Category Archives: start-up

Lightning Labs shows off its first flowers of startup blooming

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Lightning Labs, a lean startup hub of selected neophyte companies located for three months on Wellington’s The Terrace, gave a ‘where we’re at, what we’ve learned’ quickfire talks recently. The fullhouse (dozens on the waiting list), heard how the nine … Continue reading →

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Callaghan Innovation – building the plane while they fly it

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

There’s a term that’s particularly loved by IT-oriented start-ups, ‘building the plane while you’re flying it’. The business case put forward for and by Callaghan Innovation doesn’t use the term. However, that’s what I interpret from the ‘Purpose of this … Continue reading →

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A solution to our lack of shared purpose around a science-innovation strategy

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

OK, now we have Callaghan Innovation gestating its way into life – with no indication of how long the process will take, or even what it is we’re trying to bring to fruition. At the same time we have the … Continue reading →

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Give up the total DIY for tech start-ups – Clark-Reynolds

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

The great Kiwi ‘traditional’ of do-it-yourself (DIY) has its downsides in many tech developments according to serial entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds. Speaking as one of a panel at Unlimited Potential’s AGM, Clark-Reynolds says entrepreneurs and start-up founders need to, quickly, get … Continue reading →

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Change by chance, by design or by stealth – Callaghan Innovation’s ‘birth’ far from democratic

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Hypothetically speaking, say we’re all on the same page and all wanting more to happen around the innovation space – you know, spend $X here and see a clear $Yreturn there. Say too there’s been a suggestion for an Advanced … Continue reading →

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Come on ATI, tell us what you’re thinking – please!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Those of us who care about creating more national wealth through better commercialisation, innovation and implementation by leveraging our science capability really want to see the Advanced Technology Institute succeed. The ATI will be, after all, an important stepping stone … Continue reading →

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Let’s accept now that the ATI will find it very difficult to kick off by February next year

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

By the look of things, maybe we should accept, now, that the Advanced Technology Institute won’t be up and running by 1 Feb 2012. This was a two-month postponement from the original 1 November 2012 date – but the way … Continue reading →

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For want of a name our agriculture flounders

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Every story has a name – except the one which describes our agriculture. This, I argue, is one of the reasons we struggle to tell people around the world and in our cities about what exactly is and has been … Continue reading →

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Foolproof market validation tool for those of us who would be fools

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

‘Foolproof’ (great title) has been inspired by much of a working life immersed in entrepreneurial startups. Its author, Jenny Douché likes to think of the 188 page book as a resource for anyone looking to create or grow a business. … Continue reading →

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Relationship broking connects the dots between money and markets

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

There’s a certain ‘tell me more’ aspect to June Ranson’s description of her business as being a relationship broker. The managing director of Woburn International carries out many roles in what initially might be considered a licensed immigration advisory business. … Continue reading →

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