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The Business of Tech

The Business of Tech, hosted by leading tech journalist Peter Griffin. Every week they take a deep dive into emerging technology and news from the sector to help guide the important decisions all Business leaders make. Issues such as cybersecurity, retaining trust after a cyberattack, business IT needs, purchasing SaaS tools and more. New Episodes out every Thursday. Follow or subscribe to get it delivered straight to your favourite podcatcher. @petergnz @businessdesk_nz Proudly sponsored by

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18:31

The story of Being AI, so far

The Business of Tech ·

2025/02/12

It's been a tumultuous first year for NZ's first AI-focused company to list on the New Zealand Exchange (NZX). Following on from a recent article on BusinessDesk, we unpack that journey so far and look ahead to what might be next for the contentious but ambitious company. This week, we have a double feature with an interview with entrepreneur extrodinaire Rowan Simpson to follow on Sunday, so make sure you subscribed to get that in your podcast feed when it drops. The Business of Tech is sponsored

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58:17

From Christchurch to 100 million global users

The Business of Tech ·

2025/02/05

This week we speak to Max Ferguson who started Lumin in 2010 to address a growing need for a robust, cloud-based way to edit and share portable document format files, better known as PDFs. 15 years on and Lumin has over 100 million users worldwide and is successfully rolling out more document collaboration products and features, managing to find success with the often-tricky freemium model. Plus, what's the latest on Deepseek, and the unpacking the NZ government's plans for usinggenerative AI

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55:52

Māori AI research is changing the world – plus, DeepSeek

The Business of Tech ·

2025/01/29

Last week, Te Hiku Media chief executive and one of Time magazine's most influential people in AI, Peter-Lucas Jones, spoke to the world leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos. As our featured guest this week, Jones explains how the Kaitaia-based media company is using AI to save native languages across the globe., Plus, cutting through the noise on what DeepSeek actually is and does. Reading list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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56:01

SailGP: How data makes the boats go faster

The Business of Tech ·

2025/01/22

SailGP's chief technology officer Warren Jones goes deep into all the ways he and his team have integrated digital technologies into the very foundation of the sport changing the nature of racing. Plus, the ramifications for New Zealand and the world-at-large of the technology billionaires buying their way into US President Donald Trump's good graces. The Business of Tech is sponsored by 2degrees for Business. Reading listSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:02

Toasting and roasting 2024's biggest gadgets

The Business of Tech ·

2024/12/18

Other than a few big-swing failures, it’s been a bit of a holding pattern for consumer technologies this year, with many minor improvements but nothing truly revolutionary. This week, Peter and Ben are unpacking all that and more as they dive into the consumer products and services from 2024 they thought were good, bad, and just plain silly. Topics include the series of disappointments that were built-in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants, Dyson’s $800 headphones, the AI services

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62:10

Tech in 2024: what happened and what’s next

The Business of Tech ·

2024/12/11

We're joined by four stellar journalists who discuss what they saw over the last year and look ahead to what may be yet to come. BusinessDesk’s senior markets reporter Rebecca Stevenson offers a deep dive into Rakon's failed takeover and unpacks Gentrack’s success – and the questions that success raises. Rob O’Neill, senior reporter at IT industry news outlet Reseller, unpacks the waves of redundancies and talks about AI in big business. Finn Hogan, a writer at

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53:07

Former Xero CEO Steve Vamos says an open mind is key...

The Business of Tech ·

2024/12/04

Steve Vamos' career in tech has spanned decades, starting with IBM straight out of university in the 1980’s, followed by stints at Apple, NineMSN, Microsoft, and Xero. He says that connecting with people and being open to criticism are key skills for leaders navigating through times of major change. Vamos also shares more specific advice on navigating change, having hard conversations, and the importance of character. Plus, Ben and Peter discuss why the Australian social media ban may not be a great

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47:09

Inside Projectworks’ big push into the US, plus is...

The Business of Tech ·

2024/11/27

Projectworks founder Matthew Hayter and new CEO and Silicon Valley veteran Mark Orttung dive into the details on what’s happening with the $100 million company's international push. Plus, Ben and Peter discuss Bluesky’s sudden rise in popularity as people leave Elon Musk’s X by the millions. Ben's Bluesky Peter's Bluesky Reading listSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:29

Wayve's Alex Kendall, a billion dollar Kiwi founder....

The Business of Tech ·

2024/11/20

Peter was in California for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, carrying more satellites to support One NZ's satellite to mobile connectivity. We dig into the details of that deal, including whether competitors can possibly keep up. Then, our featured guest is Alex Kendall, one of NZ's most successful tech expats in recent years. Alex Kendall is the founder of Wayve, an autonomous vehicles company that raised US$1 billion earlier this year. He talks about his journey from being raised on a farm in

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55:58

AI year in review and what's coming next

The Business of Tech ·

2024/11/13

Last year, we prematurely dubbed 2023 the year of AI but how could we have know what 2024 would bring. Generative AI has solidified it's position in the pantheon of disruptive technologies as hype settled into pragmatism and tech talent across the world put it to work. We've assembled three AI experts from across NZ's industry to talk about the year in AI that was, and look ahead at what to expect in the year to come. Our panel consists of Callaghan Innovation chief executive Stefan Korn, Simply

