With a hat tip to Dan I couldn’t resist but comment on this one. It’s almost too good to be true but I’ll take his word for it. Seems that the number by New Zealand band Elemeno P’ called …
This morning Rod’s advice to prospective start-up technology companies was published on the Herald site. It’s a great read for anyone contemplating the move, it appears this was the first in a series of articles – my only request…
Just back from a few days R&R and I read that NZ network protection provider Esphion has been purchased by an Israeli company, Allot, which paid US$5.5 million. Esphion has been in operation for 7 years or so with…
The other day was our 11th wedding anniversary (gee, that long already!) and, as parents were visiting from Wellington, we took the rare opportunity to catch a movie. We saw Gloomy Sunday which I can highly recommend (so much…
Lance posted about this NY Time article describing the chaos post property bubble burst in Florida. I’ve always been a little sceptical about th apartment developments sprouting up in Auckland and Wellington – the minimal returns (generally well below…
New Zealand is a society built on volunteerism – I’m involved in a number of voluntary organisations, as a fire fighter, a paramedic, a board member and an advisor. All of this I do primarily for altruistic reasons. Altruism…
When Telecom New Zealand announced its plans for cabinetisation, there was outrage from some members of the Telco brigade who claimed it was an anti-competitive move and proof that TNZ should be further regulated. Still others claimed that TNZ…
LeftClick, a rockingly good company in Christchurch that I’ve had a little bit to do with, is hiring. LeftClick offers post-click conversion services which translates into more revenue for your e-commerce operation. I like left click on a number…
A few years ago, Campbell Gower, CEO of phil&teds, visited Cactus with some potential European distributors for our gear. Since then p&t has risen meteorically, they’re now selling in 2000 stores across dozens of countries, turning over a reported…
In the past I’ve gone on record telling people that it is premature to analyse Xero post IPO, given that they have a three year plan and they’ve only just embarked upon it. What then is my reaction to…