NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

startup ecosystem

StartupNation

JULY 26, 2025

For entrepreneurs and small business owners, most of your time is likely spent juggling multiple jobs, client relationships, marketing, and maybe even a bit of fulfillment. Your natural instinct is (likely) to put in more hours to make more money. This is especially true for service-based entrepreneurs.

entrepreneurs

StartupNation

JULY 3, 2025

As a large portion of the working world embarks on a remote future, it’s up to your startup to adapt ahead of time to see the best results. For business leaders at the beginning of their startup venture, offering WFH roles is extremely beneficial. This leads to an unsatisfied workforce and a high turnover rate for your startup.

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

Starting a business is an exciting adventure. You’ll need to balance your budget, find the right funding, and navigate risks carefully. But with a strategic financial plan, you can position your startup for sustainable growth and a strong future. But your main focus should be on being strategic and adaptable.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

Instead of defending our assumptions verbally, I handed him control and said, “Let’s see what happens with your assumptions.” They could test their own assumptions and see the resilience of our business model firsthand. Nothing beats a physical signal in the room when asking for money.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Beyond his executive positions, Steve has played an integral role in building numerous entrepreneurial businesses as a manager, adviser, and financier. Beyond his executive positions, Steve has played an integral role in building numerous entrepreneurial businesses as a manager, adviser, and financier. Thank you so much for joining us!

ventures

StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. Maybe I wasn’t cut out for this. One of the most pressing concerns that stemmed from this was that it put our reputation and customer trust in jeopardy.

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StartupNation

JULY 11, 2025

The truth is that most investors aren’t interested in throwing money at a dream and hoping it works out. They know the odds: around 20% of new businesses don’t make it past year one, and by year five, about half are gone. So, when investors look at small businesses to buy into, they aren’t swayed by hype.

mentorship

NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 24, 2025

It all began in a single moment at a personal growth and development course I attended where we had to make a declaration to the whole group about what we wanted to do with our lives. “I I had no clue about coding, no clue about games – I didn’t even know developers, let alone gamers, but I knew that this is what I wanted to do.”

incubation

Revolution

JUNE 30, 2025

Morgan to bring together founders, investors, and local leaders for a conversation about the business of climate tech, and what it will take to scale solutions that make both environmental and economic sense. If your product lowers energy bills, customers will listen.

innovation

StartupNation

JULY 13, 2025

You’ve finally launched your side hustle. But you also don’t want to jeopardize your personal assets. The wrong choice could leave you overexposed to risk or buried in admin before you’re making any money. Ensure proper compliance and business insurance regardless of your structure to minimize risks.

consulting

NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Who: Magnify Consulting What: Sales strategy, CRM, outsourced, tradeshows NZ HQ: Wellington Who do you work with and what key challenges do you help them solve? Sales tech changes, but at the very heart – sales is about building positive relationships that sustain your business.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

But what might be a pretty inconsequential difference to consumers like me will have a big impact on sellers. Two of the most popular payment processors are Stripe and PayPal —but which is better for your business? Here's what you need to know to decide between using Stripe vs. PayPal for your sales needs.

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A Smart Bear: Longform

JUNE 7, 2025

—as you can, as quickly as you can, then rapidly iterate from there in the presence of that data.” That’s a smart use of money: To “pay to find out.” But what about a bootstrapped, profit-driven business? You don’t have that budget, and you’re keen on getting a reasonable return on investment reasonably quickly.

SaaS

Red Rocket

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

What is it about Memorial Day, July 4 th , Labor Day and the Christmas season? They bring out all the big discounts, which gets shoppers flooding to the malls to save money, especially on big ticket items like cars and mattresses, as examples. One example worth calling out is J.C. But that strategy did not work.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event-focused businesses Email + event management $12/month 4.1/5 5 (200+ reviews) AWeber Small businesses AI-powered content creation $15/month 4.2/5 5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event-focused businesses Email + event management $12/month 4.1/5

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 3, 2025

Of course Screendoor has an eye towards new VCs with identities, backgrounds and networks which are ADDITIVE to the venture ecosystem to better serve founders, so while the structure of the playbook is duplicative, the people running the playbook aren’t – and that’s the key.

peer-to-peer

StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

It’s like breaking out of one shell, only to find oneself in the next one, knowing there’s no going back. This frees up capacity and allows the business to pursue greater ambitions. It involves recognizing when the current way of doing things, or even one’s role, is no longer effective in achieving desired results.

entrepreneurs

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

5 (200+ reviews) AWeber Small businesses AI-powered content creation $15/month 4.2/5 5 (30+ reviews) Sender Small businesses Generous free plan with automation Free; $10/month paid 4.4/5 5 (12K+ reviews) What’s “wrong” with Klaviyo? 5 (12K+ reviews) What’s “wrong” with Klaviyo?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

But the minute you try to build a report that's even slightly custom, you can hit the limit of what the tool offers or a big "Upgrade" button. Fortunately, you can use a little automation to create workflows that exactly fit your needs. What pains are you guys feeling? What's your solutions?"

