Clifford from your own words... you started a million dollar company and Corey is talking about a billion dollar company. That's exactly my point...
On Wednesday, November 6, 2013, Clifford Heath wrote: > On 06/11/2013, at 6:22 PM, Michael Ridland <rid...@gmail.com<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > Clifford initially I had the same thoughts but after a little deeper > thinking I realised that maybe it was my issue(caught from the Australian > culture). > > > > I've always wondered why Australia lacks really inspiring companies that > are pushing the boundaries. I think it's because Australia culture is too > look down on people who dream big. We're great at building bootstrapped > software companies and marketplaces but not much more really. Maybe > Australia needs more people like Corey! > > Hey I've dreamt big. > > I was the inventor behind Australia's very first Internet startup, the > first registered DotComDotAU. > We made software that employed and trained (over its life) around 1000 > software engineers, > and brought well over $100m in revenues (not market cap, actual $$) into > Australia. > That software ran banks, telcos, etc, and even NASDAQ for a decade. > > The company was founded on $10K of startup capital. > > So you don't need to lecture me about thinking big. > > Clifford Heath. > > > On Wednesday, November 6, 2013, Clifford Heath wrote: > > Corey, > > > > With respect, you're embarking on a billion-dollar project, but you have > nothing. > > > > No capital, few skills, and nothing to entice those with skills. You > don't even seem > > to realise that it's a billion-dollar project, and your vision is so > weak that you're > > unable to say what your "pocket computer" will be that my phone and/or > tablet > > isn't already (hint: both are pocket computers already). > > > > Please find something you *can* achieve and don't waste your life on > this nonsense. > > > > Sorry to be harsh, but you just don't seem to be getting smarter. > > > > Clifford Heath. > > > > On 06/11/2013, at 4:17 PM, Corey Baines <coreyba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > I've been learning android programming for the past 3-6 months and > while I'm still not fluent in it I have learnt and understand quiet a lot. > To compliment my skill set which is very much the business and vision side > of things (hence learning android), I'm looking to bring on a tech > co-founder and depending on the outcome of the Kickstarter campaign hire > and/or outsource. I am also looking into talking with the XDA community to > gain support, solicit criticism (much like here) and ask for an volunteers > who would like to assist in the development. As the Spectrul has not yet > formed a company with income, these core starters will receive stock, and > there will be the possibility of hires within the extended group into the > future. There is also a number of accelerators/incubators/co-worker spaces > within the Sydney area which i have been focusing my attention on, as I > will be moving to Sydney very soon. > > > > > > On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 12:39:18 UTC+10, Corey Baines wrote: > > > Hey Silicon Beach, > > > I came on here not long ago with a vision and a determination of a > young entrepreneur, to develop both the hardware, software and whole > feature set of a mobile computer which could fit in you pocket. While the > basic vision of a Computer in Your Pocket was liked by everyone I talked > to, often telling me it would be an awesome step forward from the classic > smartphones we have today, a lot of people also noted that building the > whole package was insane. In the back of my mind I knew this, but like a > lot of entrepreneurs I got excited and started developing the final product > instead of the first. > > > I've been through a massive pivot and mindset change in the past > months cutting away everything that wasn't essential to the core vision. > I'm now looking for help, support, and most importantly people to pick away > at spectrul and the current smartphone eco-system, letting me know what the > hate, love, and think i should do differently. > > > > > > SPECTRUL: A COMPUTER IN YOUR POCKET > > > PRODUCT > > > Spectrul is an operating system based on the core of the Android > mobile system, however unlike Android, iOS, Windows Phone and almost any > other OS out there, Spectrul transforms the device it's installed on into a > powerful Computer in Your Pocket. We believe this is the first android > based system designed to take full advantage of the powerful android core, > and extreme performance of modern mobile hardware. > > > Imagine taking a photo with your Spectrul Phone, then walking up to > your desk and using Spectrul's Smartplay framework based off NFC, Beacon > and Alljoyn, Spectrul connects to your paired monitor, keyboard and mouse, > and now you're editing that photo like a pro. The same amazing experience > applies to gaming on both the desktop and TV with either a keyboard and > mouse, a compatible controller or the phone itself. > > > TECHNOLOGY > > > INSTALL: The first stage is to allow everyone from early adopters to > everyday users to download a small single application which detects, > installs, and configures the device the user wishes to install Spectrul on. > From launch the nexus 5 will be supported. In the future with community > involvement this will grow to include most of the top tier smartphone > brands in the market. > > > EXPERIENCE: The first stage will include an app which will turn an > existing device to a Smartplay receiver. As long as the device supports > apps and is Wi-Fi compatible. Bluetooth 4.0LE is used when possible to > support the Beacon location-aware feature set. > > > DEVELOP: The first stage will include the Spectrul Studio which unlike > other platforms incorporates the Spectrul SDK, NDK and IDE into one > software app. This app based on IntelliJ IDEA will be designed specifically > for Spectrul development, with a simple install, clean and simple UI/UX, > instant access to all Spectrul frameworks and inbuilt Spectrul Store > publishing. > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:;> > > 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 Google > Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javascript:;> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. 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