Category Archives: Entrepreneur

Startups need to be a ‘little bit evil’

Posted on October 13, 2015 by sticknz

One of the big problems with startups is they’re not ‘evil’ enough. Now there’s a statement bound to make you go ‘huh’. “You need to be a little bit evil,” says Alistair Croll a speaker at Supercharge. Supercharge was a … Continue reading →

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Victoria University and National Library connect through 3D

Posted on September 8, 2015 by sticknz

Perhaps it could be called an intersection of printing. So, call it collaboration; a generally increasing awareness of additive manufacturing; or both Victoria University and the National Library’s desire to be more public – but a series of talks on … Continue reading →

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BizDojo set to take its ‘co-working space’ model overseas

Posted on August 24, 2015 by sticknz

I had the pleasure of working out of Wellington’s BizDojo about four years ago on a project to collate just who were the local Wellington  companies using R&D in their businesses. If I had to give a description then, I’d … Continue reading →

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Right…a way to crunch a business model from good research ideas

Posted on June 17, 2015 by sticknz

Here’s an interesting innovation move, one to be applauded. It’s Startup Weekend Science and Research, in Wellington at Creative HQ from Friday July 3 to Sunday 5. Interesting because its the first time a non-digital (as such) Startup Weekend event’s been … Continue reading →

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At last…an innovation accelerator aimed at physical products

Posted on June 11, 2015 by sticknz

Right, something you can get your teeth into…literally – Lightning Lab Manufacturing. So, instead of a 12 week accelerator to figure out how to take a digital idea out to the world, the same sort of programme but aimed at … Continue reading →

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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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Open for thinking, open for participation, open for collaboration

Posted on April 2, 2015 by sticknz

The name of the two day Wellington conference on Thursday and Friday 16/17 April says it all. Open Source//Open Society (OS//OS). As a digital immigrant who has, without sometimes knowing why, gone down he android path for my devices, I’m … Continue reading →

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Why a democratic open-source news and views site needs reinvention and why we should care

Posted on February 23, 2015 by sticknz

Scoop’s in the middle of an attempt to change its ownership and business structure from individual shareholders to community (to be designed). It has just launched a PledgeMe crowd funding bid. The metaphor that applies is not unlike the tragedy … Continue reading →

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