Lovina McMurchyWhy New Zealand is FOCedI spent this week at an offshore conference focused on intelligence and defense. It was attended by public and private entities mainly…May 10May 10
Lovina McMurchyAdvice to a younger meMy life has been in some transition across the last two years and transition makes you reflective. This international women’s day I wanted…Mar 21Mar 21
Lovina McMurchyWho’s paying for “Cyberflation”?We’ve all heard of “Shrinkflation” where companies increase their profits by shrinking product size without decreasing prices. My…Jan 9Jan 9
Lovina McMurchyWhat’s Holding Us Back?The Upstarts report has stirred useful dialogue on how to accelerate the NZ tech scene. But the factors outlined feel like “nice to haves”…Aug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023
Lovina McMurchyThe other side of the tableFor the last three years I have been documenting my journey learning the craft of venture capital. How the “people on the other side of the…Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022
Lovina McMurchyPatient CapitalIt’s a very different time in VC. While the last few years has all been about hunting deals, we are all now heads down trying to hold the…Nov 16, 20222Nov 16, 20222
Lovina McMurchyThe Post-VC Customer ExperienceI had a pretty suckie experience with Uber yesterday. It was raining and I needed to get from a board meeting across town to meet with a…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Lovina McMurchyLean in Cinderella. Wise-up Emmett !I snuck out of work today to go to a Cinderella play with my son . It was put on by an independent theater group in Seattle and they tried…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Lovina McMurchyThe diversity issue no-one is talking aboutThere has been a lot written lately about women in the tech sector. So I am not going to talk about that. Rather I want to talk about how…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Lovina McMurchyLife Lessons from my career sabbaticalIt took 10 long years. But over the summer I finally earned the career milestone of 3 months paid leave from my job. And, you know, it is…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022