Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Why are you running your startup?

2011-05-15 Thread Sri Panyam
Actually I am going to come out and say it despite sounding uncool. I am doing a startup so I can become time rich at the end of it! There said it. Feels a lot better. And a big part of that is me wanting financial independance so I can focus my yime on what I like doing most (including but no

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Best value laptop / notebook?

2010-06-02 Thread Sri Panyam
How about just a MacBook pro? Pretty powerful at abt 2500 and the fact that it will satisfy your power requirement forabout 3 years that's 800 bucks a year or about 70 bucks a month. If you don't plan to do iPhone develoment a similarly speced Dell would cost you about 1700 - 50 bucks a mon

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Can you recommend an Accountant, Designer, Developer, Lawyer for my new startup?

2010-04-10 Thread Sri Panyam
You know that's an interesting? How much freedom do journos really have? Is that including the obligations they have to their "bosses"? SaJust curious. Also if a list can't be public can it be distributed? I guess where i am getting at is at what point do i gave the freedom to talk about

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Learning salary expectations for developers

2010-02-16 Thread Sri Panyam
Only problem with that is they are not obliged to tell you. Secondly the responsibilities, risks and rewards would vastly differ between jobs so a previous salary may not be an appropriate starting point! Sent from my iPhone Twitter - @panyam Blog - http://panyam.wordpress.com On 17/02/20

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: StartupCamp III - 19-21 Feb - Signup open now.

2010-02-11 Thread Sri Panyam
Actually I'm on the same boat. Is there actually a limit on spaces at the venue? Sent from my iPhone Twitter - @panyam Blog - http://panyam.wordpress.com On 12/02/2010, at 12:43 AM, Ozan Onay wrote: Any chance of more tickets being released? I was keen to go, but seem to have missed out

Re: [SiliconBeach] Non Competes

2009-11-17 Thread Sri Panyam
Yeah I have a strong feeling that given they are international and finance geography would be immaterial but certailnly worth checking out. But then that imposes a relocation which is almost just as bad. Actually what is scary is the duration- 3 years!!! Seems way restrictive. What's do yo

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

2009-09-24 Thread Sri Panyam
Ryan, As aprincipal that certainly makes sense and would most value to the startup. (ie the practise of the founder handing over the reigns to a CEO experienced the aspect that the startup requires - eg marketing sales etc). But in practise how can the founder be sure that the moral h