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• From startup to global business: Tips from an entrepreneurial techie

  Matthew Simmons of Nyriad talks about the non-capital investments for building a global company based in New Zealand

• Parental Guidance not wanted: The stubborn and grumpy few are causing age discrimination in technology

  As today's digital revolutionaries get older, they too, will confront the issues of ageing and hopefully, adjust their perspective accordingly.

• Google to stop scanning Gmail accounts

  Silicon Valley giant Google said it will stop scanning its users’ personal email accounts to deliver targeted advertising.

• A chance for Kiwi tech innovators to stand out in Silicon Valley awards

  Disruptive tech innovators invited to enter Constellation Supernova awards - deadline is August 17.

• Digital transformation must move beyond the hiring of a CDO

  Digital transformation kicks into high gear as a boardroom priority yet most leaders are unprepared, writes Ray Wang of Constellation Research.

• Movers and shakers: Air New Zealand appoints Intuit exec as chief digital officer

  Avi Golan to take on newly created role in January

• Digital strategy now integral to boardroom discussions in NZ

  Highlights of the New Zealand results of PwC's annual Global Digital IQ survey

• Julia Raue: Why we created the Chief Digital Officer role at Air New Zealand

  It will be a CIO-plus role, reporting to CEO Christopher Luxon.

• Five key decisions before you use employee share schemes

  In tech hotspots such as Silicon Valley, employee option schemes are commonly used in high-growth companies to incentivise talented people. Here is a guide to find out whether this option is right for your company, and what are areas to watch out for.
  

• Boost for Kiwi start-ups as Silicon Valley heavyweights head to NZ

  Visit part of a longer term strategy to help Kiwi entrepreneurs and investors meet and connect directly with key members of Silicon Valley.

• ‘Disrupt digital businesses before you get disrupted!’

  Fostering a culture of digital DNA is important in order to succeed in the digital age, but who should lead this task? Ray Wang of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research answers this question for enterprises building new businesses with disruptive technology.

• Ex-NZ Tech CEO Candace Kinser becomes NZ lead of analytics company Palantir

  Candace Kinser has moved from championing the New Zealand information technology sector, to being 'leverage lead' of an analytics company based in Silicon Valley.

• Vodaone to set up $50m HQ and startup incubator in ChCh

  Christchurch's new Innovation Precinct will play host to Vodafone New Zealand's $50 million South Island heaquarters.

• Are Silicon Valley Techies Becoming 'The Man'?

  In the good old days, technology types were viewed as likeable geeks, the underdogs everyone could root for. But these days, techies are seen as wealthy elite. How did they become the most despised group of the Valley?

• In Pictures: Silicon Valley's tech culture - 'We just want to be alone'

  From a distance, Silicon Valley may look like a center for technical innovation. But it's more than that. Look closer and you'll find a home for social outcasts, radical libertarians and nerdy geniuses who dream of fleeing society entirely and building their own tech-utopias.