Category Archives: start-up

Solving the part timer work conundrum

Posted on April 6, 2017 by sticknz

Matching both sides of the equation for part time jobs sounds like it should be easy. ‘Employer has limited hours required role = young person willing and happy to do it’. Sounds easy are the operative words though. Now, contrary … Continue reading →

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Mevo…(t)apping into the zeitgeist of non-car ownership

Posted on March 3, 2017 by sticknz

Mevo is an intriguing start up that Wellington’s Biz Dojo attracts at times. It is making a major play towards a future where we won’t own our own car, but will hire one as required. Additionally, Mevo’s also touting itself … Continue reading →

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Clever solution to a quad bike problem

Posted on December 12, 2016 by sticknz

Here’s a great idea from someone who is (take your pick from, or choose the lot) young, entrepreneurial, agri-tech, female, creative, persevering, clever; and as it happens is a dag-hand at cake-making. Now the Biz Dojo (where Stick operates out … Continue reading →

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Why there’s an opportunity cost in not being in a Biz Dojo

Posted on March 3, 2016 by sticknz

A few months ago I shifted work premises to become part of Australasia’s largest co-working space. My move to Biz Dojo has been great. I wrote a blog last year about its plans to expand its model overseas. As I flippantly … 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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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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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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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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