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Michael Carden: How to 20X the tech hiring pool
Joyous co-founder, Michael Carden, shares his thoughts on how to solve New Zealand's tech skills shortage in the latest issue of his newsletter Work is___.
You don’t need a degree to score a great tech job
Joyous co-chief executive Ruby Kolesky says she’s not seeing the increase in diversity in the industry that many were hoping for. She wants to encourage tech organisations to open their doors to non-university graduates.
What workers really want (and it's not beanbags and beer)
It shouldn’t really come as a surprise to employers that employees are choosing rewarding work, pay, and a flexible schedule, over freebie perks - according to kiwiSaaS members Kirsti Grant (Auror) and Ben Gracewood (The SpinOff).
The future of Aotearoa’s economy depends on startups
Phoebe Harrop, principal of venture capital company Blackbird Aotearoa, believes New Zealand's SaaS businesses are crucial to weaning our economy off “the grass”.
kiwiSaaS Opinion Piece (NBR)
We cannot afford to lose thousands of SaaS jobs in the war for tech talent.
NZ Companies buying others round the world (NZ Herald)
Kiwi software-as-a-service companies are acquiring others in a new trend.