I retired from personal blogging in July 2008.
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I enjoyed speaking at the NZTE Enterprise Breakfast in Auckland this morning. The food must be good as we had a capacity audience of 230.
Around 40% of the attendees were non ICT. As I spend most my time in computing it’s interesting to hear about other industries. I was impressed that the majority of people shot their hands up when asked who was exporting and the number who had been doing the plane hours.
Auckland is quite different to Wellington. In a Government town there is a certain amount of expenditure that has to happen. We tend to be more service industry oriented. In Auckland I find that more people/businesses are outwardly focused and it’s great to get that perspective.
In my view exporters are our national hero’s so it was gratifying to see how many are doing it. It was good to swap stories with others who have been hitting the road. Doing the hard yards on the road leads so many interesting experiences and it’s inspiring to hear what others have done.
Thank you to those who sent me a note after the event.
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