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53:09

How to put your data to work, plus tech under Trump

The Business of Tech ·

2024/11/07

\We're diving into data with Snowflake's New Zealand country manager Tony Shaw. Shaw shares how any size of organisation can benefit from data analytics and AI, emphasising the importance of having high-quality, consolidated information to drive business outcomes. He also talks generative AI and the role that good data practice has in realising its potential and mitigating risks. Plus, tech under Trump: the influence of tech billionaires in the recent election, what it might mean for tech policies,

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54:26

Fibre's impressive return on investment in Aotearoa

The Business of Tech ·

2024/10/30

New Zealand's big bet on fibre has paid off in spades, according to a new report by Deloitte that found the $5.5 billion that government and private companies invested into the super fast internet infrastructure has delivered $31b in value due to productivity gains. Two economists from Deloitte Access Economics, Liza Van Der Merwe and Mayuresh Prasad, walk us through the findings from that report, and what the future may hold for fibre in NZ. Plus, the first part of a new segment where Garth Bray

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48:19

Google's anti-competitive reckoning is nigh – what's...

The Business of Tech ·

2024/10/23

It's an age of reckoning for the monopolistic tendencies of Big Tech and this week veteran journalist Paul McIntyre helps us gain an understanding of the antitrust trials facing Google. With years of experience covering the advertising industry, McIntyre sheds light on Google's online advertising dominance, how it manipulated an industry to get there, and the regulatory challenges it's now facing as a result. He's just returned from Virginia, where he covered one of the major antitrust cases against

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53:04

The rise of deep tech in NZ, plus Peter Beck talks Mars

The Business of Tech ·

2024/10/16

WNT Ventures has reached ten years of taking the crunchy stuff we call deep tech and helping turn it into companies and financial returns. With successes like Foundry Lab, Mint Innovation and Carbon Crop in its portfolio, WNT Ventures has made an indelible mark on the country's deep tech scene. The firm's managing partner, Carl Jones, joins the podcast to look back on an industry that has grown at a rapid pace and forward at where it might head next. Plus, rocket catching, moon diving, and Peter

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52:55

NZ tech should be taking on the world, now

The Business of Tech ·

2024/10/09

This week's guest, venture capitalist, founder of PhaseOne and former early employee of Canva Mahesh Muralidhar, shares invaluable insights into the necessity for New Zealand's software startups to expand into the lucrative US market. He discusses the unique benefits of Kiwi founders on the global stage and some of the cultural things that might be holding them back. Plus, the Auckland teen caught smishing with specialised hardware and how China exploited backdoors that US telcos were made to

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56:31

What it takes to make AI truly trustworthy

The Business of Tech ·

2024/10/02

Can AI ever be truly trustworthy when the stakes are high? That's what machine learning and artificial intelligence researcher Jessica Zosa Forde hopes to achieve with her studies at Brown University. She joins us to discuss her work on ensuring less common languages don't get forgotten - and how efforts with te reo Māori are leading the way. She also highlights the importance of transparency and accountability in these technologies as they become more pervasive in our lives. Plus, an interview

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46:34

When two become 2degrees - managing a major systems...

The Business of Tech ·

2024/09/25

In this sponsored episode, 2degrees chief technology and information officer Stephen Kurzeja talks about the intricate process of merging the systems of two large telecommunications companies: 2degrees and Vocus. Kurzeja shares the thought process behind choosing what to keep and what to retire, where to add new products, and where to reign it in. He discusses company culture, AI and maintaining a laser focus on customer experience during such massive transitions. Plus, ComCom's call for better

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54:23

Could AI fix NZ's ailing health system?

The Business of Tech ·

2024/09/18

We sit down with Dr. Will Reedy, who leads health for Accenture NZ, to discuss the transformative potential of AI in healthcare. Reedy explains how generative AI can enhance NZ’s health system, boosting both frontline and back-office operations and addressing workforce shortages. He also raises the ever-looming spectre of the need to truly aggregate resident's health data, a must-have if we want to realise the full potential of generative AI. Plus, an interview with Jack Pugh, the NZ winner of the

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50:49

Could AI unlock truly personalised education?

The Business of Tech ·

2024/09/11

We're kicking off a series on AI in industries with a deep dive into AI in education. Hengjie Wang, co-founder of ed-tech company Kami, joins us to explore how AI is transforming the classroom. Wang explains how Kami currently uses AI to save teachers time and make education more accessible and engaging for students. He also considers whether generative AI could be the foundation for a future of widely accessible, AI-driven learning aids. Plus, Apple's latest products and upgrades. The Business of

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46:55

From Halter to Supie: 14 years of startup wins and...

The Business of Tech ·

2024/09/04

We dive deep into the world of venture capital with Robbie Paul, managing director of Icehouse Ventures. Paul looks back at the last 14 years to reflect on startup successes and failures and how NZ's VC landscape has evolved. He also shares some killer lessons for entrepreneurs and investors, such as the value of people and the dangers of chasing trends. Plus, Beam's scooter scandal, what Elon Musk's volatile behaviour could mean for Starlink in NZ, and AWS's entry into the satellite broadband

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