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My Transition From Employee To Home Based Business To Co-Working 12 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
This is a short video on how I made the transition from employee, to home based business, to leading a co-working space in central Tauranga, New Zealand. Watch this video on Vimeo Thanks to Jono fro...
Only Prospects In Pain Will Buy: 6 Questions To Ask To Uncover Your Prospects Pain 17 Jul 2013 | 05:09 am
Did you know that only a prospect in pain will buy a solution from you? It’s true. The more pain they feel, the higher the price they will pay, and the more they crave your solution if you can show ...
How Smart Marketing Can Turn Your One-Man-Band Business Into A Cash Machine 29 May 2013 | 04:40 am
Can you answer “YES!” to these 4 questions? Do you operate a “one-man-band” type of business? Are sick to death of wasting money and time on advertising that doesn’t work? Do you need to get cleare...
Your New Website Says “Under Construction” or “Coming Soon”? 3 Reasons That’s A Disaster 22 May 2013 | 01:00 am
I love purchasing a new website address, don’t you? (A website address is also known as a “domain name”, or a “url”) I’ve purchased about 60 website addresses over the last few years. For clients, f...
9 Companies, 90 Days, Worth $9 Million 20 May 2013 | 12:15 am
Last week I went down to Wellington to the Lightning Labs demo day. Lightning Labs is New Zealands first (and only) business accelerator. For a bit of background, read my article about Lighting Labs...
How to Create Start Up Companies Worth A Million Dollars Each In Just 90 Days 3 May 2013 | 01:00 am
Did you meet Laura Rietel (and Nick Churchouse from Lightning Labs) on Thursday 2 May 2013? If not, you missed a great night! Laura shared her experience with Business Accelerators. I loved her pre...
Worried Someone Will Steal Your Awesome Idea? 7 Possible Reactions When You Share Your Idea 1 May 2013 | 01:00 am
New ideas are exciting! Sometimes great ideas wake you in the middle of the night (and at the time you are sure you’ll remember them so you don’t bother writing them down… oops). Sometimes great ide...
Startup Communities – Building An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City by Brad Feld 18 Apr 2013 | 05:49 am
My notes on “Startup Communities – Building An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City” by Brad Feld Give Before You Get Boulder is an incredibly inclusive community. Although there is some competiti...
9 Questions To Get You Started When You’ve Got An Idea For A StartUp Business 16 Apr 2013 | 01:00 am
Heard of “a business plan”? It’s how you plan your business, right? Well, the bad news is that “business plans never survive first contact with customers” – Steve Blank. This means that you can pla...
“Tauranga University Enrolls First 99 Students, 4 Years Ahead Of Schedule” – Proposed Headline for BOP Times, Fri 26 July 2013 15 Apr 2013 | 01:00 am
Dear universe, I would like the following headline appear in the Bay of Plenty Times on Fri 26 July 2013: “Tauranga University Enrolls First 99 Students, 4 Years Ahead Of Schedule”. Impossible? No. ...
