[SiliconBeach] Re: FashHack is coming!

2015-06-07 Thread Marcus Holmes
where is it? Any website or other info? On Friday, 5 June 2015 21:12:06 UTC+8, Fernando Parra wrote: > > Hi Silicon Beachers, > > I am thrilled to announce that FashHack will be taking place this 19th of > June. > > If you are into fashion tech startups, this is your only opportunity in > Austr

Re: [SiliconBeach] Developer looking for exciting startup oppertunities..

2015-03-26 Thread Marcus Holmes
I should mention http://startupnews.com.au too... Perth's Startup Community newsblog The Perth scene is pretty lively and growing fast, and good tech co-founders are always in demand. You should have no problem finding a team to build something with :) If you'd like any specific information, d

[SiliconBeach] Startup West - the Perth startup community party

2014-09-29 Thread Marcus Holmes
As part of the national Startup Spring, we're having a party :) In a distillery :) details are here: http://startupwest.org.au Not that we need any reasons or excuses for a party, obviously, but we do have some. One of them is that plenty of startups "launch" without ever actually having a laun

[SiliconBeach] Re: 10 week - learn development - feedback requested

2014-09-17 Thread Marcus Holmes
Simran, I've done a couple of test courses here in Perth, and I'm looking to start a longer one soon. The basis I was planning on using was the Codecadamy web dev course: http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/web, doing 1 hour per week sessions just to augment the online learning and help people

[SiliconBeach] Re: Survey - Keep Fit Stay Sane

2014-08-18 Thread Marcus Holmes
Bec, Thanks for the amazing feedback. Also thanks for letting me know I'd broken my production server - all fixed now and the buttons take you to the mailing list signup (I'm working on the actual content now!) :) You're so right - the problem is getting in front of people when they need it.

[SiliconBeach] Re: Survey - Keep Fit Stay Sane

2014-08-15 Thread Marcus Holmes
sday, August 14, 2014 11:31:29 AM UTC+8, Big Max wrote: > > Good Initiative Marcus - Human frailty is a fact of life that our modern > society tries to ignore (often until its too late) - Cheers > > On Thursday, July 31, 2014 5:20:29 PM UTC+10, Marcus Holmes wrote: >> >> Ap

[SiliconBeach] Re: Survey - Keep Fit Stay Sane

2014-07-31 Thread Marcus Holmes
rs". > > On Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:20:29 UTC+10, Marcus Holmes wrote: >> >> Apologies for posting a customer survey here - I wouldn't normally, but I >> have reasons! >> >> Entrepreneurs have been identified as at risk of depression/mental

[SiliconBeach] Survey - Keep Fit Stay Sane

2014-07-31 Thread Marcus Holmes
Apologies for posting a customer survey here - I wouldn't normally, but I have reasons! Entrepreneurs have been identified as at risk of depression/mental health problems, and most of us realise that we have to manage our psychology as part of the process, and we're not shy about adopting new

[SiliconBeach] Re: Failure and self-confidence/narcissism

2014-06-25 Thread Marcus Holmes
I think part of the recent glorification of failure is an attitude adjustment. I went through an entire MBA without anyone ever once talking about failure or addressing it as a possible outcome of a business (except one finance lesson on the mechanics of bankruptcy). Conventional business reall

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Anyone had their idea stolen?

2014-05-11 Thread Marcus Holmes
r seeking quick validation. I'm 100% sure it was a complete >>> coincidence, but when it happens it does feel spooky. >>> >>> >>> >>> With that in mind, I think it's wise, generally, to be wary of sharing >>> your idea

[SiliconBeach] Re: Anyone had their idea stolen?

2014-05-11 Thread Marcus Holmes
m started with a good idea. > > As I read somewhere recently, "You can't A/B test your way to Shakespeare". > > Bad ideas are worse than worthless - they'll cost you money if you try to > execute on them. Good ideas provide an opportunity for a team to execute, &g

Re: [SiliconBeach] Anyone had their idea stolen?

2014-05-11 Thread Marcus Holmes
http://www.thenology.com/2012/06/04/cloning-websites-is-stealing/ >> >> >> http://pando.com/2012/08/02/rocket-boosters-copycat-samwers-find-friends-in-asia/ >> >> >> >> >> *From:* silicon-bea...@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> silicon-beac

Re: [SiliconBeach] Anyone had their idea stolen?

2014-05-11 Thread Marcus Holmes
/08/02/rocket-boosters-copycat-samwers-find-friends-in-asia/ > > > > > *From:* silicon-bea...@googlegroups.com [mailto: > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com ] *On Behalf Of *Marcus > Holmes > *Sent:* Sunday, 11 May 2014 3:57 PM > *To:* silicon-bea...@googlegrou

[SiliconBeach] Anyone had their idea stolen?

2014-05-10 Thread Marcus Holmes
I was talking to another founder last week, and he mentioned that "there are people out there who steal ideas: they have an outsource development team ready to go and if they hear an idea that looks good, they get to market first". This sounds like an urban myth to me, but I'm all for researchi

[SiliconBeach] Re: StartupAUS Call to Action

2014-05-07 Thread Marcus Holmes
Dammit where's my upvote button? Webscale lobbying, it's the future! On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 8:55:31 PM UTC+8, Geoff Langdale wrote: > > > I think that the Australian startup scene will not be complete until every > last one of the putative "thousand" startups out there has its very own > peak

[SiliconBeach] Re: StartupAUS Call to Action

2014-05-06 Thread Marcus Holmes
I always find it symptomatic of the culture that we have three completely different and unrelated Startup Australias: http://www.startup-australia.org/ http://startupaus.org/ http://www.start-up.com.au/ Maybe if we can form a solid "Startup Australia" from the actual startup community then there

[SiliconBeach] Re: Anyone using a DIY (do it yourself) standing desk?

2014-04-29 Thread Marcus Holmes
I made my own standing desk from an old coffee table last weekend. So far so good, my legs and back hate me but I'm feeling the benefits. I work from multiple locations, but what inspired me to build this one is the standing desks at Spacecubed which I use when I'm there. My version is not remot

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

2014-04-14 Thread Marcus Holmes
My startup is around mental health: http://keepfitstaysane.com and I got to that idea from going through depression for a couple of years. As part of promoting the idea in the Perth startup community I've been open about my struggles, and the response I've had has been more or less universally