Done Deal: Recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals did, for the tl;dr crowd
<p>All the deals done, did.</p>
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Behind the scenes with the folks usually behind the scenes at the 2016 RAE Awards
<p>Checking out the sights, sounds and tastes at the 2016 Research Association Effectiveness Awards.</p>
Figured figures farming financials – finally
<p>Fresh off a win at the Hi-Tech Awards, Figured is expanding. But as the company looks outward, it’s also looking inward as well.</p>
Dear David: How to be smart about cashing in on technology
<p><em>Idealog</em>'s agony aunt, David Downs, answers your burning questions about getting into the tech sector.</p>
Is the tech sector in a (*gasp*) bubble?
<p>With a rise of angels investing in dreams of finding the next great unicorn, Jessica-Belle Greer asks: Is the current tech market<br /> too fantastical to be true?</p>
The code club kids vs the problems plaguing our planet
<p>All the cool kids are coding these days – and solving the world's problems while they’re at it, too.</p>
State of the sector: Technology
<p>Each year Greg Shanahan and his <a href="http://www.tin100.com/">Technology Investment Network</a> publish the TIN100 Report, charting the performance of the New Zealand technology sector over the previous financial year. Here, he delivers <em>Idealog</em>'s inaugural State of the Sector address, slaughtering some sacred clichés along the way.</p>
Vodafone xone Innovators Series: Orion Health’s Ian McCrae on spotting opportunities, managing growth and data as the next big thing in medicine
<p>To mark the arrival of the <a href="https://xone.vodafone.co.nz/">Vodafone </a><a href="https://xone.vodafone.co.nz/"><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="xone">xone</span></a><a href="https://xone.vodafone.co.nz/"> business accelerator</a>, <em><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Idealog">Idealog</span></em> is interviewing a whole heap of established New Zealand innovators, as well as the founders of the 10 startups selected by Vodafone to receive mentorship, funding and the potential benefits of working with a global network. Next up, we book in for a check-up with Ian McCrae, founder and CEO of one of the country's fastest growing companies Orion Health. </p> <p></p>
100% Pure pioneering: an international view on why New Zealand is a challenger brand paradise
<p>New Zealanders like to think of themselves and inventive and innovative. And, as <a href="https://idealog.co.nz/venture/2016/06/learning-legends-big-helping-wisdom-keas-world-class-new-zealanders">Sir Ralph Norris said when collecting his World Class New Zealand award recently</a>, plenty of foreigners are starting to pay attention to what's happening here. <a href="http://thechallengerproject.com/">The Challenger Project's</a> Suzie Plimmer is one of them. </p>
Done Deal: A collation of recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals did, for the tl;dr crowd
<p>All the deals done, did.</p> <p></p>
Creativity, culture and corporates: A chat with Semi-Permanent director Simon Velvin
<p>Over two days from 12 August, <a href="https://beta.semipermanent.com/events/semi-permanent-auckland-2016">Semi-Permanent</a> will descend on New Zealand for the 14th consecutive year, bringing together a curated series of panels, discussions, networking, and parties for the creative industries. We spoke to director Simon Velvin about the Semi-Permanent events and the effect that creative sectors have had on the wider business community.</p> <p>PLUS: win a double pass!</p>
Having an international board member
Should you look overseas for your next board member?
Spicy mayonnaise and Girl Power: High school entrepreneur winners announced
More than 300 Auckland students have pitched their business ideas in a Dragon’s Den styled competition, and five teams have survived.
Adriana Gascoigne empowers women in tech
Adriana Gascoigne is the founder and CEO of Girls in Tech, a global non-profit focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of women passionate about technology. She is visiting New Zealand from San Francisco for a Q&A with Project Connect about how important it is to have women in technology.
The Best Mistakes I’ve Made: Ex-Idealog editor Matt Cooney on why ‘you’re only as good as your next venture’
Idealog has partnered with Callaghan Innovation to take a look at the nature of failure in business – the good, the bad and the unintentionally educational. So we’re asking questions: Is there a stigma, in this country, around ‘failure’? Is it a good thing to ‘fail fast’? Would you be wary investing in a start-up run by an entrepreneur with a string of failed businesses? We’ll be presenting the results of our survey in a special feature – ‘The F Word’ – in the next issue of Idealog. In the lead up to that, we’re asking Kiwi high-fliers and heavy-hitters about what failure means to them, what they’ve learned, and what ‘mistakes’ they’re most proud of.
Business support organisations feature in annual awards
Behind every business success story is a support network of organisations that make their achievements possible and the AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards is gearing up to honour them.
Deloitte Fast 50 open for entries
The 2016 Deloitte Fast 50, the index that ranks New Zealand’s fastest growing companies, is open for entries from today until Friday, 29 July.
What would it take for New Zealand to create the next Facebook or Google?
A Wellington-based entrepreneur and programmer, and a Silicon Valley-based product manager, on how to build the tech capital of the South Pacific here in New Zealand.
The world is your office: How to work from anywhere
Most modern jobs require you to turn up. And that leads to a whole range of issues, from traffic at peaktimes to decreased productivity in distraction-filled open-plan offices. But some are harnessing technology to fight against what they think is an inefficient, antiquated approach. Henry Oliver talks to an executive, a consultant, a solicitor, a manager and a research professor about the pros (and a few cons) of working from anywhere
Report: Robots are stealing our jobs!
Right now, three robots are employed as cleaners at Auckland Airport — a novelty or a suggestion of what’s to come?
How technology will change the way we work
Farmers using drones to catch fish; a robot chef that can cook 2,000 meals at the push of a button; why it won’t be long until we can ride in driverless cars. These are headlines from the world we live in. Today. It’s understandable that we can feel some uncertainty about stories like this. What will they mean for us, and what will our role in the future workplace be?
20 minutes with Minister of Small Business, Craig Foss
Idealog took 20 minutes out of minister of small business Craig Foss’s day, to find out what the government’s doing for small businesses in 2016, the role technology plays in fostering innovation and, of course, what’s so great about the TPP.
VX Sport’s Richard Snow on marketing, the military and the company’s Trojan horse strategy
Numbers are taking over the world of professional sport, as data on the speed, acceleration and biometrics of athletes becomes increasingly important to coaches and managers.
Exit interview: Vaughan Rowsell steps down as CEO of Vend
The hunt is on for a seasoned CEO to take over the reins of POS software phenom Vend, as founder and CEO Vaughan Rowsell steps down to focus on product.
Venture Up: Inside week three of NZ’s youth entrepreneurship accelerator
For the first time in my life, I can proudly say I do not think I can make it through the day at full speed without a coffee, and Wellington’s reputation for having more cafes per capita than New York is definitely coming in handy.
Wayne Pick on three major tech trends and how brands can benefit from them
For innovation to be successful, it needs to solve problems and make life easier. Wayne Pick believes there are three major tech trends doing just that and ushering in ‘the internet of me’ era. And, given the future is where the profit is proven to lie, brands should be paying attention to them.
How to start investing in tech and innovation startups
We talk to Suse Reynolds, executive director of the Angel Association of New Zealand, and Greg Shanahan, managing director of the Technology Investment Network, about how to start investing in early-stage technology and innovation companies in New Zealand.