Sam MacKinnon
Knook #44: Helico Bio
I catch up with co-founder Ilya Vensky on turning plants into factories, 'biopharming', and tackling the global insulin monopoly.
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Sam MacKinnon
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Knook #42: Pyper Vision
I talk with founder and CEO Emily Blythe about her fog dispersal technology, cutting through red tape, and trying out of the box ideas.
Sam MacKinnon
- Dec 8, 2020
- 7 min
Knook #32: Aō Air
I catch up with CEO and co-founder Dan Bowden to talk their air filtration mask, iterating through prototypes and a strong founding team.
Sam MacKinnon
- Nov 24, 2020
- 6 min
Knook #31: Kristy Grant
I talk with Kristy Grant about her creative career niche, the new Lane St Studios, and how NZ can use isolation to our advantage.
Sam MacKinnon
- Oct 13, 2020
- 5 min
Knook #28: Dotterel
I talk with co-founder and CEO Shaun Edlin about Dotterel's UAV noise reduction and audio tech, capital raising and building relationships.
Sam MacKinnon
- Aug 4, 2020
- 5 min
Knook #23: My Auto Shop
I catch up with Andy Bowie, founder of My Auto Shop, to talk changing the way we do car maintenance, quick transitions and building an MVP.
Sam MacKinnon
- Jun 9, 2020
- 5 min
Knook #19: Mutu
I catch up with Mutu founder Toby Skilton, to chat his new peer-to-peer rental marketplace, our approach to waste and startup challenges.
Sam MacKinnon
- Mar 17, 2020
- 6 min
Knook #13: Goodnature
I catch up with co-founder Robbie van Dam to discuss their humane pest traps, conservation and being born global.
Sam MacKinnon
- Feb 18, 2020
- 6 min
Knook #11: Hatch
I talk with Hatch co-founder Kristen Lunman about getting started with investing, finding the right team and keeping an innovative culture.
Sam MacKinnon
- Sep 5, 2019
- 4 min
Knook #4: ICT
I caught up with Hayden Burr, CEO and Founder of ICT, a global integrated security systems company doing it all from Auckland.