Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan on Radio NZ: The Foodbank Project

I talk with Jesse about the launch of The Foodbank Project and the important role it plays in supporting Kiwi families in need—particularly around Christmas.

Goodbye Kiwipay :'(

Republishing closing down letter from www.kiwipay.co.nz. It is with great sadness and regret that I write to let you know Kiwipay will be closing down on November 16th, 2015. I started Kiwipay in 2004 when the only way to process credit cards online was with a bank.

The Foodbank Project in its first six weeks

1. 817 items donated 2. $2,301 in total donations 3. $7,698 needed to reach the pilot goal of $10,000 in donations 4. Diced Tomatoes is the most-donated item foodbank.org.nz [https://foodbank.org.nz]

Pilot launch of The Foodbank Project

The Foodbank Project is a not-for-profit project created by Lucid with the support of The Salvation Army and Countdown. It is essentially an online grocery store where everything you buy is given directly to New Zealanders in need.

My experience spending time with an Auckland food bank and some insight into why I created The Foodbank Project

It was an overwhelming (and somewhat emotional) experience spending the morning with the Salvation Army Royal Oak food bank team. It was incredibly humbling talking to the people who work behind the scenes, many of whom have very little themselves.

A co-working space is not just a bunch of great people in a cool space—a co-working space is a community

It seems there is a common (mis)conception that a co-working space is a license to print money – find an empty space, fit it out and make it cool, and fill it up with lots of people.

Things to look at when evaluating the best Shopify theme for your store

One of the more important aspects of a successful online business is the look-and-feel of the storefront. This is the first thing your visitors will see and you need to make a lasting impression while conveying the appropriate feeling and emotion for your brand.

What would it take to encourage tech companies like Vend, Xero, Timely, PocketSmith, Revert etc. to open satellite offices in Nelson?

I know there’s been a push to get large organisations to move their HQs to Nelson—and that would be great—but what about the far more achievable idea of encouraging growing tech companies to open smaller offices here?

Paper samples for Workbooks™ have arrived!

Now we just need a big push to get the project over the line [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galenking/workbookstm-pocket-notebooks-for-creatives/posts/667317] . Please help spread the word.

Launching one of the very first Kickstarter projects in New Zealand

This is my first project of my own and I would value any input or feedback people might have on what I can do to give it the best chance of success.