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It's episode 13 and Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck joins to talk about why the company gave up on catching rockets with helicopters to focus on fishing them out of the ocean instead.

Beck also gives detail into what's happening at Rocket Lab and where he sees Aotearoa New Zealand on the global space industry stage.

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Twitter is out, X is... well, Twitter's called X now.
Cutting costs of contracting with cozy consultants.
Are we ready for an all-AI ad agency?

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It's episode 13 and Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck joins to talk about why the company gave up on catching rockets with helicopters to focus on fishing them out of the ocean instead.
Beck also gives detail into what's happening at Rocket Lab and where he sees Aotearoa New Zealand on the global space industry stage.
News topics:
<ul>
<li>Twitter is out, X is... well, Twitter's called X now.</li>
<li>Cutting costs of contracting with cozy consultants.</li>
<li>Are we ready for an all-AI ad agency?</li>
</ul>
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The benefits of rocket fishing, with Peter Beck

When you've had one of the most successful careers in business in New Zealand, what do you do next?

For Xero founder Rod Drury the answer is to spend days mountain biking around Queenstown, wing foiling when he gets the chance, and meeting with government and business leaders to get national improvement initiatives moving.

He's pushed for the separation of energy generation and retailing, campaigned for more water storage across the country, worked to get an autonomous public transport system set up in Queenstown, advocated for the reduction of electronic payments fees, and spent days with Ngāi Tahu supporting environmental clean up.

In this rare interview, Drury goes deep into the why and how of all these, plus reflections on Xero, artificial intelligence, private funding of public infrastructure, and more.

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When you've had one of the most successful careers in business in New Zealand, what do you do next?
For Xero founder Rod Drury the answer is to spend days mountain biking around Queenstown, wing foiling when he gets the chance, and meeting with government and business leaders to get national improvement initiatives moving.
He's pushed for the separation of energy generation and retailing, campaigned for more water storage across the country, worked to get an autonomous public transport system set up in Queenstown, advocated for the reduction of electronic payments fees, and spent days with Ngāi Tahu supporting environmental clean up.
In this rare interview, Drury goes deep into the why and how of all these, plus reflections on Xero, artificial intelligence, private funding of public infrastructure, and more.
<a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/business-of-tech-podcast-rod-drury-on-his-post-xero-life-as-nzs-fixer">Reading list</a>

Rod Drury on his post-Xero life as NZ's fixer

It's the fifth year for 2degrees' Shaping Business report that covers the state of business across New Zealand.

Once again, we're bringing you a deep dive into the report with a panel of eminent business figures.

This year, the panel includes 2degrees' chief executive Mark Callander, Deloitte partner Anna Fitzgibbon and Auckland Business Chambers chief executive Simon Bridges.

They cover business confidence, hybrid working, skills shortages, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and more.

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Shaping Business 2024 - 2degrees
2degrees survey reveals surprising optimism in business amid economic gloom - BusinessDesk

It's the fifth year for 2degrees' Shaping Business report that covers the state of business across New Zealand.
Once again, we're bringing you a deep dive into the report with a panel of eminent business figures.
This year, the panel includes 2degrees' chief executive Mark Callander, Deloitte partner Anna Fitzgibbon and Auckland Business Chambers chief executive Simon Bridges.
They cover business confidence, hybrid working, skills shortages, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and more.
Subscribe on <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-the-business-of-tech-114330718/">iHeart Radio</a> or <a href="https://pod.link/1686022906">wherever you get podcasts</a>
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<li><a href="https://www.2degrees.nz/business/shaping-business-study">Shaping Business 2024</a> - 2degrees</li>
<li><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/economy/2degrees-survey-reveals-surprising-optimism-in-business-amid-economic-gloom">2degrees survey reveals surprising optimism in business amid economic gloom</a> - BusinessDesk</li>
</ul>

Unpacking 2degrees' Shaping Business 2024 - sponsored episode

There are a lot of great things about NZ; our relatively small population is one of them. But if we want to be a major player in the global software industry, we need to be where the people are: the US.

That's according to Nick Lissette, founder and chief executive of NZX-listed Blackpearl Group, who features this week in an interview about thinking big and bringing the export dollars home.

Plus, Peter jetted over to Sydney to check out the latest line-up of Windows Surface laptops and find out what makes these Co-Pilot+ devices so special.

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There are a lot of great things about NZ; our relatively small population is one of them. But if we want to be a major player in the global software industry, we need to be where the people are: the US.
That's according to Nick Lissette, founder and chief executive of NZX-listed Blackpearl Group, who features this week in an interview about thinking big and bringing the export dollars home.
Plus, Peter jetted over to Sydney to check out the latest line-up of Windows Surface laptops and find out what makes these Co-Pilot+ devices so special.
<a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/technology/business-of-tech-nz-software-companies-should-start-in-the-us">Reading list</a>

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