Investor wants more NZ companies to consider going global

Investor wants more NZ companies to consider going global
Phase One Ventures CEO Mahesh Muralidhar said best efforts to win US business are vital to growing NZ’s GDP per capita. (Image: Phase One Ventures)
Ben Moore
Investor Mahesh Muralidhar wants every New Zealand business of a certain size to commit a portion of revenue to winning international customers.In an interview on the latest episode of The Business of Tech podcast, Muralidhar, who stood as National’s Auckland Central candidate in the 2023 general election, spoke at length about the potential for the US market for bolstering NZ’s economy, particularly for software startups.However, the venture capitalist and startup advisor gave advice to all NZ businesses, medium and above.In the sa...

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