I had a nice interview with Simon Morton on Radio NZ this morning, talking about (inter alia) the development of the NZ Startup ecosystem, recycling capital, the Lean methodology, the scientific method, and its application to policy development. Listen to it here, … or jump over to the Radio New Zealand web site.
Continue reading →Thanks to Lucy Revill at The Residents of Wellington for doing a really nice article on me. An enthusiast, investor and business mentor he can often be found coaching startup companies through the Lightning Lab Programmes or mentoring teams of early-stage entrepreneurs at Wellington Start Up Weekend. #WhyWellington Why is Wellington such a great place…
Continue reading →Unlimited Magazine has named me one of “The 2013 Influencers” for my role as a “startup guru” helping companies get going right from the idea stage. It’s a nice little article, and I’m grateful to those who thought highly enough of my advice to recommend me to Unlimited. I’ve also snagged a PDF for…
Continue reading →In case you missed it, fellow Klezmer Reb David Weinstein and I were on National Radio on 12 July talking about Klezmer music, and why it’s popular in New Zealand. You can listen to the programme in its full glory, thanks to Radio New Zealand.
Continue reading →A decade is a very long time in the startup universe. For New Zealand, the real opportunity and challenge is going to be to capitalise on the weightless economy, moving from more traditional physical commodities to producing valuable software, content, games, and other digital products. That involves getting more closely connected on a person-to-person and…
Continue reading →After my stint on Radio New Zealand Saturday Morning with Kim Hill this morning, I was asked to provide a list of the attributes of what I consider to be a good startup. You can listen to or download the audio: Here’s my shopping list of criteria for good startups: 1. Market a) Global b)…
Continue reading →I was reported Wednesday in a New Zealand Herald article entitled “Minister slammed over racially tinged jokes”: The comments prompted Dave Moscovitz [sic], a member of the NZ Council of Christians and Jews, to complain to Mr Williamson. “I was disgusted by your comments making jokes at the expense of Muslims and Pacific Islanders,” he…
Continue reading →While it’s not exactly the mainstream media, it’s great to see Poetry In Hell getting in-depth coverage. (Download the PDF to read the article)
Continue reading →From next week, .nz domain names will have the ability to contain macrons. I’m really pleased to have lent a hand to the process which has enabled the complete Māori alphabet to be used in .nz domain names; I was on the “IDN” (Internationalised Domain Name) committee at InternetNZ which set up the policy and…
Continue reading →Check out Luke Appleby’s Connector Blog on stuff.co.nz, discussing why Linux is so great.
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