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Local, thinks global and quickly gets asked if it is for sale

Peter Kerr • Jul 02, 2014

• cloud computing,
• contract writer,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• IT,
• John-Daniel Trask,
• Mindscape,
• NZ Entrepreneur Club,
• Sciblogs,
• writer for hire

  Many Kiwis struggle to appreciate the size of the global internet market, and how to tap into it says John-Daniel Trask. The co-founder of Wellington-based Mindscape (“We build fantastic tools for developers”) recently spoke at the NZ Entrepreneur Club. … Continue reading → … Read More

A buried treat in WordPress’s Terms of Service

Peter Kerr • Jun 26, 2014

• Automattic,
• cloud computing,
• contract writer,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• IT,
• Matt Mullenweg,
• open source,
• Sciblogs,
• Wordpress,
• writer for hire

It’s in keeping with the spirit of WordPress that its Terms of Service are simple, freely available to be repurposed by others, and, the tiniest bit quirky. WordPress co-founder, and part owner of its tech-tools parent Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, pointed … Continue reading → … Read More

Branding’s dark arts leans to build, measure, learn

Peter Kerr • Jun 18, 2014

• Angel investment,
• Brant Cooper,
• contract writer,
• entrepreneur,
• innovation,
• Lean Brand,
• Lightning Lab,
• Market validation,
• Prototyping,
• Sciblogs,
• Sustainability,
• writer for hire

The dark arts of branding received an illumination when Brant Cooper spoke to a packed house at Wellington’s Lightning Lab. The ‘Lean Entrepreneur’ co-author from San Diego popped in on invitation on his way to Australia, and talked about how … Continue reading → … Read More

Lightning Lab II grows up – will its offspring make it to adolescence?

Peter Kerr • Jun 03, 2014

• Angel investment,
• cloud computing,
• contract writer,
• development,
• entrepreneur,
• innovation,
• IT,
• Lightning Lab,
• Market validation,
• Nicolai Thomson,
• private equity,
• Sciblogs,
• start-up,
• Te Papa,
• Wellington,
• writer for hire

  Anyone that’s been around young children will appreciate there’s a heck of a difference between a one year old and a two year old. A similar comparison is valid with Lightning Lab II, which last week had nine of … Continue reading → … Read More

To business plan or startup plan? That is the question

Peter Kerr • May 20, 2014

• business plan,
• cloud computing,
• contract writer,
• entrepreneur,
• innovation,
• IT,
• LendYour,
• Market validation,
• Nicolai Thomson,
• Sciblogs,
• start-up,
• startup plan,
• writer for hire

Just at the time I have no clue what to write, up turns this blog, It’s well worth repeating. I’ve written about Nicolai Thomson and LendYour, a startup ” to be the place people come to rent”. Here’s his very well written observations on … Continue reading → … Read More

Capitalising on virtual and reality

Peter Kerr • May 13, 2014

• 3D,
• 8i,
• contract writer,
• entrepreneur,
• Eugene d'Eon,
• high tech,
• holographic,
• innovation,
• Joshua Feast,
• Linc Gasking,
• Patent,
• Sciblogs,
• Sebastian Marino,
• start-up,
• virtual reality,
• writer for hire

Who would’ve thought that the term Holographic Virtual Reality (TM) was still there to be taken by 8i? Equally (except we’re sort of now used to it), who would’ve thought four non-New Zealanders, who together form 8I, and who now … Continue reading → … Read More

Entrepreneurial success means starting at the end

Peter Kerr • May 07, 2014

• contract writer,
• entrepreneur,
• Entrepreneur's Club,
• innovation,
• Laura Humphreys,
• Liber8me,
• Sciblogs,
• start-up,
• writer for hire

Start at the end and work backwards. This was the ultimate, underlying piece of advice from Laura Humphreys, who has started and successfully exited two businesses in Wellington, and now among other things is relaunching herself as a business author … Continue reading → … Read More

Lightning Lab grows up, gets into its groove

Peter Kerr • Apr 30, 2014

• accelerator,
• Angel investment,
• contract writer,
• development,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• Ken Erskine,
• Lightning Lab,
• LL accelerator,
• Market validation,
• private equity,
• Prototyping,
• Sciblogs,
• start-up

The Lightning Lab’s demo day had some quite fascinating works in progress…bring on Demo (to investors) Day on May 28 at Te Papa. The team behind LL are also, as you’d hope, a year wiser, further along a path with … Continue reading → … Read More

The Kiwi innovation space is starting to look awfully crowded

Peter Kerr • Apr 16, 2014

• Angel investment,
• Callaghan Innovation,
• contract writer,
• crowded,
• entrepreneur,
• high tech,
• innovation,
• innovation council,
• Sciblogs,
• Science policy,
• start-up,
• writer for hire

Is it just me, or is the innovation/commercialisation space looking awfully crowded and confused these days? Sure, we like to think we’re (NZ Inc) inventive and entrepreneurial. But there seem to be more entities out there offering innovation (and I … Continue reading → … Read More

Re-arranging science funding’s deck chairs

Peter Kerr • Apr 09, 2014

• contract writer,
• Early stage science,
• entrepreneur,
• GETS,
• Health Research Council,
• high tech,
• HRC,
• independent research funding,
• innovation,
• Sciblogs,
• Science policy,
• writer for hire

Well, I guess you can’t have too many science funding bodies… An alert colleague pointed out a GETS call for applications for – Capability in Independent Research Organisations Funding. (GETS Reference: 41196) This fund is aimed at non-Crown Research Institutes, … Continue reading → … Read More