In the “good old days,” angels invested in seed-stage startups and teed up promising companies for subsequent venture capital financing.  If the company was successful, this quickly led to an IPO – a very happy ending for the entrepreneur, the angels and the venture capitalists.  My, my…how the world has changed.

 A ramble of thoughts on how to move the cheese - a little to reactive 

 Auckland, 21 December 2011 - UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) announced today that it has appointed the founding CEO of one of New Zealand’s most successful incubators, the Icehouse, to its judging panel for the prestigious GO UK competition where New Zealand companies are invited to submit business plans for a chance to win a $30,000 prize package

 Update from the NZVIF team on the year that was ...

Check out the presentation I did to the Technopolicy Network a couple of weeks ago, focused on the problem we are trying to solve.. enabling networks into a cluster.

The top ten finalists for BNZ Presents: The Virgin Business Challenge have been announced, in the next step towards finding New Zealand’s best entrepreneurial talent.

Sir Paul recently gave this preso on NZs position and path forward. Some fantastic insight here.
 

See link to the top 15 who vie for the finalists place, out of 263.

 

Check out this presentation I did to New Zealand institute of chartered accountants (NZICA)- development specialist group a couple of weeks ago.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, your responsibilities will include the management of referrals and follow-up of leads in order to maximise conversion.  You will utilise your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport and develop ongoing relationships to ensure the business continues to deliver exceptional service to their clients. Your commercial acumen will assist in understanding client requirements and enable you to identify and offer appropriate solutions.