by JAK | Apr 30, 2008 | general business, industry futures
On Friday a new and helpful law for NZ based businesses comes into effect. “On 2 May 2008 the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 will come into force. The Act has been introduced to promote sustainable growth* in New Zealand’s venture capital and private equity...
by JAK | Feb 28, 2008 | big ideas, culture, industry futures, TED
The latest TED conference starts this week and runs from 27th of Feb to Sat March1. This time presenters range from Craig Venter, through Bob Geldof , Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Isaac Mizrahi to economist Paul Collier and many, many others. On the Friday night for example...
by JAK | Jan 27, 2008 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
As someone who spends much time exploring concepts and project ideas for clients I am keenly interested in copyright and intellectual property protection. Some type of new roadmap is needed for copyright so that we can preserve hard won rights but not stifle the new...
by JAK | Nov 15, 2007 | industry futures, this blog
A few weeks back Microsoft paid a large sum for a very small slice of Facebook. There has been a lot of commentary but this post makes the most sense and includes some very good underlying reasons for that deal. For some earlier discussion see Microsoft & Facebook...
by JAK | Oct 23, 2007 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Almost hidden over at Russell Brown’s Hard News was a link to a seriously good discussion paper on public broadcasting futures and the wider implications. The paper was commissioned by a government arts funding agency- so many of the conclusions are pointed at them....
by JAK | Oct 15, 2007 | big ideas, industry futures
I’m hoping as many as possible will read the whole (NZ Energy Strategy) document but I’m guessing that won’t happen. Given that 86% of NZ oil consumption is used by the transport sector, the transport implications are worth looking at more closely....
