Great to hear about it this morning Bart & Kim! Best regards
Nick Gonios On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Nick HaC <nick...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hopefully 2010 brings a string of good fortune to the Silicon Beach > community! > > Congrats Bart & Kim, you guys deserve it! > > > On 4 March 2010 07:56, Rex Chung <rex.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thats great news :) >> Congratulations! >> >> Now we'll just wait for "thenextweb" article. >> >> Rex Chung >> CEO and Founder >> Ankoder - Video Encoding On Demand >> http://www.ankoder.com >> -------------------------------------- >> Sydney: +61 421 591 943 >> HK: +852 6901 2682 >> Twitter: @rexchung @ankoder >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 4:33 AM, Michael Harries >> <michaelharr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Bart and Kim -- Congratulations! >> > Made my day. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 6:18 AM, Elias Bizannes < >> elias.bizan...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Awesome! It's been an amazing thing to watch them grow and become one >> of >> >> Australia's leading lights. >> >> >> >> Now for the next one please! A few more repeat efforts and cycles by a >> >> core group of people (this community), is how we actually make >> Australia go >> >> forward. Bart - looks like The Startup Bus is perfect timing for you :) >> >> >> >> Elias Bizannes >> >> http://eliasbizannes.com >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Sriram Panyam <sri.pan...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Bart and Kim >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> That is fantastic news guys. You guys deserve every bit of it. >> >>> Especially when you guys selflessly spent all that time and effort >> trying to >> >>> bring out the entrepreneurship in others (hint hint startup weekends). >> >>> Congrats again. >> >>> >> >>> Sri >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:40 AM, David Jones <david.jo...@gmail.com> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Congrats Kim & Bart - that's fantastic news!!! I see more scuba in >> your >> >>>> future >> >>>> >> >>>> well said Geoff and hope this inspires more folks to take the risk >> and >> >>>> become a founder! >> >>>> >> >>>> On Thursday, March 4, 2010, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems >> >>>> <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > When this Silicon Beach thing started, there was a fairly >> >>>> > small core of people who gave up their time and put in the effort >> to >> >>>> > create >> >>>> > something that other entrepreneurs could benefit from. Along with >> >>>> > Elias, Mick >> >>>> > and others, were Bart and Kim, the co-founders and dynamo couple >> from >> >>>> > Tjoos.com. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Bart and Kim, along with Brian Menzies and other supporters & >> >>>> > sponsors in our community, were the driving force behind the >> various >> >>>> > Startup Weekends >> >>>> > (and even startup fortnights). They’ve been the troopers sitting >> there >> >>>> > in >> >>>> > a busy pub full of strangers – first the Shellbourne, then Bar77 at >> >>>> > the >> >>>> > Grace – making sure someone was there every week for Silicon Beach >> >>>> > drinks, >> >>>> > before they were ever sponsored or popular. They had to come across >> >>>> > the harbour >> >>>> > from Manly every Friday afternoon, so it wasn’t like they were >> going >> >>>> > to >> >>>> > be there anyway: they made an effort, time and time again. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Tonight, Bart and Kim had some of those karma points come >> >>>> > back, with interest, as their business, Tjoos – which has seen >> >>>> > phenomenal >> >>>> > success over the last couple of years, growing at 150% over the >> last >> >>>> > 12 months >> >>>> > alone – was acquired by an LA based investment company, Internet >> >>>> > Brands. While >> >>>> > the terms of the deal are confidential, I get the impression Bart >> and >> >>>> > Kim are >> >>>> > in the position where they can choose when and if they work again. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Congrats to one of the most selfless duos in our community – >> >>>> > few people deserve it more. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > For more information, check out the skinny press release at >> >>>> > >> http://investors.internetbrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=448874. >> >>>> > I’ve penned a couple of thoughts on >> >>>> > my >> >>>> > blog < >> http://www.geoffmcqueen.com/2010/03/04/aussie-tjoos-com-gets-acquired/> >> >>>> > too. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > You can follow Bart at his new twitter address, >> >>>> > @bartjellema <http://twitter.com/bartjellema>. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > -- >> >>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon >> >>>> > Beach Australia mailing list. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF >> >>>> > >> >>>> > No lurkers! 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