Really chuffed about another incredible conversation I was fortunate to have with one of NZ's iconic entrepreneurs and business people - Rod Drury! "To be successful and have an impact, you actually have to have success. I see a lot of people get carried away with philanthropy and doing those things early before they've been successful." Just one of the many gold nuggets and insights form the conversation with Rod. While Rod hasn't been in the mainstream media much or making headline news with Xero, he's not been idle. During the conversation Rod shared a really compelling, "BIHAG" (big hairy audacious goal) and his vision for NZ. Great to see this level of boldness and leadership from a guy who knows a thing or two about creating globally successful brands that create immense value for customers and bring back substantial benefits to NZ. Excited to see what Rod does next to make his vision a reality and how we can all be part of it! #innovation #startups #entrepreneurship #vision #nz
🚀 The Humble Brag 002: Rod Drury, Xero 🌟 The Humble Brag is our tongue-in-cheek name for a new series of conversations between Callaghan Innovation CEO Stefan Korn and Aotearoa New Zealand innovators who have already achieved global impact but are continuing to break new ground. The second in the series features serial entrepreneur and Xero founder Rod Drury on his journey from building a globally successful company to focusing on projects to make Aotearoa better economically and socially. You can read through the whole article - https://lnkd.in/gNvmsbvr, but here are some highlights to whet your appetite. 📖✨
Anake Goodall 🕉
1mo
Supporting Kate Frykberg's comments, in my experience there is a lot to be gained from making some philanthropic contributions - however modest - through our entire journey Stefan. My own thinking has evolved materially as a result of following this strategy; an evolution that could only have come about through active participation that focuses one's thinking and provides more grist for the learning mill. Keeping it all in proportion to our capacity and our bandwidth should be a given. And a big 'Plus One' for thinking deeply about potential approaches to enhancing our collective wellbeing! 👍
Alan Hucks
1mo
If this country wants to grow our export markets then attracting manufacturing and industry here to make goods with renewable energy is a no brainer. Sweden took an end to end approach from R&D to scale and have attracted $180billion in new manufacturing infrastructure in cleantech. It works but we need a vision and mission
Mark Frew
1mo
Great share Stefan - certainly gets the brain into gear. Would love to see more discourse on creating a shared vision for NZ
Kieran Brown
1mo
Right on 😎
Independent Consultant
1moThanks Stefan Korn - although I don't agree with the statement "I see a lot of people get carried away with philanthropy and doing those things early before they've been successful." It's never too early to be philanthropic. In my opinion, if we live comfortably we should be sharing our wealth - and doing so in proportion to what we have.