[SiliconBeach] Re: StartUp House

2012-02-07 Thread Matt Cameron
Re. the NSW Government support of Startup House: For the naysayers debating the merits of having a soft landing for Australians in the U.S. I would argue that you should spend two weeks in the valley and then determine the value or otherwise of Startup House for the Aussie economy. Take my

[SiliconBeach] Re: Great people are over rated

2011-06-23 Thread Matt Cameron
In my view the focus on the article is off - They have missed the flow- on value of having a rock-star(s) in your team as a catalyst for raising everyone's level. I concur with and would reinforce Phil's observation [Team capability]...is more closely related to the potential of its most talented

[SiliconBeach] Re: Is Fail Fast wrong?

2011-06-13 Thread Matt Cameron
Thanks for highlighting this one Mick - It is a bugbear of mine having heard it so much from first-timers in the valley recently. I have had the privilege of Mark's advice over the past year and I subscribe to his views on 'fail fast'. I think the semantics will be debated but the net of the

[SiliconBeach] San francisco based KiwAussie in town Nov 5 - Want to talk about the Bay area experience?

2010-10-22 Thread Matt Cameron
Hi Sydney-siders, Just an invite to share some experiences during my next visit home - I left my Salesforce.com A/NZ Sales Director role in March and headed to San Francisco to bootstrap my start-up and if anyone is thinking of heading over here I would be happy to share some experiences. I will