[SiliconBeach] Re: RSS Readers for Entrepreneurs

2012-06-17 Thread chieftech
This would solve the app issue, but I created this years ago (and hopefully it will keep working unless Yahoo! kills Pipes or Google kills Feedburner): Current Posts from Techmeme Leaderboard Top 20 http://feeds.feedburner.com/CurrentPostFromTechmemeLeaderboardTop20 Background here: http://chi

[SiliconBeach] From the SMH: Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and local startups leasing more space in Sydney

2011-09-11 Thread chieftech
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[SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach Drinks - Wollongong

2011-07-27 Thread chieftech
Thanks for organising this, Geoff. I'm aiming to drop in for bit tonight. James - James Dellow -- Headshift | Dachis Group Asia Pacific http://www.headshift.com.au P: +61 2 8218 2128 M: +61 414 233711 Skype: james.dellow Twitter: chie

[SiliconBeach] Freelancers/contractors in Melb. with UCD skills, for social intranet-type projects?

2011-07-13 Thread chieftech
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[SiliconBeach] Funding Connect 2011 - Sydney 10th March and Melb. 29th March

2011-02-28 Thread chieftech
ment. James - James Dellow -- Headshift | Dachis Group Asia Pacific http://www.headshift.com.au P: +61 2 8218 2128 M: +61 414 233711 Skype: james.dellow Twitter: chieftech -- smarter > simpler &

[SiliconBeach] Technology startup map?

2010-11-12 Thread chieftech
Was reading about this today, from the UK: The UK technology startup map: finding the clusters Our first pass at finding our where the UK's technology startups are http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/12/guardian-uk-startup-technology-map Could be good to do here? James -- You re

[SiliconBeach] Re: Need a meeting room with white board for full day tomorrow (monday).

2010-08-07 Thread chieftech
If you count Surry Hills as CBD, try The Office Space: 6/69 Reservoir St Surry Hills NSW 2010 (02) 8218 2100 http://www.theofficespace.com.au/ If they are available, they have a couple of different rooms that might work. James On Aug 8, 10:30 am, Ryan Cross wrote: > Hey guys, > > A bit late no

[SiliconBeach] From the SMH: Aussie in Silicon Valley strikes gold after Disney buyout Options

2010-07-02 Thread chieftech
Just in case anyone missed this yesterday: Aussie in Silicon Valley strikes gold after Disney buyout http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/aussie-in-silicon-va... "An Australian entrepreneur living in Silicon Valley has just made a motza after Disney acquired his startup company, the l

[SiliconBeach] Re: Shared workspace with like-minded people in Wollongong

2010-04-11 Thread chieftech
Hi Bec, Great idea. Having seen the poor quality of shared office type accommodation in Wollongong in the past (it really is bad in my experience), I've wondered about the value of having some shared co- working space, run on a more co-operative fashion. The places appearing in Sydney now are grea

[SiliconBeach] Re: Good web design/development companies in Sydney

2010-04-06 Thread chieftech
dshift.com/ We're based in Surry Hills. James - James Dellow -- HEADSHIFT >> http://www.headshift.com M: +61 414 233711 Skype: james.dellow Twitter: chieftech -- smarter > simpler > s

[SiliconBeach] Re: 4P's and other marketing principles for startups and entrepreneurs

2010-02-26 Thread chieftech
Thanks for the Rob - looks like an interesting book/approach. On Feb 26, 9:57 am, Rob Manson wrote: > We also use the business model canvas developed by Alex Osterwalder. > It's a modern extension of Porter's 5 forces...but with a whole > community around it...http://businessmodelgeneration.com/

[SiliconBeach] Re: 4P's and other marketing principles for startups and entrepreneurs

2010-02-25 Thread chieftech
Many full-time marketing people I talk to say the 4P's are outdated, however some kind of model is better than none. Personally, if it makes you think beyond marketing being just 'promotion' then its a good thing. BTW Why you are at it, Porter's 5 Forces model and value chain analysis are all help

[SiliconBeach] Re: Introduction - I'm new to SB!

2010-02-18 Thread chieftech
I had a quick look, but I found the right-to-left ticker scrolling pretty hard to look at. Also, I tried to move it to my extended screen and it snapped back to my primary screen (I'm on a Mac btw). So, back to Tweet Deck for the moment. :-) However, I do like the basic premise of what you've done

[SiliconBeach] Re: Visiting Sydney next week - Drop-in desks - Sydney libraries

2010-01-29 Thread chieftech
Just as an aside, the libraries around Sydney CBD also offer an alternative venue if you need some where to hang out between meetings but don't want to buy yet another coffee :-) Customs House, Glebe, Newtown, Ultimo, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Surry Hills, Town Hall, and Waterloo Libraries all offer

[SiliconBeach] Re: Ignite Melbourne + around Australia and the rest of the world

2010-01-27 Thread chieftech
Apparently this year they are running Ignite events all around the world at about the same time: http://ignite.oreilly.com/giw/ So, don't forget Ignite Sydney and Ignite Brisbane too: http://www.ignitesydney.com/ http://www.ignitebrisbane.net/ James On Jan 28, 11:28 am, Ned wrote: > Hi every

[SiliconBeach] Re: Who owns the IP rights if an employee is creating a product outside work hours?

