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These opinions are my own, and not that of any of my current or former clients.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Tuesday Three: 3 ways to improve your business
Spend like you spend, not like a corporate Stop buying refundable air fares – get the cheapest ones for 1/4 the price and throw them away when unused. It ends up being much cheaper Set your printers to print default … Continue reading
So you’ve got a good idea – now what?
I’ve been getting an increasing number of ideas over the transom over the last few weeks. It started before the radio interview last week, accelerated because of that, and tomorrow it seems I’m in the latest issue of Idealog. It’s … Continue reading
Better culture, better people, better economy
It’s the most commented article on The Economist right now, and it’s a fractious topic. Indian students have recently taken to the streets in protest against some of the worst ethnic-based attacks Australia has seen The violence sprang to public … Continue reading
Snow job in Greenland
Whitewash “A West Coast man has lost his feet and a hand to frostbite after surviving three days in an Arctic whiteout.” Let’s look at the facts here. He had No EPIRB to locate him if all failed No Food … Continue reading
Tuesday Three: 3 ways to improve your business
<I pulled this post after posting as I wanted to expand it, but it was already commented on externally – so here it is again.> Get out there Use OpenOffice.org as the default office application. Give Microsoft Office only to … Continue reading
Radio NZ interview – How to survive and prosper this recession
I’m just back from an entertaining interview with Kathryn Ryan on the Nine to Noon program. You can listen to it at Radio NZ: How Businesses Can Survive The Recession (and more) Links to some things we talked about: Social … Continue reading
Posted in Business, NZ Business
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5 Recent posts that I like – and a new page
I’ll be on Kathryn Ryan’s Nine to Noon program on Radio NZ at about 9:20am Monday 22nd. There are a few potential topics to cover – including why NZ is a good place to be right now, what businesses can … Continue reading
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Bribes, jobs and wine – not a good mix
There are two jobs sites in NZ with critical mass – Seek and Trade Me Jobs. It’s a tough road to get to the top, and when Seek and Trade Me themselves have lost thousands of listings it’s even tougher … Continue reading
Posted in Business, NZ Business
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Today’s news is fluffy
The front pages of both Stuff and NZHerald today are a sad indictment of both media in NZ and of what readers want to read. Let’s look at them article by article – and to do so I’ve helpfully colour … Continue reading
Idiot taxes mean business opportunity
A while back I wrote about Dick Smith being a stupid place to buy stuff. The cheapest HDMI cable you can buy on sale at Dick Smith, with the 15% discount, is a staggering $55.23. Despite a Dick Smith staff … Continue reading
Congratulations to three new kiwi Yale students
Harry Simperingham, Ben Kornfield and Tessa Smith – remember these names. They are the three New Zealanders that will be part of the new class of 2012 at Yale University in Spetember. That’s a fantastic achievement – so well done … Continue reading
Tuesday Three: 3 ways to improve your business
Know what everybody does Know how many staff, contractors, temps and so forth that you have. Count everyone in and out each day, divide them into logical groups, assign an owner to each group then use appropriate strategies to reduce. … Continue reading
BNZ’s Netguard costs $5, but is the least bad option
I’ve blogged before about BNZ’s stupid Netguard Card – which has codes on it to allow you to login to your bank account. Perish the thought that you are travelling when the new one is issued, or that you lose … Continue reading
Let me pay my bill Contact Energy
I’ve been getting a number of letters from Contact Energy recently, so I decided to actually open one of them on Saturday afternoon. Turns out they are gas bills, and I’m well overdue. Time to pay the bill then. So … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Business
Tagged billing, Business, Contact Energy, ecommerce, fairfax, NZ Business
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I’m 100% Irish
While I was at Webstock I signed up online for the 23andme service – which takes a saliva sample, analyzes your DNA and tells you all about yourself. I got the results very rapidly, went into the system and determined … Continue reading
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