I admit I’m biased. I grew up in New Zealand and I love the place. The landscape is stunning, streets are safe, people are friendly and life is easy. But lately I’ve come to love New Zealand for a different…
Hang around a few startup events and it’s likely you’ll bump into someone who’s interested in becoming your ‘corporate advisor’. Most likely, this person will be male, aged 40 – 50, dressed in a suit and — impressive. He’ll know…
Posse is my first tech startup and I’m the sole founder. I’ve worked hard to establish the company for more than two years and, as you can probably gauge from my earlier blogs, it hasn’t been easy. Before starting Posse…
When launching a band, web platform or any kind of product, one challenge we all face is – how to find the first 10,000 fans? There are many different approaches – some smart but difficult, some easy but expensive. The…
I’m not much of a conference goer, but in the past month I’ve attended two startup events – MaiTai in Maui and ‘On Cue’ in Boston. Both were hosted by dynamic VCs – Bill Tai is a cofounder of MaiTai…
It was my birthday last week, and at this time of year, I always reflect on where I’ve reached in life in comparison with where I think I should be. I’m ambitious, and like most ambitions people I’m competitive. By…
‘It’s who you know, not what you know’. People I trust drilled this truth into me, along with an injunction to extend my network. So I go to meet ups, conferences, dinners and other events to meet people who might…
Every so often, an aspiring entrepreneur reaches out to ask for advice. Last week I met with a young man called Mark who contacted me on LinkedIn. He was passing through New York and heard I was here. Mark had…
Last week I experienced my first taste of controversy in this arena. I contrasted Posse to Foursquare in an interview with Fast Company, who ran it as a feature with the headline ‘What Foursquare would look like if it had…
If, like me, you run or work in a startup, you may (should!) read lots of business books and attend conferences, honing your leadership skills. And they all urge us to ‘celebrate small victories’ with our teams. It’s a…
