Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Sydney on Rails meetup Launches

2013-01-24 Thread Wayne Robinson
I guess the main issue I see with a group like this is who is going to mentor the nubies? On 25 January 2013 12:48, Danila Davidson wrote: > Hi Jonathan, > > there is nothing wrong with that! > I am aware that Rails-oceania is the main group in Sydney and it has been > running for a long time >

Re: [SiliconBeach] Stripe.com available to Australian companies with an EIN and US bank account

2012-12-17 Thread Wayne Robinson
Can Pty Ltd Australian companies register for an EIN? Do you need to actually go into a US bank to create an account? On 18 December 2012 13:54, AnthonyS wrote: > Just thought i'd mention that if you are an Australian company that has > registered for an EIN and have a US bank account (HSBC or

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: interactive SMS gateways/services

2012-08-27 Thread Wayne Robinson
The biggest problem I've found with Twilio is the lack of multi-message capability. Being able to send messages greater than 160 characters has been in the spec for a very long time. On 28/08/2012, at 12:47 PM, Peter Alderson wrote: Twilio - all the way. I actually just knocked something up th

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: interactive SMS gateways/services

2012-08-27 Thread Wayne Robinson
They were founded in 2000. On 27 August 2012 17:05, Sujit Shah wrote: > define "old" > > > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Eugene Styuf wrote: > >> I heard that http://www.clickatel.com/ really old and reliable service >> to the global application as a sms-gateway. >> >> >> -- >> You receive

Re: [SiliconBeach] Recommendations for an accounting/billing systems consultant

2012-08-21 Thread Wayne Robinson
NetSuite is both expensive and provides a crappy user experience in my view. However, Xero may not be suitable either. I maintain the core Ruby library for Xero (shameless plug: https://github.com/waynerobinson/xeroizer ) and there are some API restrictions that may cause you some grief in a conv

Re: [SiliconBeach] What should I pay for business cards?

2012-07-31 Thread Wayne Robinson
I really like HeroPrint.com (Australian). They are trade-only, but have a retail subsidiary (which I forget the name of). Prices and options are great. On 01/08/2012, at 3:21 AM, Craig Thomler wrote: > Hi, > > I need to reprint my cards, which I initially had to get made in a hurry & > paid a

Re: [SiliconBeach] New (?) US Payment Processor Available in AU

2012-07-23 Thread Wayne Robinson
If you're ok with the 8.9% fee. Sure. On 24/07/2012, at 1:01 PM, Kevin Garber wrote: Hi All I know there has been a lot of discussion about processing $US in Australia. Paypal & NAB being the main options. There seems to be a new option: http://saasy.com They have confirmed to us that they su

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Issuing shares

2012-06-12 Thread Wayne Robinson
Is the company never going to be profitable? It's your loan, you can vary the terms. Honestly, if you're not sure what you're doing I would suggest spending an hour with an accountant. On 12 June 2012 22:06, Graham Lea wrote: > On 12/06/2012, at 9:19 PM, blindman2k wrote: > > > Why don't you jus

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Issuing shares

2012-06-12 Thread Wayne Robinson
New shares need to be registered with ASIC. I agree with Blindman2k... why not just loan your company money? On 12 June 2012 21:19, blindman2k wrote: > Are you the only owner / shareholder / stakeholder? > Why don't you just loan money to your business? > > A. > > > On Tuesday, June 12, 20

[SiliconBeach] Introduction - Wayne Robinson

2012-03-28 Thread Wayne Robinson
My own intro (after a post but, you know, at least it's done now ^_^ ) Wayne Robinson Founder of AllMyFunds Technology (allmyfunds.com.au - yes, I know we are just redeveloping our site now). A SaaS provider for the financial planning industry in Australia, specialising in superannuation,

Re: [SiliconBeach] Online Recurring Billing in Australia

2012-03-28 Thread Wayne Robinson
And I think you've all hit the nail on the head when it comes to payment processors, especially for recurring charges. If you don't store the credit card numbers yourself (and of course there is risk and compliance associated with this), you are effectively locked into your original provider unles