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The official Webstock Schwag of 2018
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- It’s Webstock Week this week! YAY! If you’re coming along on Thursday and Friday, here’s a sneak peek at the schwag you’ll receive. We’ve tried to select things that aren’t bad for our planet – stuff that can be reused, recycled or repurposed. Here t’is: Webstock t shirt T shirts in many sizes: small, medium, […]
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Introducing Leah Culver, Start-up Alley judge!
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- We’re delighted to welcome Leah Culver as the final judge for this year’s Start-up Alley! Leah Culver is a founder and CTO of Breaker, an iOS app for listening to podcasts with your friends. Breaker launched in March 2017 and was Y Combinator class of Winter 2017. Leah also previously founded Pownce, an early social […]
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Your BNZ Start-Up Alley ’18 finalists
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- We’re delighted to once again host Start-up Alley in conjunction with BNZ! There’s been a change in format for this year, with two categories and three finalists in each. The categories are: Start-Up Accelerator – taking New Zealand to the world This is aimed at tech businesses who have developed an innovative tech product and […]
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The end of Webstock as we know it?
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- Maybe Marco’s on to something. Maybe the era of conferences like Webstock is coming to close. We can tell you this, though – Webstock 2018, our 12th edition, is the end of something for us. In a few months, the St James theatre – home to Webstock – will be out of action while it receives […]
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New speakers!
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- The lineup just got even better! We are thrilled to announce the addition of three more speakers to our Webstock ’18 line! Please welcome…. Haley van Dyck is co-founder of the US Digital Service and a key thought leader on Obama’s tech team since the 2008 campaign, where she helped develop the mobile strategy for the […]
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A statement from the Webstock team
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- Something happened at Webstock on Friday afternoon. We are devastated by it, and the hurt and anger it’s caused. It is the antithesis of everything we have ever wanted to do with, and for Webstock. It is the antithesis of every preceding talk on the stage this year, and of the spirit of the event […]
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The food, drink & schwag of Webstock 2017
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- It’s Webstock Week this week! YAY! Here’s a sneak peek at just some of the things you can expect at the main event on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 February…. SCHWAG We’ve tried to select things that aren’t bad for our lil’ planet – stuff that can be reused, recycled or repurposed. So this year, here’s […]
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BNZ Start-Up Alley ’17 finalists
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- We’re delighted to once again host Start-up Alley in conjunction with BNZ! 2017 saw the highest number of entries we’ve had and a wide range of really amazing companies. We had to choose six finalists, though, and here they are… CLVR “We’re excited about engaging with other start-ups and the innovation community as part of […]
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Stripe comes to New Zealand!
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- We’re delighted to announce that Webstock 16 sponsor, Stripe, is now open in private beta for New Zealand businesses. We talked with Susan Wu, Market Lead for Stripe Australia and New Zealand, about this. Webstock: So, give us the quick overview of what Stripe is, what you do, and the changes you’re making. Stripe: Stripe […]
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Eats to eat and drinks to drink at Webstock 2016
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- Your nourishment and sustenance while at Webstock’s main event on Thursday and Friday is very important to us. Much of the food available will be locally and sustainably sourced, and at least half of all offerings at meal times will be gluten free and vegetarian. There will also be a sizeable range of organic, plant based, […]
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BNZ Start-Up Alley ’16 finalists
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- Wow! Our fifth Start-up Alley, in conjunction with BNZ! There was a great range of entries and some really strong applications. In the end, we had to choose six finalists. Here they are… Good luck everyone! Givahoy “This is an amazing opportunity. Givahoy is an ambitious startup looking to enable safe, easy and fun app-based […]
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Seven things: Jason Webley
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- 1) Who are you? I’m a musician and storyteller from the town of Everett, Washington, which is a town about thirty miles outside Seattle. 2) What do you do? I used to tour around all the time stomping and screaming songs. But these days I’ve been building a houseboat, fixing up some old houses and […]
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After Partying
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- To celebrate the Webstock Week that was, the fine folks at Serato are putting on a shindig at the grand Embassy Theatre on Friday night. Thanks Serato! There’ll be lashings of hearty food, an excellent assortment of drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and The Amazing Travelling Photobooth will be in action to capture your precious party […]
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Seven things: Frank Chimero
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- 1) Who are you? This is a weird question—you sent me this email, you should know who I am. Anyway, I’m Frank Chimero. I’m a designer who writes. I live in New York. 2) What do you do? See above. I also spend a lot of time thinking about dogs and music. Again, another weird […]
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Seven things: Shelley Bernstein
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- 1. Who are you? I’m a thinker who believes people and community can change everything…if we listen. 2. What do you do? I work at the Brooklyn Museum on projects that explore the intersection of public participation and digital. We’re often developing projects that use crowdsourcing as a means to learn more and we aim for deep participation among […]
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Seven Things: Cory Doctorow
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- 1. Who are you? Cory Doctorow. 2. What do you do? I am currently working on a project with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to end all DRM, everywhere in the world, within 10 years. It’s called Apollo 1201. I write science fiction novels for adults and kids, as well as graphic novels and nonfiction books. Some recent ones: […]
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Seven things: Harper Reed
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- 1. Who are you? Harper Reed 2. What do you do? I am a hacker. That, obviously, could mean anything. Right now it means that I am the CEO of a startup called Modest. We build delightful commerce experiences for mobile. Before this, I was the CTO of the Obama Campaign. We helped re-elect the […]
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The eating of food & the drinking of drink at Webstock 15
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- Your nourishment and sustenance while at Webstock’s main event on Thursday and Friday is important to us. We want the offerings to be auspiciously nutritious and ambitiously delicious. Much of the food available will be locally and sustainably sourced and there’ll be a wide range of organic, plant based, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free and […]
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10 reasons to attend Webstock 2015
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- So you want to go to Webstock but you need to convince your boss that it’s worthwhile. We’ve put together some reasons that will hopefully help make writing your business case a little easier. Good luck! Hey Boss person, here’s why you won’t regret sending me to Webstock 1) We (and our organisation) can’t afford […]
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BNZ Start-Up Alley ’15 finalists
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- Our fourth Start-up Alley, in conjunction with BNZ, saw a strong and stirring range of entries. We would have loved to showcase every entry, but due to rules, only six finalists could be selected..and here they are. Good luck to all of them! Banqer “We’re ecstatic to be included as a finalist in Webstock! Yay! […]
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