Hi All I want to introduce myself and my business to Silicon Beach as I have just come across it and think it's a great community and certainly one that I can engage with.
My company is Bridge Systems and we develop, operate & invest in information management businesses as well as provide strategic corporate advisory services. My trade is law, having worked for a Top 10 Australian firm before moving into a family business running commercial record centres (archiving warehouses) for several years, which I left at the end of 2008 to get Bridge Systems off the ground, moving from Brisbane to Melbourne in the process. I am only 25 which has both it's advantages and disadvantages, however I have been working in my sphere generally since I was a kid, and professionally since I was 21. When people ask what I do, I tell them "We make life's important information easier to manage." Our solutions range from domestic products right through to enterprise-level electronic document management systems and information processes in business transactions. We see good information management as a key driver in the future economy, particularly in the digitsation of traditionally paper-based processes and the use of digital verification for key documents that we all use in our lives. We have 4 businesses at the moment which we are focused on at present: ArchivingDeals.com.au - a brokerage style service which helps businesses who need offsite document storage get the best deal possible from our panel of providers. We see offsite document storage as the first step that businesses can take towards good information management. GoPaperless.com.au - the world's first personal information management platform. We sell the Mariner Paperless software, which is a unique & intuitive iTunes-style interface for managing digital receipts & important documents, including OCR scanning to digitise paper receipts & documents. We bundle it with a high-quality portable scanner & online backup to create the platform. EasyOffices.com.au - paper reduction, document management, business process improvement & office innovations. Starting with an EDRMS that helps businesses integrate paper & electronic documents, we now provide strategies, products & services that really help businesses prepare for the future by going digital. From scanners through to CRM & business management software, energy reduction, in-office recycling and anything else that complements a modern-day office. BridgeAdvisory - our corporate advisory & consulting arm that lets us put our knowledge to work for others, delivering high-value business outcomes through growth & divestment strategies. We utilise information systems to make businesses easier to sell, prepared to acquire and scalable for growth. We are always looking for new opportunities to invest in or provide services to emerging info-centric & innovation companies, in particular through creating strong businesses that are investment- ready and exit-focused, with good risk management and tax-effective structuring. With that said, we are also pushing forward with proprietary systems & developing our own IP. We put our advisory principles in place in our own businesses as well as others - practicing what we preach. As we have a dual focus in innovations & transactions, we have a vested interest in the future of the information technology sector in Australia both as a nursery for our own & other businesses. I look forward to being a part of the Silicon Beach community and working with other like minded entrepreneurs. As most of you will appreciate, in start-up mode it can be quite lonely in terms of peer interaction, and groups like this can help stimulate growth through collegiality. Kurt Falkenstein Director - Bridge Systems Pty Ltd k...@bridgesystems.com.au Phone 03 9078 4773 www.bridgesystems.com.au www.archivingdeals.com.au www.gopaperless.com.au www.easyoffices.com.au www.bridgeadvisory.com.au --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
