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Partnerships: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
24.2.12 posted by Steve in Handy tips on how to be your own boss, The CEO's cornerGoing into a business partnership is an important and exciting decision. Whilst fraught with risk, it is still a powerful business arrangement which can provide you with the mechanism to build a great business. There is much to consider before you enter into a partnership. Here are some guidelines /questions that can help with this [...]
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Three reasons why NZ tech companies will succeed in the next decade
23.9.11 posted by Steve in The CEO's cornerThe time is right for technology start-ups. NZ technology companies, particularly those in software development, have always faced significant challenges in developing and marketing products to a global market. They have global competition for resources, they purchase technology components at global prices and seemingly enjoy no comparative advantages. However there are three reasons why I [...]
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What can we learn from Techstars?
22.9.11 posted by Sabrina in Handy tips on how to be your own boss, The CEO's corner, ecentre newsThere is no chance I could summarise all possible learnings in one blog post. Hence, I have focused on two things that clearly came through after watching the first episode of the TechStars Reality TV show. They say it how it is. Rather than wrapping feedback in cotton wall, they provide honest and direct feedback. [...]
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What does a kiwi rental car do in midst of Porsches and Ferraris in Monte Carlo?
9.9.11 posted by Sabrina in The CEO's cornerIt turns heads and attracts attention and that was exactly what Tim Alpe, CEO of JUCY, wanted. Tim, was named the New Zealand Ernst & Young Entrepreneur (E&Y) Of The Year and represented New Zealand at the E&Y World Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards in Monte Carlo in May this year. I was fortunate enough [...]
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CEO breakfast: My experience from “All About the Cloud” conference
13.6.11 posted by Steve in The CEO's corner, ecentre news“All About the Cloud” Conference Attending the “All About the Cloud” conference in San Francisco from 23-26 May was both a lesson on global technology strategies, and demonstration of the Tech ecosystem that exists in Silicon Valley. The focus of the Cloud conference was on Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platforms as a service (PaaS), [...]
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An update from Steve
18.5.11 posted by Steve in The CEO's corner, ecentre newsWhat a year! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the ecentre. The Bob Tindall Building was opened for business in 2001 with the support of Massey University, The Tindall Foundation and North Shore City. Although the effects of the financial crisis are still being felt for some companies both here and offshore, this last [...]
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The Imagine Cup 2011
13.5.11 posted by Steve in The CEO's corner, ecentre newsI was honoured to be a judge at the NZ finals of the recent Imagine Cup 2011. The Imagine Cup is a competition promoted and supported by Microsoft. It encourages future entrepreneurs to: “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problem” Presented with this theme and challenge, teams pitched superb quality ideas to [...]
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Geoff Logan
25.3.11 posted by Steve in The CEO's cornerNew Zealand has lost a great and passionate innovator. Geoff Logan, co-founder of Cleanflow Systems, aviator, engineer and passionate inventor was tragically killed in an aircraft accident last Sunday. Trevor and Geoff Logan set up Cleanflow Systems at ecentre Massey University in 2001 – they were the founding residents. The company went through many and [...]
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Funding strategies for growing small and medium enterprises
24.3.11 posted by Steve in The CEO's cornerGarry Reynolds, the founder of The Resources Guys and I are giving a presentation on funding strategies to grow SME’s next Wednesday 30.03 8:30-10:30 for the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. The highlights of the presentation are: Strategies, process and tactics used by owners and investors to raise capital and research funds to fund [...]
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Winner!
8.2.11 posted by Sabrina in The CEO's cornerCongratulations to Mike Zeff from Microsoft. You won our $100 Westfield voucher for taking part in the ecentre stakeholder survey. See, participating in annoying surveys really does pay off sometimes. (this was drawn at random by someone from Perceptive)
