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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James Burnes: Ministry of Awesome is a startup ecosystem organisation that is on a mission to drive New Zealand’s economic growth through founder-led innovation. We do run the Christchurch Startup Hub, Te O Haka, on the Ara campus here in Christchurch, where I’m sitting today.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Nine months later, Audrey became the first executive to appear visibly pregnant on the cover of Inc magazine. Yet, and this will come as a surprise to no one who has ever managed a hospitality business, things weren’t going *perfectly* at the four-year-old startup with 10,000+ members—which feels like the standard female founders are held to.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. Given our city is the 2nd largest metropolitan area in the country this is hardly surprising.

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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

. “Callaghan Innovation’s role is to build startup founder capability and grow high-potential startups, leading to an increase in the quality and scale of New Zealand’s startup ecosystem,” explains Douché. Adam Townsend, Bike Matrix.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. I’ve often talked about the NY advantage of having the NY Times, WSJ, Silicon Alley Insider, New York Magazine and even the editor of TechCrunch based there. There is no question NY startups get disproportionate press.

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GEN New Zealand releases manifesto to encourage greater entrepreneurship

NZ Entrepreneur

“We would like people who are in, and who interact with, the entrepreneurial ecosystem, to support our key messages and initiatives and create a more entrepreneurial Aotearoa,” Moskovitz says.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Pre-pitch tactics, Warby Parker S-1, Israel’s fintech ecosystem

TechCrunch

” Katai also shared his impressions of Romania’s startup ecosystem, suggestions for maintaining top-of-mind status with customers, and reinforced the often-overlooked need to continually repurpose content to grab mindshare. . “Today, content creation is free — everybody can do it. Is it the most exciting debut?