We dive deep into venture capital with Robbie Paul, managing director of Icehouse Ventures.
Paul looks back at the last 14 years to reflect on startup successes and failures and how New Zealand's VC landscape has evolved.
He also shares some killer lessons for entrepreneurs and investors, such as the value of people and the dangers of chasing trends.
Plus, Beam's scooter scandal, what Elon Musk's volatile behaviour could mean for Starlink in NZ and AWS's entry into the satellite broadband market.
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From the episode
- Brazil judge blocks Starlink accounts in the country amid X spat, source says - Reuters
- Starlink says it's complying with order to block access to X in Brazil - Reuters
- Musk escalates attacks on Brazilian judge as Starlink finances are frozen and suspension looms - Forbes
- Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink, buys land in NZ - NZ Herald
- Beam e-scooters to be taken off Wellington Streets while council investigates allegations - RNZ
- No tracking of numbers of badly parked Beam scooters - Crux
- Brisbane cancels Beam contract as e-scooter company accused of misleading councils - ABC
- Singapore start-up Beam denies under-reporting of e-scooters deployed in Australia, NZ - The Straits Times
- My Net Worth: Robbie Paul, CEO, Icehouse Ventures - BusinessDesk
- The hits - and a couple that got away: Icehouse Ventures’ Robbie Paul lifts the lid on Growth Fund 1 - NZ Herald
From elsewhere online
- Silicon Valley’s very online idealogues are in model collapse - Reimagining Liberty
- Forging the Future of the Space Economy - Politico
- Clinicians concerned about loss of IT staff - unions - HINZ
- Investors Are Suddenly Getting Very Concerned That AI Isn't Making Any Serious Money - Futurism
- Dutch regulator slaps Clearview AI with $33 million fine and threatens executive liability - The Verge
- Canva hikes prices by 300pc as it readies for IPO - Information Age
- OpenAI, Still Haunted by Its Chaotic Past, Is Trying to Grow Up - New York Times
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