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Enterprising Alumnus: Hattaf Ansari on Taking NZ Startups Global

December 16, 2019 ecentre
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One of ecentre’s enterprising alumni is looking to give New Zealand startups access to more global markets. And he’s off to a good start, highlighting Kiwi innovation at the recent Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival in the Middle East.

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Fourteen years supporting startups

December 4, 2019 ecentre
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For more than 14 years, Dorian Scott has been supporting the New Zealand startup ecosystem as a coach, mentor and advisor at ecentre. A lot has changed over time, but the focus on encouraging entrepreneurs to reach their potential has been a constant.

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You Can Always Pivot - The Story of ChirpyPlus & The Real Entrepreneur

November 25, 2019 ecentre
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What makes a successful entrepreneur may have less to do with youth, and more to do with a refusal to quit. The story of ChirpyPlus is a testament to the reality of success.

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ecentre resident celebrates its new home

October 30, 2019 ecentre
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Soft Tech, a software company co-located with the ecentre business incubator in the Bob Tindall Building at Massey University, has moved to new premises after growing from a startup to a global leader in software solutions for window and door industry.

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New Zealand startups to showcase at TechCrunch’s SF Disrupt 2019

October 4, 2019 ecentre
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ecentre-hosted New Zealand Pavilion in TechCrunch’s Startup Alley to show off Kiwi startups; Supply-chain startup Sparrows chosen as ‘wild card’ for Showcase pitch contest

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Enterprising Massey students win global IoT Innovation Challenge with air quality sensors

October 4, 2019 ecentre
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ecentre alumni part of Massey University engineering team that wins US $50k prize for global “Smart Land” sensor competition for real-time low cost air quality monitoring network

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No drop wasted: Kiwi company utilises AWS to power growth

October 2, 2019 ecentre
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One of our partners, Trickle, have been committed to helping hospitality organisations and establishments in New Zealand to become more green using the services of Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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FTD Magazine features ecentre Sprint Global participants

October 1, 2019 ecentre
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Logistics startups ready to take on the challenge of going global

Eleven promising startups from throughout New Zealand have graduated from the Sprint Global programme run by ecentre, the business incubator hosted at Massey University, with supply chain management and logistics startups featuring strongly.

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You’ve got a business idea – but will anyone buy your product?

September 30, 2019 Dorian Scott

The biggest reason why startups fail is that they have not validated who will buy their product, how much they will pay and how many customers they will attract.

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Got a great business idea? – Now what?

September 23, 2019 Jackie Young

If you had asked me 15 years ago how to start a business I would have said ‘write a business plan and take it to your bank’. Since then I have been advising entrepreneurs with a business idea not to write a business plan – at least not until they have validated their business model and got paying customers.

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