Monthly Archives: May 2015

Wider New Zealand missing out on knowing about our hot and cool Hi-Tech companies

Posted on May 28, 2015 by sticknz

One of the downsides of the implosion in traditional news media is that celebratory stories get little or no coverage. The general public, who in my experience love to hear of clever and innovative New Zealand companies therefore have only a minor … Continue reading →

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Is Startup Weekend missing a middle-aged trick?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by sticknz

As one of many simultaneous events taking place around the world, the Wellington Startup Weekend took place on April 10 – 12 at Creative HQ. Now one of the purposes of the weekend event is not necessarily to create new … Continue reading →

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Do Kiwis have a certain je ne sais quoi with regard to Startup Weekends – or is that wishful thinking?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by sticknz

Having been lucky enough to be around a couple of startup things in the past few weeks – I’ll take the opportunity to reflect. The first occasion was a Skype interview at Wellington’s Creative HQ with George Smith, the founder … Continue reading →

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