by JAK | May 4, 2008 | culture, industry futures
This morning I was reading some questions over on this post. Another related question is what are the public policy impacts of having a tax on a tax (GST on excise for petrol) and shouldn’t that be sorted? “We think we have it bad in New Zealand paying...
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 | Apr 29, 2008 | culture, general business, online marketing
Here is a great little conference (Freelance08) on next Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Auckland. It offers huge value for members of the freelance nation. Also a chance to hear from Nicky Hager, Brenda Ward, Virginia Larson and John...
by JAK | Apr 28, 2008 | online marketing
The early internet was an exciting era and we’ve all come a long way since then; but then again looking at many of the websites I see on a daily basis I’m not so sure. This post is my way of opening up the conversation to see if we can do much better in...
by JAK | Apr 25, 2008 | general business
There is a great deal of hype around software as a service (or SAAS) at present. If you need help with sorting the hype from the useful content and want to know how we might be able to help keep reading. If you have already got it all sussed click here to reward...
by JAK | Apr 3, 2008 | big ideas, general business
About 8 or 9 years ago there was a real glut of conferences on the impact of the internet and most presenters felt obliged to talk about Moores law which applied then mostly to hardware. In fact we are surrounded by lots of “business cycles” and ripple...
by JAK | Mar 25, 2008 | culture, TED
In the last post I mentioned that the TED prize broadcasts were going to be live so that anyone could see the video as it happened from the TED conference. There were 3 sessions plus a musical performance. It was great to get an idea of the conference in real time...
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 | Feb 22, 2008 | culture, general business
Recruiting staff, especially for small companies has its risks as everyone want to look good. As the Semler story below emphasizes everyone is highlighting the positive but just maybe there is a way to ask the “right” questions in an interview or...
by JAK | Feb 7, 2008 | big ideas, culture, general business
Many years ago I studied law and even completed my law degree, however my view then and now is that commercial business law is far too important to be left to lawyers. In short the legal considerations of law in business need to be very pragmatic and practical as part...
