by JAK | Oct 29, 2015 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Yesterday was the launch of the latest TIN100 results. The TIN100 is the top 100 of NZ’s high tech sectors. It includes a couple of larger companies such as F&P Appliances and Datacom alongside a wider number of software and IT services companies. New...
by JAK | Oct 13, 2015 | culture
I have just read Popski’s Private Army (PPA) about an extraordinary character who fought behind enemy lines in WW2. Popski – whose real name was Vladimir Peniakoff came across the NZ units in Egypt and a number of them were in his unit. Popski didn’t...
by JAK | Oct 6, 2015 | culture, industry futures
The much touted $ benefits are all tiny numbers at some future date – pretty much rounding errors. There may well be gains for some sunset type industries but on the IP side (sunrise) which is really the future of all business we have been handed another level...
by JAK | Sep 25, 2015 | culture, TED, TEDx
The other day I heard someone say that a particular person was their own worst enemy. An idea that is familiar to many of us. The good news is – that just as it is possible to talk oneself “down” it is also possible to do the opposite – to...
by JAK | Sep 16, 2015 | WordPress
Every few months I get invited / asked to have a look at an existing WordPress site with a view to me taking over WordPress support. Often they need WordPress rescue. Typically someone has setup a site a few years ago and after a while the original developer is lost...
