Articles

Steve O’Connor has a diverse blend of experience from innovative start-ups to running strategy for multinationals, and getting to know New Zealand’s electricity industry from the inside, which led him to gather a team to start work on a disruptive electricity retail model in early 2013. Entrepreneurship runs in Steve’s veins. As well as overseeing some of Wellington’s […]

Guy with Inspiring Stories board trustees at the New Zealander of the Year Awards Guy Ryan founded Inspiring Stories in 2011 with the vision to see every young New Zealander unleash their potential to change the world. Everything he’s done since has been with a view to making that vision increasingly more real and more possible… Tell us more about Inspiring Stories. […]

The idea that entrepreneurs can study humankind to gain business insights is a powerful concept, and one with dozens of implications around content marketing. Demographic data doesn’t always tell us about what’s really important to people; it’s too sanitised, too impersonal, but it’s just the baseline we begin with. Director of Business Innovation & Strategy from Massey University, Hamish Gow, believes that ‘Searching Google’ no longer yields the results people are […]

Sam Hazledine is regarded as one of the brightest young business minds in the country. Award winning entrepreneur, best selling author, pro skier and dedicated husband and father. Sam shares valuable insights with us. 1) Why did you become an entrepreneur and what did you do beforehand? In 2003 I graduated as a doctor. I took […]

A lot of hard work and sacrifice is needed to build a business. Each month we talk to an inspiring entrepreneur to show you that really, anything is possible. NZ Entrepreneur: Tell us about your business. What is it exactly that you do? Danny Ing: Cin7 is a cloud based Inventory and POS system. “CIN” […]

To attract outside investment in your business, you may need to radically alter some of your thinking in regards to your business and also the nature of outside investors. While banks may require financial statements and keep a close watch on your progress, the level of intrusion in your business from outside investors is likely […]

Great businesses are started every day when people act upon an opportunity. Rod Drury is one of New Zealand’s most successful and best known entrepreneurs, we talk to him about the story behind the Xero, the future, and what makes him tick. 1) You’ve built a number of businesses including Glazier Systems and Aftermail but you’re […]

Supported by prominent New Zealand technology investors as well as the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Kiwi Landing Pad can offer New Zealand technology companies either short or long-term residence at their office in San Francisco. Tenants gain access to a wealth of experience and are able to create invaluable networks in […]