseas for few months next saturday, so, I probably won't be here by the time

[SiliconBeach] Re: barcampsydney4 notes

2008-11-23 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi All, Back in BarCamp4 in Sydney, there is a lady that talked about that triangle-concept..during one of the "selling" topic. Then, I found this link on Hacker News today that essentially talk about the same thing. http://www.jackcheng.com/maxing-out-your-triangle It might be good read for some

[SiliconBeach] Re: Employees' stock agreement

2008-11-10 Thread Hendro Wijaya
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[SiliconBeach] Employees' stock agreement

2008-11-10 Thread Hendro Wijaya
Hi All, My name is Hendro and this is my first post here. :) I'm curious on how the agreement works for the company that want to give their employees some stocks options (like Google / Microsoft for example). Are they talking in terms of % like "I give you 0.02%?". That doesn't sounds so appealing