Industry news & updates
Your source for SaaS industry news, member success stories, and insights from New Zealand's thriving software-as-a-service community.
kiwiSaaS Member Companies Shine in 2023 Hi-Tech Awards Nominations
Congratulations to a number of member companies who have been nominated for 2023 Hi-Tech Awards! It’s great to see SaaS companies in the mix for this prestigious night - Pushpay, Serko, LawVU, Innocraft, Lumin, CarbonCrop, Formus Labs, Tracksuit, AskNicely, Tend Health, Levno, Ignite Aotearoa, Paysauce!
Mission Ready HQ is looking for Mission Sponsors
Mission Ready's 'Mission Sponsorship' programme helps to develop Aotearoa's SaaS talent. Read their article below to find out more.
The Magic Market: Selling SaaS via the global marketplace
Microsoft's Hayley Horan explains why software marketplaces have become a key sales channel for SaaS companies in recent years. Leveraging the power of partnership in the global marketplace is a hugely valuable approach for Australian and Kiwi SaaS businesses hungry to scale to the world.
Parallo Blog - SaaStr 2022: Insights, education and some serious inspiration
Three action-packed days at SaaStr Annual 2022
Callaghan, Revisited
Rowan Simpson: How do we build on Paul Callaghan’s vision for New Zealand, and update it for our current reality?
Tech boot camp promises to get trainees work ready in months
As the demand for tech skills grows, particularly in SaaS, so too are those deciding to change careers to take advantage of the higher-paid industry and its flexible working conditions. Watch TVNZ's coverage of Mission Ready's tech boot camp.
It's no laughing matter; poor productivity affects all New Zealanders
New Zealand is 11th out of 34 countries for average hours worked, but its productivity is below the OECD average, when measured in GDP per hour worked. It’s partially about our failure to adopt the technological tools - SaaS tools like Xero - to keep up.
Mātauranga Māori, 'an important DNA strand', underrepresented in tech
Steven Renata (Managing Director of KIWA Digital) is encouraging Māori looking for a career, whether it's their first one or a career switch, to consider the technology or Software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector. Māori are underrepresented in the tech workforce, making up only 4%.
Fee Free Places Still Available on Cloud & AI Software Development Accelerator
Mission Ready HQ have 8 FEE FREE spaces left on their accelerator that starts on 18th April.
Kicking SaaS: Attract, Nurture and Retain SaaS Talent
The second webinar in our Kicking SaaS! series on 23 March 2022 provided thought-provoking insights into the hiring process, onboarding, creating a strong recruitment brand, building a diverse SaaS team and culture, structuring career ladders… and much more! The full recording of the webinar can be found below.
Australian News: Albanese pledges Labor focus on tech industry jobs
News from 'across the ditch:' Federal Labor has adopted the Technology Council of Australia’s target of increasing the number of Australians employed in tech-related jobs by 340,000 to 1.2 million by the end of the decade.
New IT Qualifications- Have Your Say!
Here's a chance for SaaS businesses to provide their thoughts on new NZ courses - to ensure this training is well aligned with the SaaS sector's current skill requirements. Workforce Development Council Toi Mai is requesting feedback by 20 March 2022 on proposed new qualifications in Machine Learning and Applied Software Development, before they are submitted to NZQA for approval to list.
Peter Griffin: Where are the workers to power the digital revolution?
The Government is calling for submissions (by 31 March, 2022) on its Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) 2022-2032, writes BusinessDesk's Peter Griffin.
‘Kicking SaaS in 2022’ – it's a wrap!
If you missed any of our popular ‘Kicking SaaS in 2022’ online event on 1 December, or would just like to replay some of the action, the full recording is now available to view.
Growth Mindset – How to build a $1 billion business
Online presentation – Thursday, 18 November 2021
Acquisition and sales: Don't underestimate team culture
We speak with Alex Burke, CEO of Education Perfect, on what international acquisition meant for this kiwiSaaS success story.