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Starting a business can feel intimidating, but the good news is that you don’t need an MBA or years of experience. From validating your idea to navigating legal requirements, here’s a breakdown of essential steps to turning dreams into actions: Assessing your business idea First, ensure your business idea has merit.

financing

Berkonomics

MARCH 27, 2025

I advise all of my companies to use an impressed payroll service, one that takes the taxes from your bank account along with the net payrolls each period ( I have a story about this for later in this insight.) Both take a bit longer for the appropriate authority to move to freeze accounts because the processes of doing so are more involved.

peer-to-peer

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

It's time-consuming, and it's definitely not why you got into your business in the first place. With the click of a few buttons, you can create client profiles, add payment options, include expenses, and even add your logo. Tap a few more buttons to deliver that invoice to your client's inbox. Learn more.

consulting

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Keep your customer support systems healthy Streamline support You may not be in the shoe biz, but the importance of quality customer service is pretty universal. If your company has an index card equivalent for organizing customer data and lending support, you're in need of help desk software. But which one should you go with?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. So, let's talk about what a CRM is, why you need one , and what you get out of using it. Table of contents: What is a CRM?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

It's very possible that your marketing emails, and even your transactional emails, will never make it to the recipient. But we did have some tips for how to improve email deliverability, so you can be sure your messages don't go to spam and result in long-term damage to your business email account.

development

The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. Then the fun starts: around your central theme, you create "nodes" connected by lines, each with its own related idea or theme.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Ben and I started to hang out because of the Vassar connection and then even more so because he was just so darn helpful. The few times in life when you meet an n of 1 person obsessed with a worthy quest, it’s genuinely obvious what you’re supposed to do. Not at the same time (I’m older), and after it went coed.

ventures

The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

you're managing a handful of vendors, the next, your finance team is playing Whac-A-Mole with overdue notices, drowning in an inbox full of emails with the subject line "bumping this." That's why I set out to find the absolute best accounts payable software. Getting paid is great, but paying others? One minute.

financing

StartupNation

MAY 29, 2025

For sole entrepreneurs and small business owners, the struggle is compounded by limited time and resources. Instead of asking, “What should I do next?” By adopting a strategic mindset, you can achieve better outcomes while reducing your workload. Strategy isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 27, 2025

No idea what anything cost, no idea who to trust, and somehow, despite watching multiple YouTube videos, I still managed to burn $150 in about 12 minutes. If you've ever dipped a toe into Meta Ads Manager, you know exactly what I mean. Types of Instagram ads you can run What influences Instagram ad costs?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

Starting a new job is already a nerve-racking parade of awkward handshakes, mysterious Slack channels, and wondering if it's too soon to take your first bathroom break. It's a smarter, faster way to set up employees with all the apps, permissions, and hardware they need before they even figure out where the bathroom is.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Web design isn't what it used to be. Sell more and keep your customers happy Automate your eCommerce Wix and Squarespace are two of the most popular website-building apps. Wix is best for small businesses. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An impressive AI site-building solution that takes the headache out of getting started.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 25, 2025

Kris Mathis Ever wondered why your CVS receipt is a mile long? When you shop on amazon or wander the aisles of your local big box retailer you’re exposed to it whether you realize it or not. Paradoxically, the retailers most in need of media dollars (98% have less than 50 employees), are the ones left out in the cold.

media

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2013

Being able to innovate requires both intuition and creativity--combining a good sense of direction with enough spontaneity to be willing to lose your way long enough to move in a direction others haven't travelled before. Just because you got funding doesn't mean you put your head down. What about hires? Problem solved.

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

It’s the company that evokes fear into more startups and venture capitalists looking to fund eCommerce businesses than any other potential competitor. But what if you could do the reverse of Amazon? 9 months later I didn’t have a blooming clue what was in there or whether I should still be paying for it.”

real estate

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

Turns out that not only is he real, but he''s one of the most genuine, thoughtful, and egoless people I''ve met in the startup world--a real breath of fresh air. I look forward to connecting with him when he''s in NYC and when I head out his way. What questions do you want me to answer next Monday? Am I wrong to have that?

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