John key at Job Summit
Got to have a catchup with John key Prime Minister of New Zealand at last weeks Job Summit aimed at dealing with the issue of there being 80,000 Jobs at risk in New Zealand. John shared a couple of minutes on New Zealand’s opportunity as a small country, with small business and taking New Zealand [...]
Pita Sharples on building communities
Pita Sharples Minister of Maori Affairs and long time community builder talks with us at the job summit about growing a more connected and appreciateive community. Once thing we’re starting to do pretty well as a StartUp Community across Silicon Welly and New Zealand is pull together and help each other grow, and this approach [...]
StartUp 09 event, TV Series Finale Tuesday 24
StartUp is one of those business communities that focus on growing online capability, and the last 18 months has seen this business touch over 40,000 businesses through StartUp Magazine, and the online StartUp Community.
StartUp TV Finale
Tuesday night we’re filming the finale of the StartUp TV series which has been and continues to be an adventure [...]
The Usual Suspects and Starting up a Nation
So after a multi-year crusade of opening much needed dialog and getting his mug and opinion everywhere in the industry and beyond, Rod has thrown in the towel on blogging. Many/most love him to bits, some are sick of him being the centre of attention, Rod long accepted this when building a public profile, thats [...]
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 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 [...]
Startup TV - Get on your A Game and lets make something
A new TV series is starting filming shortly following the stories and lives of online StartUp entrepreneurs and their businesses as they go through the high energy roller coaster experience of getting a business up and running.
Just Business, as it happens, on the fly
Starting a business while fun and action packed, is no game, people [...]
Help shape a big guy
For the first time Telecom are opening themselves up for external feedback on some of the new products they are due to release later this year under the BSP banner (business services package). This includes their new portal, domain name service, hosting, broadband plans, security, online email, modems, Smart call (simultaneous ringing), Mobile IP, web [...]
A US VC’s perspective on NZ web companies
I chat pretty regularly to a lot of VC’s in the US, and on my last trip in September and October I had a startupTV camera capturing a few discussions I had with some VC’s. While I get what I want for PlanHQ out of these discussions, with these meets I went out of my [...]
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