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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. And there are people there who want to act on it.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital. In France in some ways it was worse because if you failed as a startup founder you shouldered personal liabilities that don’t exist in the US under our bankruptcy laws.

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Entrepreneurs Relish The Challenge More Than Money

Gust

A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. These include the following: Networking with people who know. I say you can’t learn much if you are doing all the talking.

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500 Founders: Luke Campbell, Marta Meszaros, Andy Bowie & Abbe Hyde

NZ Entrepreneur

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Luke Campbell – Cofounder.

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500 Founders: Matt Miller, Ani Tawhiao-Lomas, Rob Stirling & Samantha Gadd

NZ Entrepreneur

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Matt Miller – Founder. ” Samantha Gadd – Founder. BrakeAce. “My

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Why Half of all Startups Fail and the Surprising Secret to Success

Smart Hustle Magazine

These steps apply to entrepreneurs, particularly to tech startup founders. Confusion about what marketing is drives the majority of the problems founders face with it. For years at Issuu , it appeared we were a solution for publishing digital magazines, because these were the examples our marketing team highlighted.

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500 Founders: Rick Kiessig, Hannah Hunt, Matthew Jackson & Jenni Matheson

NZ Entrepreneur

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Rick Kiessig – Cofounder. Talk to your potential customers as soon as you can.”

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