Lol - Have a nice weekend - and remember Cash is King! On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote:
> If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote: > > If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote: > > If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote: > > If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote: > > If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote: > > If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 3:29:10 PM UTC+10, David Lyon wrote: > > If you are talking about Richard Branson there's few things > that are different between Sydney and the London of the 1980's. > > Firstly, it has to be said Australia had an enormous amount of > talent at the same time as the Branson Empire started. We had > band after band, artist after artist making it big - both in the States > and in the UK. So let's not belittle our talent pool. Awesome talent > is what we had in that period. > > What we didn't have, that Branson did have, was an enormously > musical/artistic place called London. His records didn't just sell > to the UK but all throughout Germany, France, Spain and everywhere > the records could physically go. > > With respect to the Space travel, the UK already had Concorde > in his day, and so he's obviously aspired to do something along > those lines in later life. So why not. > > Sure. Europe and the USA are good markets to sell in. > > I'm not sure where the Australian Entrepreneurs that you want to > dump on are. I don't know what the capital intensive projects that > are failing all around actually are. > > No sane Entrepreneur ever argues about the need to be profitable > although if you are dealing with Venture Capital, growth is more > important than dividends. > > In large Tech businesses, they are grown without profits and then > sold off for huge amounts as equity. Check examples like Facebook, > youtube, hotmail etc. > > If you did a financial comparison on the numbers, the advantages > are that millions of young people don't have to be dragged out of > their villages on trucks at night to get the same ROI. In fact there's > almost no human trafficking needed. That's why Tech is a much > better way to go than your suggestions so far. > > > > > -- 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 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
