Creativity Month
How to commercialise your creative idea with Mike Hutcheson
Business is an inherently creative pursuit: ideas are had, actions are taken, experiments are conducted, failures occur, and the cycle continues. But while cultivating a great idea is one thing, how do you ensure the idea has legs to be commercialised? We sat down with advertising legend, Mike Hutcheson, to figure out just that.
Most Innovative Companies
Idealog's Most Innovative in Finance/Money: Sharesies
The winner of Idealog's Most Innovative Companies in Finance/Money is Sharesies. Bringing investment to the masses, Sharesies thinks different, acts different and looks different from your typical investment company. “At Sharesies, we don’t see a future where banks, ETFs or managed funds remain the primary wealth holding,” says Brooke Roberts, Sharesies CEO. “We see personalised, values-based portfolios created by people, community and algorithm. In New Zealand alone there is an opportunity worth over $1 billion for Sharesies.”
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: Aquafortus – UPDATED
As part of our Elevator Pitch series in partnership with Flick, we gave Daryl Briggs a little longer than an elevator ride to pitch Aquafortus, which removes water from waste.
Deals! Deals! Deals!
Done Deal: Recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals done and/or did, for the tl;dr crowd
Our regular roundup of recent deals done and/or did.
Deals! Deals! Deals!
Done Deal: Recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals done, all for the tl;dr crowd
Our regular roundup of recent deals done and/or did.
Tips to be tops
How to fuel the engine: 11 rules for raising capital for a start-up
You're a start-up. You need money. But how do you get it? Harmoney's Neil Roberts offers some tips and tricks.
Deals! Deals! Deals!
Done Deal: Recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals done, for the tl;dr crowd
Our regular roundup of recent deals done and/or did.
Deals! Deals! Deals!
Done Deal: Recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals done, for the tl;dr crowd
Our regular roundup of recent deals done and/or did.
Walking on
New Victoria University of Wellington study: Biking and walking pays - so will more New Zealand cities catch on?
The benefits of encouraging biking and walking outweigh the costs by ten to one, according to a new study from Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. Will it be something cities in Aotearoa take into account when planning for the future?
