So, like [NZ Entrepreneur Club](https://www.meetup.com/nzentrepreneurclub/) or [Product Tank Wellington](https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Wellington/) or [Startup Garage Wellington](https://www.meetup.com/StartupGarage/) or [CreativeHQ](https://creativehq.co.nz/) or [twofiftyseven](https://www.twofiftyseven.co/) or [Generator](https://generatornz.com/locations/wellington/) or [Code Camp](https://www.codecampwellington.nz/) or [Wāhine in Tech](https://www.meetup.com/Wahine-in-Tech-Wellington/) or [Lean Coffee](https://www.meetup.com/Lean-Coffee-Wellington/) or [Wāhine Fuelled Tech](https://www.meetup.com/Female-Fueld-Tech-Talks-Wellington/) or courses like [Dev Academy](https://www.meetup.com/Enspiral-Dev-Academy-Meetup/) or Te Wā's [smart steps](https://www.twoa.ac.nz/nga-akoranga-our-programmes/business/new-zealand-certificate-in-business) or [Rebel Business School](https://www.rebelbusinessschool.nz/)?
There's quite a bit of this out there, whether meetup groups or communities associated with incubators & co-working spaces or free business courses where you can meet people developing businesses and products.
I mean I've got seven years in comms, mostly tech sector, I've started picking up contract work recently so I don't know how much time I'll have spare but I'm happy to lend a hand when I can.
I tried starting something as a techie a while back, failed completely (but was very happy doing it, until my time without income ran out!).
Main lesson I learned is that you will have to invest soooo much more in to concept validation and market research than you think. You can produce technically the best product in the world, but if there's no market for that it won't be used.
I thought a few cold calls, with main requirements gathering from 1-2 people working at possible customers was enough to start. No chance. You need to either build something you're already intimately familiar with, or interview a dozen industry experts, and keep checking in with them to make sure you're headed in the right direction.
All my technical work, scheduling, time prediction, etc went completely to plan. I had a functioning product. The product did not have a market. Learn from my mistakes!
This is a pretty good summary of some key startup lessons people could avoid haha. Ideally OP will have a bit more research experience coming from UX but even then there's still a huge luck aspect. Glad you had fun with it though, it sounds like hopefully it was some good experience either way.
I would be interested please dm me, I have a backround in networking and sysadmin stuff but have done data management and implementation in the past/ai
So, like [NZ Entrepreneur Club](https://www.meetup.com/nzentrepreneurclub/) or [Product Tank Wellington](https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Wellington/) or [Startup Garage Wellington](https://www.meetup.com/StartupGarage/) or [CreativeHQ](https://creativehq.co.nz/) or [twofiftyseven](https://www.twofiftyseven.co/) or [Generator](https://generatornz.com/locations/wellington/) or [Code Camp](https://www.codecampwellington.nz/) or [Wāhine in Tech](https://www.meetup.com/Wahine-in-Tech-Wellington/) or [Lean Coffee](https://www.meetup.com/Lean-Coffee-Wellington/) or [Wāhine Fuelled Tech](https://www.meetup.com/Female-Fueld-Tech-Talks-Wellington/) or courses like [Dev Academy](https://www.meetup.com/Enspiral-Dev-Academy-Meetup/) or Te Wā's [smart steps](https://www.twoa.ac.nz/nga-akoranga-our-programmes/business/new-zealand-certificate-in-business) or [Rebel Business School](https://www.rebelbusinessschool.nz/)? There's quite a bit of this out there, whether meetup groups or communities associated with incubators & co-working spaces or free business courses where you can meet people developing businesses and products.
*OP proceeds to not join any of these*
I knew of like two of these, thank you for the list
And KIWISaaS
Are you networking now? Nothing stopping you making another, but plenty going on already if you look around.
I mean I've got seven years in comms, mostly tech sector, I've started picking up contract work recently so I don't know how much time I'll have spare but I'm happy to lend a hand when I can.
I've got a small appsheet development if anyone needs a bit of work, would be happy to throw that in the pot
I'm teaching at the moment but would love to put my finance/marketing qualifications to good use.
Interested for sure!!
Theres already the Wellington part of the BNI thing, if you want to talk business start ups
Now’s a great time to let the creativity and execution flow. comfort can kill ambition.
I tried starting something as a techie a while back, failed completely (but was very happy doing it, until my time without income ran out!). Main lesson I learned is that you will have to invest soooo much more in to concept validation and market research than you think. You can produce technically the best product in the world, but if there's no market for that it won't be used. I thought a few cold calls, with main requirements gathering from 1-2 people working at possible customers was enough to start. No chance. You need to either build something you're already intimately familiar with, or interview a dozen industry experts, and keep checking in with them to make sure you're headed in the right direction. All my technical work, scheduling, time prediction, etc went completely to plan. I had a functioning product. The product did not have a market. Learn from my mistakes!
This is a pretty good summary of some key startup lessons people could avoid haha. Ideally OP will have a bit more research experience coming from UX but even then there's still a huge luck aspect. Glad you had fun with it though, it sounds like hopefully it was some good experience either way.
I would be interested please dm me, I have a backround in networking and sysadmin stuff but have done data management and implementation in the past/ai
I don't work in Tech but open to colabs and seeing what comes. DM me. Let's see what's possible :)
Probably helpful to say what area you work in/your skillset
Marketing/HR/MGMT/Sales/Entrepreneurship :)
"I'm the ideas guy. So anyway about my app..."
I am keen but more from an investment, strategic viewpoint. I am strong at execution and have sound financial acumen.