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Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub.   User testing, also known as usability testing, is a process of identifying users’ biggest problems and uncovering a product’s issues by testing it with real users. As a [...]

When you work in technology, there’s often a reason to be buying a new electronic device, whether you’re investing in a new gadget, replacing a monitor that’s stopped working, or upgrading your phone to the latest model. Even if you don’t work in tech, the chances are [...]

Community Collaborators is a new blog series, where we hear from companies at GridAKL working together on exciting projects.     When you’re setting up your own business, it’s easy to get absorbed into your own work. You’re passionate about what you do and refining your niche. If you work [...]

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub.   “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”   Or so the, somewhat controversial, saying goes.      Although many entrepreneurs would argue that even working on [...]

Your ability to protect your intellectual property (IP) can determine the success or failure of your business. IP gives you the legal right to stop others using the intangible assets that are essential to your business. Start-up Business and Intellectual Property When you’re just starting [...]

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub. For our first Founders’ Chat, we spoke with Brough Johnson, co-founder of book and movie matchmaker Narrative Muse, hailing all the way from the USA. Brough had been working in [...]

As the sun set over the Wynyard Quarter in early June, founders from GridAKL / John Lysaght gathered for the first edition of Founders’ Chat.   The goal of the evening was simple: to get together founders from all stages of the start-up journey and provide a space for discussing their most [...]

Finding the right environment to grow your start-up business can be hard. Countless enterprises have been set up in bedrooms across the world, with little more than a great idea and a laptop. However, if you want to really grow your business and take things to the next level, tapping into the [...]

Every other week at Grid AKL / John Lysaght, we gather round for a spot of lunch and the opportunity to learn from each other’s skills and expertise. This week, our members crowded round the kitchen table to hear from Rudi Bublitz, part of the Flying Kiwi Angel investor group. Prior to [...]

When you walk through the doors of GridAKL / John Lysaght, it’s hard not to get excited.   Our residents are engaged with some of the biggest challenges facing society, making breakthroughs in technology and growing innovative businesses that will become an integral part of New Zealand’s [...]