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  • Competitive advantage… how?

    November 6, 2007

    Business, Design, Economic Development, Efficiency, Manufacturing, My businesses, New Zealand, Society, Strategy
     

    I’ve just been interviewed by a researcher from the University of Otago. Otago has undertaken a long-term research programme looking at how New Zealand firms derive world class competitive advantage from their geographical location, the networks they utilise, industry…

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  • Well done Leon and team…

    November 6, 2007

    Business, Design, Economic Development, Governance, IT, Manufacturing, My businesses, New business, New Zealand, Strategy
     

    Surveylab was founded by Leon Toorenberg, a Wellingtonian and some-time Cactus acquaintance. Cactus is now a supplier to Surveylab and it’s great to read how they’re starting to cross the chasm. On a personal level it’s really nice to…

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  • Facebook and OpenSocial

    November 6, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS, Strategy, Web x.0
     

    ZDNet has this very comprehensive analysis of Facebook’s dilemma regarding OpenSocial – to remain where they are inside their walled garden (and remember it’s a pretty substantial garden in there with lots of people to play with), or to…

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  • No GPhone but OpenMobile….

    November 6, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, Strategy, Web x.0
     

    Well I didn’t see this coming. We were all so excited by the rumoured soon to be arriving Google phone that we didn’t remember that Google is a company that makes revenue from delivering advertising. A proprietary mobile phone…

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  • Oh God Telecom doesn’t help itself….

    November 5, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, New Zealand, Strategy
     

    I know, I know – I’ve gone on record as stating the hopes I have for TNZ. And then I see something like this, TNZ head of consumer something or other giving an interview about the new Okta touch…

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  • Unless we clone some of our current players……

    November 5, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, New Zealand, Strategy
     

    With a hat tip to the Larkster…. The Herald had this editorial this morning. Government target for ICT sector’s contribution to GDP: 10 per cent by 2012. Estimated number of workers needed to reach that goal: 66,000. Number of…

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  • Xero getting some positive UK press…

    November 5, 2007

    Business, New business, New Zealand, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    I stumbled across this, seems Xero are being watched beyond just our shores…. So, contrary to popular opinion, it’s not just in NZ that Rod gets lots of kudos!

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  • Some more Gmail IMAP thoughts…

    November 5, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    Last week was a bit of a daze spent uploading years and years of email history to Gmail now that IMAP has been enabled. After a few days playing I have to report that IMAP has some pros and…

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  • A quiet weekend

    November 4, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, My businesses, New business, New Zealand, Strategy
     

    Well quiet in terms of bogging anyway – just coming down from the Crowded House/Supergroove concert on Friday night – it’s about 15 years since I last saw Crowded House and they were fantastic. In other news the HiTech…

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  • Are CIOs a dying breed?

    November 2, 2007

    Business, Design, Efficiency, Governance, IT, SaaS, Strategy, Web x.0
     

    An excellent interview over on ZDNet with  JP Rangaswami, managing director of BT Design. He used to be the CIO but disestablished that title to better reflect the roles people play at the global Telco. Some interesting quotes; “at…

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Ben Kepes is a business leader, a technology evangelist, an entrepreneur, and a commentator. Ben covers the convergence of business and technology.

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