Well said Mike, this has delayed my unsubscribing from this list for at least a week.
David. On 18/03/2009, at 9:48 PM, Mike Nicholls wrote: > OK accidentally hit send too early, back again. > > 4. Im tired of the time wasting bullshit regarding an Investment > Fund raising $500 per person. Does anyone aside from me realise how > crazy this idea is? The mechanics, the legals, the wasted energy, it > would be like the politburo or some wacky version of socialism. The > legals would consume the fund within two weeks. > 5. Anyone also tired of relentless arguments about Code Ninjas and > how programmers would feel about being called a Ninja? > > Numerous times in the last 3 months I have started to write replies > to some of the crazy topics that are on this list and have stopped > because even discussing them is a waste of time. > > I would like to suggest a refinement of the charter for this list. > No sarcastic topics about your view of the world or the Government > or Venture Capitalists, no one cares. > Ask questions or advice - Please, this is what is valuable about the > group > Lets try to keep a focus on business, not on politics > Lets focus on how we can improve your business, lets get into > specifics about what actionable steps we can take to make things > better for you personally, I and others on the list are happy to > help with our experiences but I am so over the socialist sarcastic > winging attitude on this list. > I hope you will excuse this rant, but it has been coming for months. > > Thanks > > Mike Nicholls > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Mike Nicholls > <[email protected]> wrote: > OK that's it. I am fucking over it. You would be socialist > entrepreneurs, I feel like I am talking to my kids but here goes. > > I am sick of the bitching on this list about what every one > Government should do > The world, the Government (ours or the US), Venture Capitalists or > anyone else doesn't owe you a living or funding or a scheme to make > your life easier > Funding won't change your world, 95% of you are not suitable for > professional investors, even on the remote chance you got funding, I > promise you will for the most part regret the experience. > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems > <[email protected] > > wrote: > > Wow. That's great. Now if only we were a car industry producing > vehicles people don't want to buy in a market too small to achieve > economies of scale owned by parent companies who'll repatriate $AU > from taxpayers back to their own struggling head offices, we might > actually have an industry strategy and some decent funding > approaching the billions the car industry got handed out AFTER the > productivity commission reported that it was a shocking waste. > > With a different perspective and some actual leadership , perhaps we > could transition our economy ahead of the information revolution > we're in the middle of... > > The more I hear about how this so-called Innovation department > works, the more concerned I get for our industry which represents > one of the few bright opportunities for our country. > > If you haven't already seen it, read > http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/opinion/perspectives/backwards-from-the-backwater/2009/02/16/1234632734542.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 > > . > > Geoff > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf Of bengrubb > Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 2:30 PM > To: Silicon Beach Australia > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Govt pledges $83M to save tech innovators > > > THE Rudd government will inject up to $83 million into the local > venture capital pipeline as a stop gap measure to try and prevent > promising tech companies going under due to the global financial > crisis. > > http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25205179-5013040,00.html?from=public_rss > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Filtering by Cleartext a Carbon Minimised company - www.cleartext.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
