by Victoria Maclennan | Oct 4, 2016 | Growth Business
Argh not another acronym?!? An IM is an investment memorandum or information memorandum. This document, used to inform prospective investors, is a detailed document vs the pitch deck which is written in engaging presentation style. It is a legal document so must be an...
by Victoria Maclennan | Sep 27, 2016 | Growth Business, inspiring people
If today was your last day on earth, how would you spend it? Sir Ray Avery told us at the fabulous Canterbury Tech Summit that he has approximately 4000 days left to live, and during that time he plans to change the world. Ambitious statement but coming from him...
by Victoria Maclennan | Aug 23, 2016 | Bootstrapping
We’re all starting to understand the phrase “Culture eats strategy for lunch” to be true from our own experiences, taking one step back from the organisational momentum that culture design brings is the transition from ideas to execution. Fulfilling...
by Victoria Maclennan | Oct 29, 2015 | Growth Business
Sport is big business these days, players and participants are paid obscene amounts of money in the name of TV/streaming rights, sponsorship deals and ticket sales. Right now most of New Zealand is gripped in Rugby World Cup pre-final preparations for the epic match...
by Victoria Maclennan | Jan 13, 2015 | Bootstrapping, Life at OptimalHQ, Ramblings on the world of Innovation, Startup
New Years Resolutions – Love or Hate them? Personally I love and thrive on goals, they focus my attention, provide a sense of competition when aspiring towards achievement and enable a form of measurement. Conversely I hate the whole notion of New Year’s...