Category Archives: education

‘We don’t have enough developers’ – a homebaked remedy

Posted on November 23, 2015 by sticknz

There’s more than one way to bake the cake of “we don’t have enough developers”. Universities produce some, polytechs some others. Many are self-taught. Enspiral in Wellington through its Dev Academy has a fulltime nine week course that turns non-coders … Continue reading →

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Psst, want to learn about IT…the Tech for Non-Tech course is a steal

Posted on October 20, 2015 by sticknz

Now, knowing how to code won’t necessarily be required for success in a future digital world. But knowing how the IT layers fit together is required in order to fully participate. Which is why you’d have to say the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Opportunity lost? – a case study, Dr Werner Komposi

Posted on February 11, 2014 by sticknz

By guest blogger: Mike Doig Dr. Ingr Werner Komposi came to New Zealand about 12 years ago to take up employment at one of our universities. He was educated in Germany and while there divided his time between appointments in … Continue reading →

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Failing companies the most open to new ideas – Wes Yun, UX Design Day

Posted on October 15, 2013 by sticknz

“The most exciting places to work are those big companies that are failing. They’re most open to ideas, they have nothing to lose. They’re looking for the Hail Mary pass.” [American gridiron quarterback’s hope and a prayer hurl of the … Continue reading →

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Non-success gets a deserved recognition

Posted on September 24, 2013 by sticknz

A thumbs up to Lightning Lab and Wellington’s Creative HQ for celebrating non-success. That, quite deliberately, is different from describing the five of the nine companies which went through LL’s 12 week accelerator programme as failures. Earlier in the year, … Continue reading →

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Magritek looking to be less lonely

Posted on July 23, 2013 by sticknz

I had the pleasure of catching up with Magritek last week when it announced a new cornerstone shareholder in Wellington-based private equity investor Rangatira. It is an opportunity for Magritek to up its sales and marketing effort around its relatively … Continue reading →

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Free Range Farm – herding startups for collective growth

Posted on July 16, 2013 by sticknz

Scale, as anyone starting a business realises, is a key, if not the key to growth and success. Even in IT-related commerce, achieving scale from a New Zealand base is pretty darn difficult. Enter, drum-roll please, Free Range Farm – … Continue reading →

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“Gene Patents”: What’s the Fuss?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by sticknz

By guest blogger Doug Calhoun Patent attorneys operate in a netherworld between science and law. We find it challenging to try to explain the law to scientists and the science to lawyers; and even more challenging to try to explain … Continue reading →

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One way to crack a coder shortage

Posted on May 17, 2013 by sticknz

Ever tried to get hold of a professional who can write computer code? Such is the shortage, that a recent would-be returning ex-pat Kiwi, who knew how to program, put out a general inquiry through WellRailed if anyone in Wellington … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting a San Fran Bay school science rap promotion

Posted on March 28, 2013 by sticknz

You obviously can’t keep a science rapper down. Tom McFadden, a Californian and Stanford biology lecturer among other things, completed a Masters in Science Communication at Otago University last year. Under a Fullbright Scholarship and the moniker ‘Rhymebsome’ he toured … Continue reading →

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