Catalyst:  How we’re responding to COVID-19

Catalyst: How we’re responding to COVID-19

Written by Don Christie, Founder and Director of Catalyst, former NZRise Co-Chair. Catalyst IT is a global group, headquartered in Wellington New Zealand but with offices and businesses across NZ, Australia and the UK. Like many companies in the IT sector, we have...
COVID-19 Government needs to act now

COVID-19 Government needs to act now

A wide spread outbreak of COVID-19 presents a real and present threat to our economy. Citizens and businesses are already preparing for this possibility at a very localised level. NZRise members call for the New Zealand Government and large Corporates to actively...
Why the world needs an NZ-based Cloud

Why the world needs an NZ-based Cloud

Ten years ago I asked “Do we have the vision and courage to seize the opportunity and establish New Zealand as a trusted provider of services to the new global economy?” in the Listener article 20 ideas for a better world. The world has moved on, and the answer to my...
9 Rules to Interrogate Hockey Sticks

9 Rules to Interrogate Hockey Sticks

9 Rules to Interrogate Hockey Sticks (a.k.a. investing in companies telling you the usual scale-up story) An opinion piece by Rahul Watson Govindan, NZRise Board Member. Since exiting out of my various companies, I’ve been investing in various technology...