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Flowingly raises $4.5m and targets $1b valuation

Flowingly raises $4.5m and targets $1b valuation

The founder of the software startup is an expert in exits but dreams of taking his latest venture public. 

Henry Burrell 15 Mar 2022
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Held to ransom  – think your business is safe from cybercrime? Think again
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Held to ransom – think your business is safe from cybercrime? Think again

Ransomware attacks are on the rise and yielding big payouts for cyber criminals. “It’s all about the dollars  . . .  as long as it is lucrative, they will keep finding better ways to do it.”

Peter Griffin 05 Dec 2021
'It's a breach': vax pass data storage concerning for Māori
Coronavirus

'It's a breach': vax pass data storage concerning for Māori

There is a concern for the offshore storage of covid vaccine data and national awareness of vaccine passes.  

Henry Burrell 02 Dec 2021
Lessons from the death of a startup founder
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Peter Griffin: Lessons from the death of a startup founder

 Jake Millar didn’t get the guidance and support he needed to avoid this outcome, the roots of which went much deeper than embarrassing media coverage.

Peter Griffin 02 Dec 2021


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