An introduction to the startup ecosystem in New Zealand and particularly Wellington.

I was invited recently to attend a workshop organised by Brian Monahan, Matthew Monahan, and Yoseph Ayele who have recently decided to come to New Zealand and help turbo-charge our local startup scene. The purpose of the workshop was to help strengthen ties between California and New Zealand, with a number of people from the tech and investment scenes present from both regions.

Linc Gasking and I ran a session introducing people to the local startup scene, mainly by way of an informal conversation. Here is the result:

Some of the topics we cover:

• Strengths and weaknesses of the local scene
• Why the “number 8 wire mentality” is holding us back
• How we need to learn how to distribute and scale better
• Kiwis care a lot, and why that’s important
• The “brain drain” is really a brain gain
• And lots more.  Enjoy.