March 2020
My business doesn’t come with an instruction manual
The key to the success of any founder or leader is their ability to tell the story of their business. Being able to inform,inspire, and motivate stakeholders, from staff, to customers, to investors is at the heart of growing a great company. While the best people to tell this story are the founders or business leaders, many struggle or feel challenged. Daniel has worked with hundreds of business owners and research scientists to help them develop their stories and master…
Find out more »February 2020
Indecision, groupthink, and brain farts
All too often, important decisions end up becoming a leap of faith, a painful process, or procrastinated until they go away. Decisions are central to every aspect of a business, from customers deciding to buy, to employees performing their tasks, and leaders committing to strategies. Over the last 25 years Roger has worked with dozens of technology companies and mentored hundreds of start-ups, as they undertake significant change. Common decision-making patterns and behaviours have emerged – both good and bad.…
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Doing Digital Responsibly
It's the end of the year! Its a chance to pause, grab the complimentary drink, and reflect on all the good work that's been done. But are we doing good? With an increasing stream of news about the negative impact on people and society from digital technology, are we making the world a better place? We are delighted to have Aaron Hodder as our guest speaker for our last event of the year. Aaron will be presenting a series of thought-provoking…
Find out more »November 2019
Dil Khosa: The State of Startup Success in NZ
Dil is a NZ Ambassador for Startup Genome, a global initiative for developing startup ecosystems. For over a decade Startup Genome has been compiling independent research and collecting data on over a million companies across 150 cities. Working with more than 300 partner organizations and global thought leaders, Startup Genome has compiled a deep framework of stories and analysis. For the last decade, Dil has worked in the tech & science startup space, across the New Zealand ecosystem. Dil is…
Find out more »October 2019
Paul Trotter – Founder of Author-it
At the age of 19, Paul Trotter envisioned a better way for content writers to produce documentation based on his continual frustration with the process. He set out to transform the creation of documentation by building his own company. The result was Author-it Software, which grew from the ground up to become an international success, winning numerous industry awards including the Deloitte Fast 50 and 500. Over the years, Paul led the company as it expanded globally, through all the…
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Exiting your business – Panel discussion
This event is a must see for businesses and entrepreneurs looking to build a successful business with a view to exit. We are thrilled to bring an experienced panel together, for an insightful discussion on the challenges of exiting a business you've built from scratch. Join us in a discussion with Sarah-Jane Lawson and Edwin Lim from Hudson Gavin Martin, along with co-founders Ivan Seselj and Richard Holmes from Promapp, as we explore the acquisition process and their experiences dealing…
Find out more »August 2019
**SOLD OUT** An Angel at My Table: 13 AugustWhich pitch will win?
After a very successful An Angel at My Table competition in 2017; the event is back with new entrepreneurs battling it out for the prize money and the glory! It promises to be a fun night of friendly competition, picking up tips on how to appeal to investors and quality networking.
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EROAD: From 1 to 100!
As NZX listed regulatory telematics company EROAD marks its milestone 100,000th connection, Jarred Clayton – CTO, joins us to reflect on this exceptional kiwi growth story. Jarred will share the EROAD story from his perspective starting out as one of EROAD’s first software developers, progressing through Team Lead, Engineering Manager and into the C-suite. Jarred has been a key leader in scaling EROAD’s Product & Engineering team from 1 to 100, whilst scaling the platform from 1 to 100k connections and learning…
Find out more »June 2019
MacroActive: Scaling You
We're very excited to hear from MacroActive's founder and CEO at this month's networking dinner when we welcome John Franich and Ken Brickley to talk to us about embracing the personality differences between founders & CEO's. They will tell the story of their business: harnessing the differences in leadership style & substance; maintaining style as you scale; the importance of self awareness; promoting your business and personal brand... and more! JOHN FRANICH, FOUNDER, MACROACTIVE John is the driving force alongside…
Find out more »NZSA 2019 Annual General Meeting
NZSA Annual General Meeting 2019: 5.30pm Tuesday 11 June 2018. The NZSA Annual General Meeting 2019 will take place at 5.30pm on Tuesday 11 June 2019, prior to the June networking dinner. The AGM will be held at the Glengarry Wine Tasting Room, Cnr Wellesley and Sale Streets. Everyone is welcome to attend but only NZSA members hold voting rights. Agenda Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes of the previous AGM President's Report Financial Statements Election of the…
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