Join Chris Hilder, founder of Kaffelogic and Jason Lindsey, co-founder of Petridish as they chat about the ups and downs of starting a successful business in Dunedin. Chris came through Startup Dunedin's Co.Starters programme, a nine week course designed for anyone with a new business idea, especially those who are unsure of exactly how to set up and run a business. His startup Kaffelogic provides the customer with a benchtop coffee roasting system designed to make the best cup of coffee ever, f...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Tenisha was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) at just seventeen years old. She was told that she was probably going to be miserable, struggle to get pregnant and should lose some weight if she wanted to get close to living a happy, normal life. After using "Dr. Google" and finding dozens of stories from other women struggling with PCOS she decided that she could make a difference. A couple of years later, Tenisha had the opportunity to complete a project as part of her qualificatio...
Nov 12, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 11
There are over 130 craft breweries and over 500 wineries in New Zealand. The vast majority have a taproom or cellar door where you can hear more information about the wine or beer you're about to buy. But what happens when you're at the supermarket or liquor store? Compass gives consumers the customer service they deserve, regardless of where they purchase the product. Their technology allows businesses to tell their story and share important product information, all through the consumers smartp...
Oct 30, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 10
When Physiotherapy students, Tobias Hoeta and Andreas Hirczy were sent on placement they came home to their flat telling each other a very similar story. Their patients frequently didn’t complete their prescribed exercises and were hot on the path to re-injury. Many of their classmates and the physiotherapists they spoke to had the exact same problem. After a little digging, Toby and Dre discovered that ACC was spending approximately $48 million on re-injury claims each year. There had to be a b...
Sep 26, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week Julia Anne came on the show to chat about how she created New Zealand's Premium Homestay Network, Look After Me. Julia shared her story so far including: Achieving a world record with over 20 billion social media mentions. The World Cup, Pyjamas, PR stunt that won Look After Me their first customers The importance of the shared access economy in New Zealand. Raising capital in New Zealand. Look After Me (LAM) is New Zealand’s Premium Homestay Network. LAM offers welcoming, affordable a...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This is an episode for the developers and tech-entrepreneurs! Hear from Jesse Meek on his philosophy as a tech startup founder, the value CodeLingo brings to development teams, when CodeLingo has said no to customers and much much more. CodeLingo helps development teams write better code faster by automating common development practices such as automating finding and fixing bugs, automating code reviews, automating the generation of contributor documents. By focusing on project specific patterns...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Matt Jenkins is an expert on Motivation and Behaviour Change. He completed our Co.Starters programme to use his PhD in Sports Psychology to help individuals create diet and movement change with the Mensana Movement (Matt explains why movement is a better choice of word than exercise). During the podcast Matt discusses a range of topics including: - How he transformed his personal training business - The 'Motivation Soup' concept - How motivation theory applies in health and business - Why he cho...
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Alice is an Audacious Alumni and co-founder of the Social Experiment, an event designed to test what's possible when extraordinary people work collectively on solving issues. Earlier this year, Alice joined Angus on the show to discuss her journey and share her expertise in forming and managing effective teams.
Jul 09, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Next Farm utilises integrated farm sensor technology with cloud based dashboards that allow farmers to operate, manage and understand farm resources from the computer desktop or a mobile device. In this episode of the podcast Angus sits down with Aaron Furrer and Sammi Stewart, the team at Next Farm, to talk about their journey so far and how they're changing farming worldwide, from Dunedin.
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Anna Guenther is the founder of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe. She joined Angus on an audio version of the podcast and shared some of her journey including: Why Anna chose "Chief Bubbleblower" as her title. How Anna got the idea for PledgeMe and her failure on Audacious How PledgeMe responded when their transaction provider shut them down with no notice The commonalities of successful crowdfunding campaigns - "The three C's" The common mistakes and misconceptions of crowdfunding Campaigns Pledg...
Jun 04, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Angus sat down with winning Startup Weekend team, team Less 2 days after they won Startup Weekend Dunedin 2019. Team Less have developed an eco-friendly cleaning solution that drastically reduces plastic waste. On the podcast Sophia and Matthew share their Startup Weekend journey including why they got involved, the highs and lows of the weekend, the progress they made and where to from here.
May 28, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Disney Imagineer, MK Haley and Mahuki Activation Manager, Priscilla Edmonds join Angus on the show to discuss the Innovation of the Experience Economy. Topics include: How Disney made waiting in line enjoyable The role of physical stores and real life experiences in an e-commerce economy How Disney makes stories like Frozen feel authentic How sotrytelling might apply to an early stage startup + more! Mk Haley Mk Haley is a Disney Imagineer. Imagineers design the Disney theme parks, resorts, crui...
May 07, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1
