Who's leading the charge on how ESOP's are treated by the Federal Government?
Regards, Rory On Monday, 2 April 2012 13:02:17 UTC+10, PatrickCollins12 wrote: > > I learnt a lot from that post thanks Craig. > > Regards, > Patrick > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 1, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Craig Thomler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Mick, > > > > There's a couple of people in government who look at this list, though I > would not rely on this approach to have ideas picked up. > > > > I would suggest that the start-up industry sends a delegation to > Canberra targeting key Ministers, Departments and Opposition Shadow > Ministers with a clear list of requests including the proposed > reforms/ideas, the impacts of changes and the benefits to the economy. > > > > Jobs and productivity are key watchwords right now and it is critical to > suggest strategies that include politically announcables that bolster the > government's position at the same time as being meaningful reforms. > > > > Key targets for lobbying are the Innovation, Telecomunications, Industry > and Education and Employment portfolios, with secondary being Finance, > Trade and the PM's office. > > > > It is important to frame the discussion as not about technology but > about jobs, competitiveness and contributions to solving social issues. > > > > There is a major cultural divide between the way many public servants > see the world & entrepreneurs see it, their priorities and awareness is > differently focused, therefore it is critical to bridge the gap and ensure > that you, whe venturing into Canberra, speak their language and recognise > and acknowledge their priorities - which can be very broad. > > > > Any lobbying effort needs to be ongoing, not a once-off delegation, and > show broad support across the sector rather than appear to portray the > views of a minority. > > > > I would suggest that the first step would be to develop an Innovation > Manifesto of key reforms to improve Australia's international > competitiveness and future jobs growth in the early-stage innovation sector > of the economy. The Manifesto should also consider deregulation and > resource allocations that drive employment growth and future economic and > educational outcomes for Australia. > > > > Remember that governments are often most influenced by organised groups > with high level access. Hence VCs have had great influence over the > start-up sector in Australia over the last twenty years, sometimes to the > detriment of the organisations that actually create the value. There has > not been a Google, Facebook or even a Microsoft to balance this. So get > organised, develop a program, agree on key outcomes and come visit Canberra. > > > > Though note that right now 'no new money' is the basis for all > initiatives (need to cut something to spend somewhere else). Everyone is > looking for cost savings and efficiencies as balancing the budget is the > overwhelming financial priority of the government. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Craig > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for > more > > > > Forum rules > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > > > > 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 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs 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