2009-12-06 Thread chieftech
On Dec 7, 11:06 am, Joshua Partogi wrote: > Does anybody know where I can get rules and regulation in Australia > about this? A friend of mine has advised me that in Australia, by > default (if it is not mentioned in the work contract) the IP rights is > owned by the current employer. Is this tru

[SiliconBeach] NSW Government RFI - Enterprise Software Solutions

2009-11-25 Thread chieftech
This NSW government RFI, due just before Christmas, might be of interest to some of you. If you have a product for the enterprise market, it could be worthwhile submitting a response. They say they are interested in alternative business models, like SaaS and open source. "NSW Government, through t

[SiliconBeach] Re: Immigration Lawyers

2009-10-20 Thread chieftech
Try Phillip Yip & Associates. http://www.yiplawyers.com/ They have some local tech companies as clients, so I know they understand the needs of people in the industry. James On Oct 21, 5:04 pm, Ryan Cross wrote: > Potentially a bit off topic, but does anyone know any good immigration > lawyers

[SiliconBeach] Re: Update on Cityrail data feed for apps

2009-09-04 Thread chieftech
Not all the details have been announced, but there is a page here with the option to register for updates by email (there is one idea already...): http://www.information.nsw.gov.au/apps4nsw James On Sep 4, 2:09 pm, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Came across this just n

[SiliconBeach] Re: Should the Australian government be supporting open source?

2009-08-04 Thread chieftech
On Aug 4, 10:30 pm, roBman wrote: > Really fascinated to see how the concept of "Open Source" has been > simplified to mean "Free" which then seemed to just slide off into > "not for profit". I agree that the concept of Open Source has been over simplified in this way. This has reminded me that

[SiliconBeach] Re: Should the Australian government be supporting open source?

2009-08-04 Thread chieftech
What about the example of MySourceMatrix? James On Aug 4, 4:50 pm, silky wrote: > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Elias Bizannes > wrote: > > Thanks to those offering feedback on the paper - it's valuable. > > > Ryan Cross said the following: > > "My suggestion of providing funding to develop

[SiliconBeach] Event notice: Public Sphere #3 - Australian ICT & Creative Industries Development on 28/8/09

2009-07-29 Thread chieftech
I don't think I've seen an announcement on this mailing list about this event yet, but since this group has influenced its agenda and format I thought it worthwhile sharing with you. This event is of interest to anyone who wants to play a role in providing some collective industry input into fede

[SiliconBeach] Re: Cafe DSL 20-07-09 - Owen Thomas

2009-07-18 Thread chieftech
Owen, Don't forget you are most welcome to promote events like this in Wollongong via ICTI - use our new discussion list or point us at the most appropriate link and we'll Tweet it too. :-) http://www.icti.org.au/ James On Jul 17, 5:53 pm, Owen Thomas wrote: > Oh... the venue is Wollongong Un

[SiliconBeach] Re: Where is the Natural 'Silicon Valley-esk' Start-Up hub in Australia ? The answer is obvious!

2009-07-15 Thread chieftech
Reflecting on David Jones's presentation to ICTI at our last meeting, I think you're spot on: "The missing ingredient: all this is academic without the secret ingredient, and that's money." I'm seeing this across both the business and social entrepreneurial space. James On Jul 13, 2:28 pm, Dun

[SiliconBeach] Re: Introducing Myself + Advice Needed on "Defamation" on User Generated Content Site

2009-07-15 Thread chieftech
A new case of an Aussie forum host being sued has popped up: Another defamation suit: ZGeek owner sued for alleged defamatory forum comments http://www.efa.org.au/2009/07/08/another-defamation-suit-zgeek-owner-sued-for-alleged-defamatory-forum-comments/ "These types of claims are very worrying f

[SiliconBeach] Re: Where is the Natural 'Silicon Valley-esk' Start-Up hub in Australia? What about Wollongong? ;-)

2009-07-09 Thread chieftech
What about Wollongong? ;-) Join people like Geoff McQueen from Hiive... http://www.hiivesystems.com/ We have a great new facility at the Innovation Campus... http://www.innovationcampus.com.au/ And half way between Sydney AND Canberra. Have the best of both worlds and great beaches too. That's

[SiliconBeach] Re: Charitable Software Projects

2009-07-01 Thread chieftech
mes Dellow +61 414 233711 Blog: http://chieftech.com.au Twitter: chieftech Skype: james.dellow On Jul 1, 12:12 pm, Jonathan Clarke wrote: > So I'm into my final year of my Masters in Software Development and > one of the stages I need to complete is a thesis which will last about > 1