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Know and figure out ‘pain points’ before commercialisation
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 8:53 am | sticK
Market validation, before the really expensive part of idea commercialisation, was Duncan Ledwith’s message to KiwiNet people. More >>
If we build it, will they come…..MakerSpace takes a punt
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 8:40 am | sticK
If we build it, will they come…….is one of many thoughts swirling in the active minds of Wellington MakerSpace founders, Nick Taylor and Lee Bennett. The two, whose backgrounds sweep across coding, making (for Peter Jackson), creating and being socially/societally ... More >>
Cutting its way into niche/niche market - Tuatahi
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 8:44 am | sticK
If to prove the late Sir Paul Callaghan’s dictum that New Zealand companies are best playing in niche/niche fields, then Tuatahi Racing Axes & Saws are a case in point. More >>
Web 3.0 + Kiwi IP = connection to the world
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 8:52 am | sticK
So, what do you do if you’ve got a patent, little money, and want to see who out there in the rest of the big wide world would be interested in buying it or licensing it? More >>
Fantastic; more faffing around for an ATI
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 8:43 am | sticK
Oh great – yes the May 24 budget announcement has $178 million allocated over five years for the evolution of Industrial Research into an Advanced Technology Institute. More >>
Kiwi Landing Pad sweetens deal for startups
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 8:44 am | sticK
There’s nothing quite like being in the market…….so The Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco’s sweetening the pot for startups looking to springboard into the States. More >>
Tapping into market knowledge….down at your library!
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 8:53 am | sticK
One of the great things about going to events such as the World Class New Zealanders Inspire day in Wellington is you never know who you’re going to bump into. Thus, how many people know that Wellington’s Public City Library has a Business Information ... More >>
Science gets a rap – Tom McFadden
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 8:56 am | sticK
Getting kids interested in science is a bit of a challenge around New Zealand, but transplanted American Tom McFadden’s doing his best to up the excitement. More >>
Product development….no place for the faint hearted
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 8:45 am | sticK
Some interesting thoughts on product development at a gathering-cum-lecture at Victoria University’s School of Design. Now there’s almost entire libraries devoted into taking an idea through the design and product development process – so compressing ... More >>
One place to access everything digital takes off
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 8:22 am | sticK
When you simply state the idea of having one place where all forms of contact – email, Facebook, Twitter, text and others – end up in one place for reading and responding to, it sounds an eminently sensible thing to do. More >>
Venture Solutions operates in ‘no-man’s-land'
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 8:54 am | sticK
( sticK - 24 May 2012 ) The untitled head of nine month old Venture Solutions Ltd recently and reluctantly agreed to put up a website advertising its services. More >>
Gene patents in Australia – an ongoing saga
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 9:00 am | sticK
In an earlier guest blog I commented on the gene patent debate in Australia. My conclusion then was that the opponents were a determined lot. More >>
Creative space of technology, digital and storytelling
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 9:25 am | sticK
Where do you start with a couple of geeks come tech gurus come writers (though not necessarily in that order) that make up Mohawk Media? More >>
‘Negative know-how’, one way to make money from failure
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 8:50 am | sticK
( sticK - 17 May 2012 ) ‘Negative know-how’ was a fantastic idea thrown up at the KiwiNet commercialisation forum in Wellington on May 2. More >>
Enspiral’s collective model taking on the world
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 8:52 am | sticK
Wellington’s Enspiral, is a difficult beast to describe in traditional terms. For a start, there’s very little to compare it to. More >>
Kiwi battery technology charged up on green car opportunity
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 8:47 am | sticK
Congratulations are due to UC's Dr John Abrahamson (Chemical and Process Engineering) and Christchurch company ArcActive who recently won one of three prestigious awards at the April 2012 CleanEquity Conference in Monaco. More >>
‘Do the deals’ commercialisers told - KiwiNet
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 8:49 am | sticK
The recent KiwiNet group hug in Wellington showed the value of having a dealmaker come salesman attitude when it comes to commercialisation. More >>
Aquaflow plays its bargaining chips smartly
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 8:54 am | sticK
One of the more interesting aspects of Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation’s deal with CRI Catalyst Company of the USA, is having bargaining chips or cards in your hand. More >>
‘Release the hounds’ Mr Joyce
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 8:43 am | sticK
There’s so many ways to say aagghhh, what the hell is going on, that it is difficult to know where to start. But, it is nearly six months since John Key (no less) announced the high-tech transformation of the science sector was to be kicked off. More >>
Startups get a scientific methodology = a simplifying strate
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 8:53 am | sticK
Webfund chairman, entrepreneur and supporter of startups Dave Moskovitz gave his review of Eric Ries book, ‘The Lean Startup’ at a lunchtime meeting at Wellington’s Southern Cross hotel recently. More >>
