Category Archives: SciBlogs

‘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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The Internet of Things (IoT): A slow burn until it can communicate with everything else

Posted on November 17, 2015 by sticknz

Occasionally, you come across a piece of thinking that makes you go, ‘oh, right, that’s a very interesting point’. So it is with a recent article by Toby Ruckert, CEO and Founder of Unified Inbox, a platform to bring and … Continue reading →

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“If you don’t love your idea, don’t do it”

Posted on November 11, 2015 by sticknz

If you don’t love your idea, don’t do it. As well as this point, Nick Gerritsen, speaking at Supercharge, a recent startup event that attracted 150+ in Wellington, said that it is possible to smash it big from Aotearoa. Not that … Continue reading →

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Hats off to the ‘inventor’ of the combined IT, hi-tech and biotech sectors

Posted on November 4, 2015 by sticknz

Finance Minister Bill English, speaking at the Wellington launch of the 11th TIN100 report, gave Greg Shanahan and his team what amounts to a pretty nice endorsement. “You effectively invented this sector,” English said at the Thursday 29 October gathering … 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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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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