Adrian Grant
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Adrian Grant
@AdrianDGrant
Co-Founder @9Spokes #SaaS Appstore for SMEs formerly @DigiWebNZ @Microsoft @Unisys Daily Runner @MasseyUni Father Sports enthusiast Global Traveller
Auckland, New Zealand Katılım Kasım 2012
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@BrettKing @Chris_Skinner @thomaspower @ChrisWSimmons @cgledhill It’s just right sizing to your target market and value proposition.
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@Chris_Skinner @thomaspower @AdrianDGrant @ChrisWSimmons @cgledhill The facts speak for themselves
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Citigroup considers opening more branches
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@team9spokes @MicrosoftNZ Collaboration is always really hard, but doubly so across countries. I’m really proud of the #9spokes team for getting this over the line and more so the real opportunity to extend the platform to other North American banks.
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Actually I like to hire or promote people with strong potential. Just not for mission critical roles - then it’s best to promote people who know what they are doing.
In startups almost all roles are mission critical - less so with big corporates...
Andrew Wilkinson@awilkinson
It took me 15 years to learn this, but here’s how to hire people: Hire someone who has done the exact task you need completed for another company, ideally at a slightly larger scale. Make sure they jive with your team/not a jerk. Not someone with potential It’s that simple.
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$9SP 9 Spokes leverages SME data platform to focus on financial management and achieve profitability tinyurl.com/y57wlvx9 via @proactive_au @team9spokes #9SP #brighterir #Doporto #CapitalNetwork1
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Writing This Article Was Stressful. That's Okay, Experts Say fortune.com/2019/04/02/str… There’s an old investment axiom that goes “if you’re not worried, you’re not risking enough”. Likewise great quote here “if you’re life is interesting at all, you’re going to have stress”. True
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#Blitzscaling is about doing things differently when speed matters most -- but there are rules to breaking the rules. Here's why -- and when -- a company should blitzscale.
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What China Can Teach the U.S. About Artificial Intelligence nyti.ms/2znFLVL. Excellent comparative article that makes good sense
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We are seeing major erosion of value in the @FortuneMagazine 2000 biggest companies across most sectors. Value is migrating away from incumbents to newer smaller (not only startups) players #CompressiveDisruption twitter.com/1c1j1s1/status…
Christian J. Schaefer@1c1j1s1
'Attack of the Ants' - What to do so gradual compressive #disruption does not lead to sudden extinction... #WisePivot @OmarAbbosh lnkd.in/ekvZzF7
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Treasurer Scott Morrison watches as global fintech policy race heats up afr.com/technology/tre… via @FinancialReview @adriandgrant @9Spokes @Team9Spokes
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Marketplace and insights company, @9Spokes $9SP announces signing of contract with Bank of New Zealand. Signing of BNZ helps $9SP achieve Annualised Recurring Revenue target of $6-7m by end of March. BNZ contract follows second contract signed with RBC at end of February.

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3 things that could drive fintech investment in Europe through the roof (again) pitchbook.com/news/articles/… via @PitchBook
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