Silicon Welly Joint xmas party on a boat!
It’s been a big year so far for everyone, and to finish it off we’ve organised a big xmas party on a boat for a lot of little businesses in the community. So If you’re a business and want to enjoy celebrating your year of ups and downs and - hopefully more ups in [...]
Im a lightweight and loving it, join me
This Tuesday 23 September at 5:15 I’m doing a little presentation and having a discussion on building light weight global businesses at an evening hosted by the New Zealand Institute of Management.
This is going to be super practical and I’m going to use several recent ventures I’m involved with as well as PlanHQ to illustrate. [...]
Unlimited Investment Challenge - Get In Now
I’ve left this one a bit late, but the Unlimited Investment Challenge is on again, and its kicking off with Investment Ready Seminars being held this week in Auckland on Thursday the 21st, Wellington on the 22nd and Christchurch on the 26th. Registrations close Wednesday August 20, so if you’re looking at raising money GET [...]
Silicon Welly - StartUp - UP Party, Thanks!
Few days late, but big thanks to everyone for coming along to the rowing club last Thursday for a cool evening celebrating a community of entrepreneurship and the launch of the second edition of StartUp Magazine. 170 odd people and a good vibe, twas a night of the people who make it happen, lets make [...]
Building Successful Web Businesses
The escalator program has organised a day forum in Auckland on Wednesday June 11 and Wellington June 18 specifically for web businesses starting up or at early stage who are serious about succeeding online. This is going to be a no BS, open environment where every business in NZ trying to succeed online gets together [...]
Building a community of Entrepreneurship - Party at Rowing Club Thursday 11
We’re having a get together this Thursday the 11th at 6pm. With the usual drive from Unlimited Potential and the additional funds of some lovely sponsors we’ve hired the Rowing Club function room on the water front and have put on food and drinks to celebrate Starting Businesses, and building an entrepreneurial community - so [...]
Are you here Silicon Welly?
2 things that currently register as being valuable to anyone trying to build an online business in NZ appear to be noticably weak on ‘Wellington’, and I’m wondering why.
1. Building Web Businesses
Last weeks Building Successful Web Businesses day in Auckland was brilliant and it was the first time I and most everyone else would have [...]
Xmedia mentors join the network
The last few days of XMedia Lab have been brilliant, with some pretty cool people with good ideas and connections gave some straightup insight and feedback on the 15 or so businesses in the lab and a few others of us, and they’ve welcomed us into their networks, check out some links below or google [...]
XMedia Labs Wellington
I’ve been a bit late in covering this, after being contacted very early by the organisers but XMedia Labs is holding its first New Zealand event in Wellingon in its series of acclaimed international conferences. There’s some very cool international and local speakers here, so its well worth getting along to, and its only $99 [...]
Webstock - Allstars vs Codeblacks
Tonight at webstock mini (Book Now), in between wines and quality presentations, the code blacks will be taking on the Siliocn Welly Allstars in a halfbaked.com challenge where only one main course will be served… I think the gradients and shine speak for themselves… If the Allstars can’t make it on substance, then surely our [...]

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