Last night I went along to the finals of the Cable Car Challenge. I was blown away by some of the finalists, with everything from a uniquely New Zealand salad bar, to online startups like Medrecruit (placing doctors based on lifestyle) and Hirethings (an online hire community), to extremely technical things that I couldn’t quite get my head around. The winner was Eyemagnet, who are revolutionising advertising worldwide.
The guys from Medrecruit and Hirethings celebrate their signed copies of
Guy Kawasakis book ‘The Art of the Start’ and their $2,000 cheques.
Some of the plans that didn’t quite reach the finals should be watched as well - I talked to one guy who has invented a net to go over recycling bins so that all our rubbish doesn’t end up on the streets or in the ocean! Simple but effective. Good luck to everyone who entered - now you’ve got a business plan, it’s going to be a matter of making it happen!
I've spent the day listening to Business is Booming from TVNZ on demand. It's on tv in New Zealand on Saturday mornings at 8am, but for those of us who sleep in and don't like ads it's all online. (The TVNZ website is a little weird, so go here and search for 'Business is Booming' to view the episodes or Subscribe to the Business is...(Read more)
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