Tag Archives: Startup Weekend

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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Startup junkie looking to bring weekend experience to Northland

Posted on August 2, 2012 by sticknz

Northlander Larissa Matheson found the Auckland Startup Weekend (June 15 – 17) so inspiring, she got herself down to the Wellington version (July 27 – 29). Considering that two days before the Auckland event she’d never heard of the entrepreneur/business … Continue reading →

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Startup Weekend leans into NZ version of global entrepreneurship competition

Posted on July 31, 2012 by sticknz

What was the fifth Startup Weekend in New Zealand, and the second in Wellington, continued to raise the bar. Co-organiser, and WebFund chairman Dave Moskovitz says the 54 hour event that aims to take pitched (to all participants’) ideas into … Continue reading →

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Ideas aplenty, and some may blossom after Startup Weekend

Posted on November 15, 2011 by sticknz

What a fantastic experience and hands-on intensive education Startup Weekend Wellington was. The Nov. 4-6 event was well organised, tightly run (kept within its promised time-frames), and best of all a wonderful learning environment. It is as close to real … Continue reading →

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