Silicon Beach Australia Google Group

Re: company background checking

2009-11-06T23:56:59Z

I have used Australian Background previously and they were good --
however not free.

Re: This Week in Startups

2009-11-06T08:44:25Z

Yes I enjoy This Week in Startups also.

Calacanis is a bit of an aquired taste thought. It's worth wading
through his
long sponsor plugs at the start of the show.

Mixergy [link] also has some fantastic content.

Cheers
Sam H

Re: Youtube embeds: what impact on page impressions

2009-11-06T05:01:56Z

Most interaction with an embedded YouTube video doesn't involve
refreshing the page, so Loic and Silvia speak the truth: time per
visit goes up, but not impressions. But impressions are a dying metric
anyway, telling you less and less about how visitors interact as the
way we code front-ends changes from static to dynamic.

Re: Best way to transfer $AU to $USD

2009-11-06T03:23:07Z

Hi Phil,

By way of introduction, I am a Business Manager with OzForex, a wholly
Australian owned specialist in global foreign exchange payments and
hedging solutions and a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank.

As a specialist in foreign exchange process improvement I work with a
number of businesses (some of which you will know from right here SB)

Re: Best way to transfer $AU to $USD

2009-11-06T02:45:36Z

Hi Phil,

I've used XETrade.com for a number of years, it's an online platform
and I've never had any trouble with them.

Regards,
Mark

On Nov 5, 3:07 am, "PHIL.MONTGOM...@MAJURA.COM"

This Week in Startups

2009-11-06T02:28:14Z

Hey guys,
I've been checking out Jason Calacanis's new video show called "This Week in
Startups". It's one of the best around and is definitely worth watching.
He has a brilliant section called "Ask Jason" where startups can call in and
ask for his suggestions about their business. For those of you who don't

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Youtube embeds: what impact on page impressions

2009-11-06T01:51:25Z

And reduces the bounce rate.
S.

Re: Youtube embeds: what impact on page impressions

2009-11-06T01:49:14Z

Don't have any statistics but would have said that it increases much
more the time on site than the number of impressions.

Loïc

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: company background checking

2009-11-05T23:33:34Z

We have considered Dun & Bradstreet Company Credit check in the past but
never completed the process.

[link]

I would be curious to your feedback if you do go through with this.

2009/11/6 AJ Miles <ajmiles...@gmail.com>

Re: [SiliconBeach] company background checking

2009-11-05T22:09:44Z

ASIC may be a good place to start.

Cheers,

Rae

2009/11/6 Mark Burch <m...@markburch.net>

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Re: [SiliconBeach] company background checking

2009-11-05T22:11:01Z

Mate get referees that is the best way!

2009/11/6 Mark Burch <m...@markburch.net>

Re: [SiliconBeach] company background checking

2009-11-05T21:40:29Z

Hi Mark

ASIC Search to establish the company directors, then Veda Advantage
(previously called CRAA) search of the directors credit history.

Note you will probably need a signed privacy disclosure and permission from
each director for the Veda search.

[link]

company background checking

2009-11-05T21:19:15Z

Hi,
What are the public resources available to look at the background and 'character' of a potential partner company?
I'm not really sure what I'm asking for here but I'd like to see things like previous litigation proceedings...current legal proceedings against the company and/or its directors. Does anyone know of any other types of public information I could look at that perhaps isn't in the google index?

Re: Best way to transfer $AU to $USD

2009-11-05T21:06:40Z

Hi Phil

Here are two Australian companies that I have experience using.

We have used [link] for bringing our personal
money out of the US (but they can work the other way too). Great
rates, great service (much more professional than the crappy web site
would suggest)

Re: Best way to transfer $AU to $USD

2009-11-05T16:13:13Z

We use AFEX to repatriate invoice payments in foreign currencies from
customers around the world back to our Australian bank account. They
offer good exchange rates and low fees ($10 per trade).

I assume they offer a service to do what you need to do.

Regards,

Michael Stone
Amethon Solutions