Our home landline phone number gets switched off today. When we got our first landline, it was provided by the Post Office. We had a four-week wait – I guess they were too busy delivering letters. When we got our current number after moving into the neighbourhood, it was only six digits. We got a…
Continue reading →As I work more and more with government innovators, I’ve learned that despite the fact that we come at it from many different angles, there is a common ethos and camaraderie. We’re all after the same thing: to improve government to better serve the governed. They say we get the government we deserve. We say…
Continue reading →What are the foundations of a great national entrepreneurial community? After the Startup Weekend NZ National Hui in 2015, I drafted a plan based on feedback from the hui’s unconference. It included: Vision: Every New Zealander has the ability, tools, and networks to become an entrepreneur Mission: To provide access to the community, experiences, and…
Continue reading →Very early this year, one of my closest friends, Julian Carver, died. This post told the story of his death from my perspective, along with my learnings from the experience. Sadly, one of Julian’s surviving family members has asked me to remove this post, as “it’s too soon”. In respect to them, I have removed…
Continue reading →In my work at WebFund, we regularly have young entrepreneurs approach us with interesting ideas, but a distinct lack of maturity. Vivek Wadhwa recenty wrote on TechCrunch that “when it comes to startups, old guys rule”. Ill be 50 next year, and it’s getting ever harder to argue that I’m not becoming an old guy…
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