Tag Archives: TIN 100

Perhaps the TIN100 deserves an ex gratia payment?

Posted on October 27, 2016 by sticknz

Perhaps Greg Shanahan and his TIN 100 team and reports are deserving of an NZ Inc ex gratia payment. Because arguably they’ve been most responsible for bringing hi tech out of the closet, making it cool(er). (OK, the Hi-Tech Awards … Continue reading →

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Shanahan on a mission to destroy the notion of plucky NZ punching above its weight

Posted on October 24, 2014 by sticknz

You have to give the effusive and self-effacing Greg Shanahan his due. He kicked off the TIN 100 report in 2004, and now in its tenth year of production it reflects the healthy growth in New Zealand’s ICT, high-tech manufacturing and biotech … Continue reading →

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We’re getting over our notions of shame around business failure

Posted on December 10, 2013 by sticknz

I’m putting the proposition out there that we’re getting over our collective Kiwi hang-up about startup and business failure. That is, whereas in the past we’d write somebody off for having tried, and been not successful in a new business … Continue reading →

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High tech bible also delivers insights into business disposition

Posted on November 12, 2013 by sticknz

The TIN100 Report aims to be an authoritative, dispassionate look at the high tech manufacturing, ICT and biotech industries of New Zealand. Through a thorough process, TIN100 founder Greg Shanahan, and research and publication manager Jo-Anne Hazel have put together … Continue reading →

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Key’s causing of capital introspection is probably good for us

Posted on May 28, 2013 by sticknz

As much as Prime Minister John Key has attempted to water down his ‘Wellington is dying’ aside, at the very least it has provided a good opportunity for some capital introspection. One thing Key might be doing is confusing busyness … Continue reading →

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