Simon Pound

Business is Boring host

Simon is a Partner at ventures company Previously Unavailable and Managing Director of New Zealand fashion label Ingrid Starnes. Formerly Creative Director for tech company Vend, and a reporter and TV producer, he loves to share the stories of great New Zealand businesses and ideas.

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Going circular: why the ‘buy, use, discard’ economy is past its expiry date

The biggest roadblock for businesses looking to go circular? Getting out of old habits.

By Simon Pound | 9th December, 2022

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With access to the right tools, businesses are becoming more sustainable

The Sustainable Business Network has taken sustainable business practice from the fringes to front and centre.

By Simon Pound | 19th October, 2022

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Agrisea is turning common algae and seaweeds into natural fertilisers, drinks and even solutions to dirty rivers (Image: Agrisea)

From fertilisers to soft drinks: The wonderful world of algae innovation

Paeroa company AgriSea is using algae to pioneer solutions to everything from polluted waterways to chemical-heavy fertilisers.

By Simon Pound | 19th September, 2022

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Craig Piggott, founder of Halter (Image: Supplied)

How a ‘Fitbit for cows’ could change farming

Could a solar-powered collar for cows be our next big agritech business?

By Simon Pound | 18th August, 2022

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Viv Conway from Girls Get Off, with their Missy Mini sex toy (Image: Supplied)

How Girls Get Off is empowering women’s sexual wellbeing

Meet the women on a mission to normalise female pleasure.

By Simon Pound | 20th July, 2022

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Simran Kaur and Sonya Gupthan of Girls That Invest (Image: Supplied; additional design: Alice Webb-Liddall)

Girls That Invest is changing the face of investing by empowering financial literacy

Co-founder Simran Kaur tells Business is Boring why she's passionate about getting more wāhine into investing.

By Simon Pound | 24th May, 2022

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Hamish Howard, co-founder and GM of NewFish, and their pāua saucisson (Image: Supplied)

Reimagining the future of fishing in New Zealand

NewFish is combining a love of kaimoana with a passion for sustainability to create innovative seafood that doesn't harm the planet.

By Simon Pound | 2nd May, 2022

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Brooke Roberts, co-CEO and co-founder of Sharesies (Design: Tina Tiller)

How Sharesies took over New Zealand’s online investing market

Five years after it launched, 10% of New Zealanders now use Sharesies.

By Simon Pound | 28th March, 2022

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Design by Lauren Stewart.

A podcast on the highs and lows of entrepreneurship makes its welcome return

Host Simon Pound tells the Business is Boring story so far and shares his hopes for its future.

By Simon Pound | 22nd March, 2022

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Business is Boring: The exciting arrival of Boring oat milk

Business is Boring: The exciting arrival of Boring oat milk

What does it take to get a New Zealand made oat milk onto our shelves?

By Simon Pound | 30th September, 2021

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