Tech Week NZ – National Tech Conference
All around the nation during the week of May 8-12, workshops and events were being held that celebrate and investigate the technology sector in New Zealand.
I visited the country for the first time to attend this conference, and started my trip at the Sales & Marketing Jam in Wellington.
Hosted by Kiwi Landing Pad, this verbal jam session features 4 traveling speakers jumpstarting conversations with audiences in 4 different cities: Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The day after I landed in Wellington, I went to the Biz Dojo to attend the first one.
The Biz Dojo – New Zealand Coworking Space Wellington
Going into the Biz Dojo, after being in the country only a couple of days, was instantly like coming home.
I travelled to New Zealand from Portland, Oregon, a place with wifi in every cafe and a multitude of places I could set up with my laptop.
To my surprise, there were plenty of difficulties in getting a solid wifi connection in new Zealand. Cafes were stingy with their internet, offering only an hour (or in one notable case, 30MB) until your session expired.
The Biz Dojo was the oasis of productivity and connectivity that I drank from deeply during my trip. They offered open passes all week for Tech Week, and in between workshops and events, I took advantage of their generosity to keep my business running.
My 6 Favorite Quotes from #NZSMJ
I tweet a lot, when there’s a lot being said, because it’s the easiest (and most public) way for me to take notes when someone is talking. Every time I get hit with a gem of an idea, I throw it up on Twitter, so I can come back to it later – and maybe help pass the idea on to somebody else, too.
You can see everything that happened at the hashtags below, or just scroll down to see the greatest hits:
“How do you connect authentically?” & more importantly, “What matters?”
“The best people are generally trying to replace themselves.”
“Marketing and Sales need alignment, but there also needs to be a healthy friction between the two.”
“New Zealanders are uniquely qualified to answer the question, ‘How can I work with limited resources to solve this problem?'”
“Founders are responsible for everything, but don’t have to DO everything. Document & delegate.”
“A little more budget can get you into a lot of trouble.”
(this is why)
An amazing marketing story: the time @LocalATLast & @SalesLoft bought a Marc Benioff lookalike to Dreamforce. #NZSMJ https://t.co/PCcocrjrN6
— Kiwi Landing Pad (@KiwiLandingPad) May 7, 2017
My Immediate Thoughts on the Sales & Marketing Jam
Before I left the Biz Dojo, I sat in front of a camera to digest everything I’d just heard.
#NZSMJ amazing highlights from @caelanmac from today’s jam. Check it out! > https://t.co/T9zaZqQqJA
— Sian Simpson (@SianSimpson) May 8, 2017
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