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Why Auckland, New Zealand is a great place for startups

26 pointsby moses1400almost 16 years ago

5 comments

bsaunderalmost 16 years ago
<i>We are lucky today that New Zealand is less than 24hours away from almost anywhere in the wold by plane...</i><p>Oh, how convenient! Only 24 hours by plane? ;)
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timcedermanalmost 16 years ago
Might want to take off the anchor in the link.<p>Having worked in Auckland with a small company, I can't say there's anything that compelling about it. Sadly my least favourite NZ city.
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jhancockalmost 16 years ago
I have looked into doing startup work in NZ. Try getting a visa. As a U.S. citizen, I can get a travel visa. To go that route, I have to leave every few months (I forget which it is, but even 6 months is too often/costly). As a visitor, you can't do lots of things a startup might need (bank account, home DSL modem, house lease, etc).<p>Options on permanent residence or long term stays are limited. NZ has a great visa program for attracting qualified folks for hard to fill jobs. But that doesn't fit for doing a startup.<p>I was hoping this blog post had some new info like "NZ creates a tech startup visa"
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mkramlichalmost 16 years ago
All the Hobbits running around. Little hands, hairy feet. Perfect for startups.
shoalmost 16 years ago
Hm, I know someone who wants to live in Auckland - she's fanatical about Les Mills exercise programs and their HQ is there.