Recently I wrote an article about the Buy Now, Pay Later space. For those who didn’t read it, BNPL is a modern(ish) take on the lay buy we all used to use as kids – just done far worse.…
Sometimes it is worthwhile looking at historical arcs to inform our approach to things in the modern world. Depending on whom one believes, the saying that Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it can be attributed…
One of my oldest friends would visit us when our sons were young and laugh at our style of parenting. Where other parents provided electronic devices and all manner of “educational toys,” Ed saw much hilarity in the fact…
At the risk of showing my age, and giving away just how long ago Cactus Outdoor was founded (30 years this October, just FYI), let me tell you a story of technology in days gone by. Back in 1995…
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to help a number of young entrepreneurs on their journey. This has taken a variety of forms. I’ve being involved with the excellent Young Enterprise Scheme, which aims to give high school…
I’m grateful for the privilege to serve on a number of different boards. The intellectual stimulation that comes from sitting alongside far smarter individuals than myself, collaborating to plot a better future for the organisations we’re entrusted to govern…
As a society, we have quickly forgotten the feeling of panic we felt back when the Covid pandemic first hit. I remember visiting Wellington for a board meeting a few days before the first lockdown was announced and wondering…
Life has many stages, but as most parents will know, one of the most obvious division of life stages is that between when one has no children and when the addition of progeny changes things forever. If those amongst…
As a youngster, I vividly remember lying in my bed at night and looking at the stars in the sky above my bedroom. I would lie and ponder over the enormity of the world, the overwhelming number of things…
I was interested to read recently that my mate, Raf Manji, has been chosen to be the new leader of The Opportunities Party. The Opportunities Party is trying its hardest to shake the image that it is a party…
