[SiliconBeach] Re: FYI: Tips on pitching on AngelList

2012-08-21 Thread PriyRao
Just a general point with raising that I've learned (and I am yet to start any official raise) but if like me you do get the occasional email from VC/Private Equity, make sure you chat to the Managing Partner and pref get some sort of NDA in place. Or you'll waste a lot of time giving away valu

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Wanted: Founders apprentice at Tweaky.com

2012-08-21 Thread PriyRao
This is a fantastic idea Ned. My friends at Flightfox just had an intern in and have a read at this blog post on his experiences - http://bostinno.com/2012/08/04/what-i-learned-from-my-internship-at-a-y-combinator-startup/ cheers, Priyanka @evolvex On Sunday, 19 August 2012 16:15:01 UTC+10,

[SiliconBeach] Re: Interior design

2012-03-20 Thread PriyRao
hey Nick I work in the interior design & furniture industry. I have a tech side of my business too hence part of Silicon beach. Happy to chat. cheers, Priyanka Rao priya...@luxmy.com.au www.evolvex.com.au On Mar 19, 11:07 pm, Nicholas Tong wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm currently just wondering if

[SiliconBeach] Re: How effective are Unis / governments in educating entrepreneurs?

2011-11-21 Thread PriyRao
Hello Michael As someone who finished an MBA last year and just launched ecommerce start up last week (www.evolvex.com - design your own flat packed furniture) I can say that my university education was good to the extent that I had the confidence to take the risk however the day to day planning a

[SiliconBeach] Re: Can anyone recommend any great customer support apps/tools they've used?

2011-07-28 Thread PriyRao
ed on your requirements I'd seriously look at Assistly and > Zendesk. These tools cost a bit but are definitely worth it if your > business revolves around customer support. If cost is an issue then > Tenderapp will serve you for a while to come as you build your client > base. >

[SiliconBeach] Can anyone recommend any great customer support apps/tools they've used?

2011-07-27 Thread PriyRao
hello Silicon Beach. I'm heading up a start up launching in November 2011 which is in the online furniture retail space (with a few innovative twists). We're having an internal debate about various customer support tools to integrate to our website. I've looked at Zendesk, Get Satisfaction, Tende