Opinion: The entrepreneur Kool-Aid is just fine thanks
I’m not entirely sure what it is about Deborah Hill Cones’ “Stop drinking the entrepreneur Kool-Aid” that I find so perturbing. Is it the way …
Posts in category Entrepreneurship
They say entrepreneurship is the hardest job you’ll ever love. From getting things done, to dealing with the mental and emotional challenges of entrepreneurship here you’ll find a range of entrepreneur articles from our archives.
Lessons from Scandinavian startup culture
Sweden, Norway and Denmark not only share a similar outlook and environment, they are also today’s business leaders in inventive start-up culture. Sweden in particular, …
Fail fast to succeed fast
With innovation often comes failure along the way, but failing fast and learning from these failures is crucial to your ultimate success. When an entrepreneur …
How can Aotearoa’s start-up ecosystem step up?
OPINION: New Zealand has a great recipe for supporting start-up ventures, but there are a couple of ingredients that will add more zing to the …
Pre-money value and post-money value
Imagine an investor wants to invest $200,000 into your business, and in exchange wants 20 percent of the company’s equity. What is the valuation of …
Playbook released to aid NZ startup and corporate partnerships
ZeroPoint Ventures and Datacom, today released the output from NZ’s first StartUp and Corporate Partnering Retreat. “Venture catalysts” ZeroPoint Ventures, and IT service providers Datacom, …
Research confirms sustainability drives business growth
New research commissioned by insurer NZI, shows those who run a sustainable business (taking into account environmental, social and economic factors) are twice as likely …
How much will I take, to get what I want?
“How much will I take, to get what I want?” Anyone who has ventured into the world of entrepreneurship will eventually ask themselves this question. Over …
The case for conscious business
Steve Bambury offers a precis from John Mackey and Raj Sisodia’s seminal book “Conscious Capitalism“. Business leaders and marketers would have to have their head …
Does NZ need a Government Institute for Small Business?
Does NZ need a Government Institute for Small Business? Not a question that occupies my mind, until I started to review the evidence of need. …