Capstone Business Talks
A podcast by Capstone Law about better ways to run and grow your business in New Zealand. We bring you inspiring stories from the smartest kiwi business minds to help you successfully scale your company and investments. The show is hosted by me, Kenneth Sun, the founding partner of Capstone Law and an alumni of the University of Cambridge.
Capstone Business Talks
Episode 3: Lachlan Nixon of Pacific Channel
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Episode 3
Capstone Business Talks is a podcast about the better ways to work and to grow a profitable business.
In this episode, we speak with Lachlan Nixon, Investment Manager at Pacific Channel, about investing in technology start-ups.
Pacific Channel is an early stage investment firm that invests in deep-technology ventures in New Zealand. Since 2006, Pacific Channel has invested over NZD $50 million in New Zealand technology companies.
Please join us for our discussions on the following topics:
- Can you tell us about the successful kiwi businesses that Pacific Channel has invested in?
- What are the most important things you look for in a business when making investment decisions?
- What can a business do to make itself investment ready?
- What characteristics should a company founder look for in an investor?
- As a rule of thumb, what percentage of a business should a founder give away to investors?
- What could the founder do to get the most out of its board?
- Any tips for anyone who is going to be a board director for the first time?
- Do you have any cautionary tales of corporate governance failures?