NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 17, 2022

Are entrepreneurs born or made? While it helps to have that entrepreneurial flair inbuilt, there’s no reason you can’t learn and develop the qualities of an entrepreneur. Founder of rental matchmaker technology platform Pickmee, Felix Scholz, believes this is the first place all entrepreneurs need to start. We think both.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. Adam played a hands-on role in helping many of our last class through funding and even took some board seats and advisory roles. For the past 2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. Hey, we got to raise again next year. Let’s deploy faster!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

Esther was talking about problems and entrepreneurs as far away as Russia. Even from a young age, my experiences as president of my college fraternity were more formative in my experiences as an entrepreneur than my economics classes were. It was also voted by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 novels of all time.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Beyond technical expertise, a good accountant can be a valuable sounding board for your business decisions. Insights from the team at Beany The post Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. Passionate Entrepreneurs & Ambassadors. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. I have a young entrepreneur friend who IMs me a lot. Why is that?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Any entrepreneur knows this isn’t an easy road, and while none of us can ever reach perfection, I think my company has finally found a “secret sauce” to keep our teams encouraged, while getting everything done in between. To be truly effective, everyone must be on board with your vision.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

While sharing her professional journey—from tween entrepreneur to international executive—she also spoke to the audience of men and women about supporting each other and making a difference in the world. . I was the first elected president of EO and the first chairman of the Global Board. Finding your people. An evolving tribe.

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Gust

JULY 3, 2012

Is pinning a photo or article on Pinterest more akin to showing someone an article in a magazine you’ve bought or actually making and handing them a copy? ” To the entrepreneur building a startup, the last two points are the ones that really matter. Is Instapaper like collecting press clippings? (If Rose likes Gust.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. So we have entrepreneurs and residents working in Wellington, in Christchurch, and in Auckland.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice (strategy, culture, accountability and compliance) still underpin governance in a startup context but they are applied differently than on an established corporate board. Strategy is everything for a startup company board. A startup board is brave and supportive. Accountability.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We try to hire people who we believe will be upfront and respectful of entrepreneurs and know that it’s far easier to judge ones decisions on the outside than it actually is to have to make the tough decisions inside of a startup every day. Great leaders communicate early and often with boards and investors.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2024

You can’t perform a winning Olympic dive without leaving the safety of the diving board. Richard Liew, Editor, NZ Entrepreneur. That’s why entrepreneurs are such a special group of people to me, because everyday they stare down their inner saboteur and find a way to walk the walk. Let’s walk the walk together.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Several times in my investing life, as the final board member making the arrangements to dispose of remaining assets, I have literally been the one to turn out the lights, carry out the books and records to my car, and become the only remaining contact between the failed business and the investors, bankruptcy court, or creditors.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 16, 2022

While sharing informative content can be an effective part of any branding strategy, some entrepreneurs have designed an entire business around it. . For instance, Sleep Advisor , an independently published, reader-supported magazine, curates tips on products and sleep.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Firefly Digital provides advice to brands such as iconic Kiwi entrepreneur story, AJ Hackett Bungy. So it is with pleasure that we welcome Anthony and the Firefly team on board the #nzentrepreneur expert contributor team. Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. NZ Entrepreneur. Check out Firefly online.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. It isn’t new stuff. It just works better now and there are more people doin’ it. And then came AOL.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 23, 2016

How many times as entrepreneurs do we let our blemished past affect our unspoiled future? When I started out as an entrepreneur, I operated under the concept of cutthroat business. Often as entrepreneurs, we look for guidance and direction from business books, learning events, organizations like EO and our peers.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Wellington born technology company Blackpearl Group listed on the NZX Main Board under the ticker BPG on Friday 2 December. Watch Now: The post Interview: Tim Crown, Blackpearl Group and Insight Enterprises appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 8, 2021

I was honored to sign a memorandum of understanding with Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AIC to promote strategic cooperation in the field of investment by the Government of Azerbaijan in OurCrowd’s portfolio.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

“Accomplished roboticist, entrepreneur and educator Ayanna Howard, PhD, became dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering on March 1, 2021. “Ayah Bdeir is an entrepreneur, engineer and social activist. TechCrunch has your back — you have until the end of day today to apply — here.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

It provides workspaces to beauty entrepreneurs with a 10,020 square foot facility. . Magazine , The New York Times , and Forbes. He’s going to try to reduce salaries across the board and won’t take a salary himself. He’s not really equipped to start making $400 desks and find room for a profit.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 3, 2019

If you’re responsible for finding and hiring people to grow your team or your business, your thoughts have probably wandered towards recruiting on social media, especially when the job boards aren’t producing the right needles from the haystack. The post Smart hacks for recruiting on social media appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Ice Angels chair Michael Murphy liked what StockTrim were doing and was happy to become chair of StockTrim’s board of directors and become one of the first investors. “He The post Completing your first capital raise: ten lessons for startups appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Danielle, about the success of your company so far, fashion, because I’m not one… I mean, I am a fashionista, as you can tell and I should be the cover of every magazine in America, but what can I say? I assume if you’re any entrepreneur, that’s just a part of business. How Two Fashion Entrepreneurs Did It.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2018

An iPad that can fix to the wall is perfect for jotting notes, or a cute little peg board to clip post-its. Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. NZ Entrepreneur. How to maximise your daily productivity appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Laura Lochhead is the founder of PocketSpace Interiors.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2023

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. Fractal measures from these EF patterns can be collected from an inference task, using a customised and digital version of the board-game ‘Battleships’.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 29, 2024

A significant barrier for many solopreneurs, entrepreneurs and small businesses needing financial assistance is that to be eligible for banking lending, angel investment or venture capital, they often have to have already begun their journey, with evidence of how it has been performing and grand plans of the next stages.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Our challenges were two-fold: First, how could we get our board members, many of whom have just taken their first step in EO leadership, to become comfortable with one another and allow their creative juices to flow in discussion? But if Jody wanted us to come to him, of course we would oblige.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

In the first of a three part series on early stage business investment, we asked serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie what three key things New Zealand entrepreneurs must get better at when it comes to seeking angel investment. They love Kiwi entrepreneurs. I killed it, everyone did. to-date, since we launched in 2017.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

He was named one of the "Top Angel Investors in New England" by Xconomy and one of "Boston's Most Helpful Investors" in an entrepreneur survey by Companyon Ventures. He is a member of the Board of Directors or Board of Advisors of numerous start-up companies and non-profits.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Our developers were on board and consistently hitting their targets for billable hours. Catmull’s behind-the-scenes stories are full of inspirational lessons for creative entrepreneurs. We dubbed these people our “Allocation Vampires” and made note of who on the management team was the biggest vampire each week.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Not only that, but Song himself is a member of Censys’s board. I want to build a platform of opportunity for every person that joins us,” Song said to Infosecurity Magazine. There’s tremendous depth to the community that exists in Ann Arbor,” Song said in a recent interview with the University of Michigan’s LSA Magazine.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 16, 2021

Arlene Dickinson is an investor, entrepreneur, and dragon on Candian’s TV’s “Dragons’ Den” She joined Dave Kerpen, fellow entrepreneur, best-selling author and co-founder of Listening and Beyond with Randi Zuckerberg. Make room in the board room, make room at the executive level.

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