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Creative HQ recently released their 20 years of Impact report where they provide insights on the 1029 founders they’ve worked with.

We wanted to share the learnings of this highly impactful organisation who has helped create $1.3B in total valuation for the startup industry.

Catherine Jones is the highly talented CEO of Creative HQ and we discuss the opportunity of wealth that the startup ecosystem has for us all. For the founders, investors and more importantly for the NZ Government and us tax payers.

Watch how some 1029 founders have provided Creative HQ with the compounding knowledge over 20 years to help you on your journey today!

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Too many Kiwi startups spend so much time getting things right in the New Zealand market before heading overseas. 

We need to go global from day one!

Hear how Tim Boyle took Whip Around to the US immediately and found product market fit in the United States before they had even picked up a kit customer. 

Our host Troy Hammond talks with Tim who has recently joined HealthNow as their Chief Marketing Officer to help simplify employee benefits For modern companies. We ask him what he has learned from his first startup, what he failed, and what changes he will make this time around. 



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Healthcare is broken. We all know it, though too many were scared to take on the behemoths who have owned this space forever.

Enter Vital.io the product built by kiwi Te Riu Warren as their founding CTO.

Hear how Te and Founder & CEO Aaron Patzer formally of Mint.com got together and Decided to take on the United States healthcare tech industry from New Zealand.

Our host Troy Hammond talks with Te about his journey. They discuss the challenges of not being able to just build an MVP in healthcare and how they’ve been able to succeed.

Follow Te - https://www.linkedin.com/in/teriu

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Talent Army is NZ's premier startup recruitment company.

50% of marriages end in divorce and 75% of those divorces cite "quality time" as the killer.

Enter Erika Palmer, a Kiwi tech founder with the app Cupla on a mission to help relationships flourish.


Hear how over 70% of users say Cupla is reducing stress and friction in their relationship.

Try the app here https://cupla.app/the-app/

Our host Troy Hammond talks with Erika about her journey. There are extreme highs and extreme lows in the pit of despair.

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Talent Army is NZ's premier IT recruitment company for growing teams.

How has marketing changed and why has Tracksuit just raised $22m to help customers understand their brand?

In this episode, we talk with Conor Archbold who talks us through his journey and the explosion of Tracksuit.

Connor Archbold is the co-CEO and Co-founder of Tracksuit, a Kiwi startup creating the world's best brand tracker. Connor founded Tracksuit in 2021 alongside his co-CEO Matt Herbert.

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https://www.instagram.com/connorfranklinarchbold

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In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Samantha Wong⁠
🔔 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬? 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞.

Sam is a Partner at Blackbird. Originally from Australia, she now heads up the office in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), where she raised its inaugural $60M New Zealand fund in 2020 and is continuing Blackbird’s Kiwi adventure!

Sam has broad investment interests including digital healthcare, robotics, IoT and B2B software. Sam sits on the boards of Halter, FirstAML, Foundry Lab, Partly, Harrison AI and Workyard.

Sam is passionate about diversity in technology and venture capital and spear-headed the release of the Model Code of Conduct for the Startup Community as well as a venture capital internship program for women.

Prior to joining Blackbird she was a legaltech startup founder, an e-commerce product and strategy manager, and practiced in corporate and litigation teams at Minter Ellison before career-pivoting into startups in 2010.

She is a proud mother of an energetic toddler and on weekends can often be found at a local park running after a scooter or coming down a playground slide. She loves exploring the beautiful Aotearoa whenua with her family as well as yoga when her schedule allows.

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Sam's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthawong/
Sam's Blog: blog.blackbird.vc/@holasammy 

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