internetnz, originally uploaded by LanceWiggs. InternetNZ offer a 10 year subscription, which is a stellar idea, and one I grabbed. The pain of the act of paying is fairly high from both the customer and business perspective, especially when the amounts are low. Taking money up front for a long period reduces transactions costs, gives …
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Dialect Payments fix your process and error message
Dialect Payments Pty Ltd., originally uploaded by LanceWiggs. I tried to pay my Internet NZ for the year – actually for the next ten years – and ended up in payment provider hell. This happens, and I let Internet NZ know, but what makes me doubly upset is the error message when I hit the …
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Should I stay or should I go?
At the NBR the comments on an article by Ben Kepes have morphed into a discussion about where to live. Some advocate Australia, others sing the praises of New Zealand. I’ve shopped around over the years, living in two Australian (Fremantle and Melbourne), four New Zealand (Wellington, Nelson, Palmerston North and Auckland) and two American …
Massey Alumni giving – some unsolicited advice
Massey responded to my post below, showing good commitment to monitoring the news threads. They offered to change my preferred name, and I accepted. I also sent some unsolicited advice, learnings from my experiences as a Yale MBA alumni. This is the tip of the iceberg, and having seen icebergs recently I have a visceral …
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In my inbox
Massey, originally uploaded by LanceWiggs. Massey University is trying to ask us for money. So far they are a long long way from the level of professionalism required. Start by understanding given names.
Antarctica – Penguins
Antarctica – how we landed
Antarctica – albatross
Antarctica – random picture
We are back from the icy south, still on the boat but about to disembark. Here’s a friend:
Going Offline and South
I’m off to Antarctica from 10th of February to 9th March. During the trip there will be essentially no internet access, though the occasional email or blog post may get through. While I am away I will turn the comments on the blog off, to stop potential growth of the several spam comments that I …
The End. AllAboutTheStory closes down
We are sad to announce that AllAboutTheStory is closing down. We had a talented team, a great idea and did a lot right – but in the end it failed. Founder Julie Starr put in the lions share of the commitment into the business, but in the end, as she wrote to members: We’ve enjoyed …
What else is important to the NZ Government?
Having had our fun with Antarctica, let’s look at some other areas of concern. How often do the Briefings to Ministers mention certain other words? Let’s start with “internet”. I would content that the internet is an important feature for Commerce, Economic Development, Tourism and Small Business, so it’s a surprise that it isn’t covered …
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How important is Antarctica to the New Zealand Government?
The MED’s Briefings to Incoming Ministers are a wonderful institution, and a must read for anyone interested in NZ Government policy. They were released today, and survey all of the major issues that ministers need to know for their portfolio. A group of us are of on a boat from Friday next week to promote …
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The Facebook IPO: comments
I’ll update this as I read the S1 prospectus. Facebook’s daily user growth is slowing. While 6-10% growth per quarter feels like a lot when annualized, it is getting close to being a normal company. Facebook is running out of target market, and especially target market with pockets deep enough to be monetised. The monthly …
Don’t do big deals
McKinsey Quarterly reports on a study of 1,000 companies and their approach to mergers and acquisitions. This builds on work we did in the Evergreen project in 2001. The answer is simple, just don’t do big deals as they will likely lose money. A big deal is defined in the study as one that is …
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