Great news! congrats to Bart and Kim! Hope the road forward will be as good as up to now. May we hear more news like this form all the other ventures out there.
Yuval Ararat On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Nick Gonios <nickgon...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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