This week we chat to Devon Moodley (@DevonMoodley), Motion Graphics Artist. We talk about how he went from studying film to motion graphics and eventually making videos at Xero. Raj and Devon geek out on design and film for a while and some how we get onto wedding singing. Watch out for an interesting announcement involving Owen Williams. Enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you ha...
Aug 25, 2015•43 min
This week we chat to Brendan Ritchie (@bcarmody), CEO at DTS one of NZ's many ISPs ... but this one is a little different. Enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media ...
Aug 18, 2015•29 min
This week we chat to Courtney Foon (@mshumanist) Entrepreneur and UX designer. She has been part of the R9 Accelerator with the ShopPin team. Enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in vi...
Aug 10, 2015•34 min
This week we chat to Julian Apatu (@japatu) designer about town as well as a proudly being of Ngati Porou. We also talk about the R9 Accelerator programme and design thinking. Enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Kh...
Aug 03, 2015•45 min
This week we chat to Mauricio Freitas (@fretasm) for another "System Error" segment where we talk airports and travel, whisky, people vs machines and a whole lot more. We also have Nick Williamson (@mashmatix) along for the ride. Enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining st...
Jul 29, 2015•40 min
This week we catch up with Matt Cobham (@CobhamMatt) from SiteSorted where we talk startups, tech, the R9 Accelerator programme and a whole lot more. We also catch up with Anna from PledgeMe too. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things...
Jul 14, 2015•54 min
This week we catch up with John Gonzales (@johnnyicon) from Hashbang where we talk travel, gaming, startups, tech, Clippy, programming, even MS Paint and a whole lot more. We also recap the Govhack.org.nz event that happened over the weekend. Mike and Raj jumped on Google Hangout this week so please excuse the audio in parts. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know s...
Jul 08, 2015•1 hr 15 min
This week we catch up with Mauricio Freitas (@freitasm) for another instalment of System Error. This time, over pizza and whisky, we talk about Jurassic World, bus timetables, phone plans, Mike’s absence. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getti...
Jul 01, 2015•27 min
This week we catch up with Michelle Burke (@smrtgirl). We talk about data visualisation and that ugly term "Big Data" ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making t...
Jun 24, 2015•48 min
This week we catch up with Lucy Luo (@lucysjl), who came via a fellow podcast, The Moxie Sessions. She works as a lawyer with tech companies during their "Start Up" phase through to IPO. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Ra...
Jun 16, 2015•39 min
This week we talk about making our Podcast sustainable (we recorded our video!) And we catch up with Jenene Crossnan (@Jenene) from Flossie.com ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, ...
Jun 09, 2015•18 min
This week we talk about making our podcast sustainable and we catch up with Nick Clark (@nickroydclark) and Richard Corney (@richardcorney) from Flight Coffee. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) backgrou...
Jun 03, 2015•38 min
This week we talk to Ben Kepes (@benkepes), all round entrepreneur and authority on the "cloud" ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen. All our ...
May 26, 2015•35 min
This week we have a brief catch up with Anna from PledgeMe about the latest pledges and we get to know Cameron Mehlhopt (@CameronMehlhopt) from StarNow and learn about being a tech firm in the talent space, work in film and television industry. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is expla...
May 20, 2015•33 min
We take a moment to get to know the man behind the mic as Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) explains how he does what he does – explaining stuff. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, d...
May 13, 2015•33 min
We talk to Dan Randow (@DanRandow) – Collaboration Wrangler where we discuss building trust and making strategy. ------------------------------------------------------ We share New Zealand tech, social media, startup people's stories. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike’s (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj’s (@nzRaj) background is in video, design, media and making things happen. www.accessgranted.nz www.tw...
May 06, 2015•47 min
Another awesome session with Maurico Fretias (@freitasm) as we discuss many things that have "ticked" people off then the conversation leads up to a new app idea - Tinder for cats. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khus...
May 05, 2015•41 min
Mike sits back and enjoy an interview as this was Raj flying solo again talking with Jackson James Wood (@_jjw_) and his media work with PledgeMe and being a co-founder of Ora Safety and Health. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things ...
Apr 29, 2015•30 min
Mike sits back and enjoy an interview as this was Raj flying solo again talking with Jackson James Wood (@_jjw_) and his media work with PledgeMe and being a co-founder of Ora Safety and Health. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things ...
Apr 29, 2015•30 min
A wide ranging and, tbh, very funny interview as Jack takes us through the changes in media he's experienced and some of his thoughts on where it's going – and we didn't even touch on his love of Google! ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and gettin...
Apr 22, 2015•46 min
Anna Guenther provides her monthly update on PledgeMe Team tech and media related items to watch. We then lead into Raj who has a fascinating conversation with Andrew Schofield (@nzscoff) from Timely and how it is a true virtual company based around New Zealand but taking on the world. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riv...
Apr 15, 2015•29 min
Smart like a fox, and with substantial international work experience in Germany and Spain, Bianca Mueller (@LawDownUnder) has developed serious expertise in the IT & IP, and international law. In essence, this means that she can read a 100 page legal document without dozing off and write up commercial contracts that allow you to sleep at night. Bianca has a knack for techie, digital, and creative stuff (read: nerd) and has the rare ability to convey complex concepts in plain English (or Germ...
Apr 08, 2015•43 min
Another stella discussion / rant with Mauricio Freitas (@freitasm), this time it's about service (or lack of) and that gets us onto Netflix. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background is in video, des...
Apr 07, 2015•30 min
The journey to make the podcast sustainable continues but in the meantime the amazing Amber Craig (@amscraig) goes through (almost) all of her projects and makes Mike Riversdale and Raj Khushal feel like they're just not doing enough! ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuf...
Apr 01, 2015•49 min
A change to our podcast format (slicker and quicker to the interviews) and more importantly a deep discussion with Tim Kong (@timoslimo) at N4L around all things tech and education orientated here in New Zealand (hint: it's about the teachers not the tools). ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) backg...
Mar 25, 2015•48 min
We start with a new monthly catchup with Anna CEO of PledgeMe who runs through a few tech/media items before a fascinating conversation with Sandy Mamoli & Brenda Leeuwenberg discussing their Nomad8 / agile story. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting peo...
Mar 17, 2015•43 min
Stepping out of the corporate life to run your own start-up always comes with a great deal of trepidation, but Jason Gleason (@runningpockets) and co-founders of Eight Wire prove that it can be done. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting th...
Mar 11, 2015•45 min
If anyone cares to listen to Mauricio Frietas (@freitasm) and this particular System Error rant then please let us know in the comments what it's about, ta. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj Khushal (@nzRaj) background ...
Mar 10, 2015•34 min
After a brief story from Mike about, "Fuck off money" we have a cracking conversation with the disruptor, challenger of ideas and Hack Miramar co-founder, Ian Apperley (@ianapperley). ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media, startups. If you have a story or know someone that does - get in touch! Mike Riversdale (@MiramarMike) background is explaining stuff, connecting people and getting things done. Raj K...
Mar 04, 2015•28 min
We were extremely lucky to catchup with Lillian Grace, CEO of WikiNewZealand [now called Figure.NZ], just before their re-launch of the site ( http://figure.nz/) and the release of a brand new back-end feeding up public API access to all the data they utilise. Raj and I had a chat before the interview as to what "big data" means especially in light of DJ Patil being named the US Government's first "Chief Data Scientist" ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories ...
Feb 24, 2015•36 min
