Listening to: Even Better Than The Real Thing [Perfecto Mix] - U2

I was asked this question today:

If NZTE could provide you with one thing, what would it be?

I want the network of DOC huts to expand to key cities around the world. The new generation of exporters travel the world with a backpack (packed 10 mins before leaving home) and a laptop. All we need is a place to:

• sleep
• wifi
• store stuff

This would be as simple and as spartan as a DOC hut, I would even pay for the privilege of staying there (in fact, I should have to pay) and I’d even bring my own sleeping bag. Knowing that as soon as my feet touched the ground in the US I had somewhere to stay is the most invaluable thing I can have.

I can’t afford to burn precious cash on hotels and I don’t need fancy-shmansy meeting rooms (all my meetings overseas have occurred in other people’s offices or in cafes) - I need a secure place to sleep, hook a laptop up, watch the rugby with other kiwis and run my company. It doesn’t have to be about comfort or razza-ma-tazz it only has to be about security, certainty and efficiency. Note that this is NOT a fully serviced office - it is exactly the business equivalent of a DOC hut, hell make it out of a stack of shipping containers if you need to! Bonus tracks if it’s stocked with Macs Gold and Vegemite.

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