TEDxAuckland 2012

TEDxAuckland 2012

Yesterday was TEDxAuckland 2012 after more than a year of planning and preparation. As an event organiser myself I know how much work that is and there were many great contributions of time and resources from all over. There were 17 speakers in 4 sessions starting at...

TEDxCanberra Videos Up

Stephen Walkers talk at TEDxCanberra a few weeks ago was very challenging. He goes through some scary numbers that illustrate the paradox of living in a time of great wealth but at the same time there are so many living in poverty. What do Australians give to charity?...
TEDxAKL totally rocks – on Sat 6th Oct

TEDxAKL totally rocks – on Sat 6th Oct

Some readers will know that I am a key helper on the TEDxAuckland event coming up next Saturday. We will have 17 talks of 18 mins each. If you dont have a ticket yet you should make sure not to miss out go here to buy. I am an ideas person and so the prospect of...

Getting Ideas into action

Back in ’88 I worked with some great people in a small management consulting firm. It was one of my first really good jobs because the team had the vision and drive to change businesses from the inside out. We targetted a sector which had high capital costs and...
TEDxAuckland 2012

The evolution of venture capital

Dave McClure over at 500hats is always a good read. His posts on reinventing venture capital there and at various conferences make a great deal of sense. I really liked MoneyBall for Startups a recent very long essay – which is an essential read if the future of...