Tall Poppy Syndrome and the Jealousies
There is one big hurdle other than Internet infrastructure that could hamstring New Zealand’s effort to become a dominant player in international business, and this hurdle has a cute name: Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Number 8 Wire & Why Kiwis Will Conquer the Internet
New Zealand natives (‘Kiwis’) are pioneers. This makes them the perfect online entrepreneurs, so long as they can get the right infrastructure in place.
My Quarter-Century Crisis (of Awesomeness)
I’ve come to understand that for my 25th birthday I’m supposed to go a little crazy, completely rearrange my life, change careers, take up new hobbies, end relationships, dramatically change my priorities and generally turn into a whirlwind of drastic activity, shocking friends and family with my sheer audacity and lack of respect for the rules.
Dogmatic Capitalism
Capitalism has a really bad reputation.
The Business of Throwing People from Planes
I was coerced into going skydiving while I was spending a weekend in Queenstown quite recently, and though the jumping out of a plane thing was a pleasure, the branding of modern skydiving companies is somehow even more impressive.
Drink to Life
Good writers know that to give the reader a full sensory experience, you must stimulate each of their senses.
Your Computers Will Have Computers
One of my fondest childhood memories were the days when my dad would sit me down and teach me about Visual Basic.
New Zealand is So Beautiful it Makes Me Sick
I’ve lived in New Zealand for almost a month now, and there are a few things that I can tell you about the place that stand out.
Every Day in Lima is the Best Day Ever
I’m walking down yet another wrought-iron gate-lined block. It looks exactly the same as the one before it. No wait, the spikes at the top of the gate are a little pointier on this block, and the rust is a slightly different hue.
Missing Pages in the Story of the World
It’s a strange feeling – if you stop to think about it – knowing that you’re going to wake up in the future.