Diaspora NZ

Diaspora NZ

Profiling the founders, innovators, and emerging leaders of the great Kiwi expat community

Around 20% of New Zealanders live outside of New Zealand. This is our “Diaspora” — and it’s one of the world’s largest, per capita.
Not only is it large, it's insanely talented… early in their lives and careers, many of New Zealand’s most ambitious individuals realise— if they want to make a dent in the universe, they need to get out there… to study abroad, get the experience, build relationships to help them win on a global stage.
Today, those estimated ~1M expats include some of our finest talent. They are founders, top operators/execs at industry leading companies. They are scientists and researchers working at the frontiers of science: artificial intelligence, synthetic biology; global leaders in business, culture, and society… entrenched in all corners of the world, walks of live… largely “heads down”, doing their thing.

Bowen Pan (Common Room) on launching Facebook Marketplace, spotting hidden opportunities, and mastering the art of product

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Joel Little (Grammy-winning producer) on making Royals with Lorde, creative collaboration, and why startups are like hit songs

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Kathryn Zealand (Skip) on robotic exoskeletons, mobility for life, and spinning out of Google X

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Jamie Beaton (Crimson Education) on scaling a global education empire, the future of universities, and AI’s role in learning

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