Category Archives: sustainability

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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Fishing for a complementary use of fire reservoir ponds

Posted on January 28, 2016 by sticknz

Years ago for a farm management report at Lincoln University, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek plan around the integration of goldfish in troughs on dairy farms (we’d spotted the use of such technology to help keep the troughs clean). Well here’s … 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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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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Branding’s dark arts leans to build, measure, learn

Posted on June 18, 2014 by sticknz

The dark arts of branding received an illumination when Brant Cooper spoke to a packed house at Wellington’s Lightning Lab. The ‘Lean Entrepreneur’ co-author from San Diego popped in on invitation on his way to Australia, and talked about how … Continue reading →

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In the rush to all things digital, are we missing a biological trick?

Posted on June 12, 2014 by sticknz

New Zealand is missing a trick when it comes to the startup weekend, incubator, accelerator programme ecosystem that’s got lots of attention lately. And sure, I can appreciate how the digital side of things is extremely quick at developing and … Continue reading →

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A trial with zero percent success proves trap’s worth

Posted on March 18, 2014 by sticknz

 Any business that gets itself into a financial position to employ others is, by default, doing OK. If that operation starts with a completely new product, to survive long enough to (at least) thrive, is even better. So it is … Continue reading →

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PledgeMe co-flounderer’s words of wisdom

Posted on January 14, 2014 by sticknz

 You’ve got to give a bit of kudos to someone who calls themselves the chief bubble blower and co-flounderer (yes, spelling is correct) of a company. Whether you call New Zealand’s first crowd-funding platform PledgeMe a startup is debateable, as … Continue reading →

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Plenty of traps along the way for pest eradicators

Posted on October 29, 2013 by sticknz

No one ever said that creating and perfecting a resetting, toxin free pest trap was going to be easy. The guys at Goodnature would be the first to agree, but, 12,000 or so sold traps later, the Wellington company that … Continue reading →

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