Why New Zealand is the perfect place to startup
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…
Sole founder vs. co-founders
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…
For the family, friends & supporters
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…
How we analyzed competitors to design our product
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…
Launch a startup like a rock band at SXSW
Before starting work on Posse.com I spent ten years managing rock bands. Most of the artists I represented were successful in Australia, but the big dream was to crack America. And the best place to launch a band is the…
Look out for Angels
I recently joined the board of a Bondi charity that runs the local homeless shelter and women’s refuge. They’ve faced a few challenges recently. A bunch of people left, some troublemakers tried to hijack the organisation, money vanished, and it…
Hiring for a start-up – what I’ve learned so far
I’ve run a start-up for a couple of years now and ran my own music company for eight years before that. Anyone who followed our progress would know I’ve made a few hiring mistakes in my time: we had a…
Australia vs US for startups
I’m writing today from the plane travelling between San Francisco and New York. I’m in the US for 6 days and it’s the third time I’ve been here in five months. Last time I was out, I had some great…
