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Richard Meadows

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Richard Meadows is a writer and investor. He once ate 222 pizzas in a row and is doomed to never hear the end of it.

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I have 80 billion reasons to not eat meat – health and the planet aren’t among them

There's no fundamental moral difference between a dog and a pig, and yet we're willing to torture the latter.

By Richard Meadows | 6th October, 2022

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I set up Facebook ad targeting, and it’s even creepier than I imagined

Facebook knows everything about you, and by extension, so do a million marketers and corporations. And now so do I

By Richard Meadows | 18th June, 2018

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Afterbae: the terrifying millennial payment technology set to consume us all

Afterpay or Afterbae – whatever you call it, Richard Meadows says this online shopping enabler is too good to be true.

By Richard Meadows | 26th March, 2018

How Apple gave the big Aussie-owned banks a spanking

Who is bigger and badder than the banks? Apple. The tech giant is slowly capturing the mobile payments market – but is it good for consumers?

By Richard Meadows | 21st February, 2018

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Is crowdfunding the way to get in on the ground floor of the next Xero or Facebook?

Our first equity crowdfunded business, Renaissance Brewing, has gone bust. But rather than being a canary in the crowdfunding coalmine, it's a reminder that early stage investment is ride-or-die.

By Richard Meadows | 9th December, 2017

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Why everyone from Kiwi schoolchildren to Paris Hilton are climbing on the bitcoin bandwagon

Bitcoin has experienced an unprecedented explosion in value over the past eight years. Here Richard Meadows outlines just what it is, and why the good times won't last.

By Richard Meadows | 31st October, 2017

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Power to the people: cutting through the confusion of the financial services industry

For the first ever World Investor Week, the Financial Markets Authority wants Kiwis to learn some home truths about investment. Today, Richard Meadows gives consumers some advice on how to take the power back.

By Richard Meadows | 5th October, 2017