The NFT Bay is a Hilarious Work of Art And a Message for the Future of Web3.0
Hacker Geoffrey Huntley made waves in the tech world recently when he released The NFT Bay, a gigantic art project/trolling of the NFT community in the style and trappings of the Pirate Bay with blessedly less porn popups. Essentially the project has scraped 15 terabytes of ostensibly NFT images and collected them all in one […]
HORS-SÉRIE 1971: A Special Duet Worth Waiting 50 Years For
If you had the chance to meet someone from fifty years ago; who would you pick? Hunter S. Thompson? John Lennon? Salvador Dali? Audrey Hepburn? Or Colin Meads after his last stint in a black jersey? All amazing people and the world is the poorer for not having them around anymore. Coming from a music […]
STOP IT! Is Self-Sabotage Stealing Your Success?
It seems we all self-sabotage, but depending on the scale that each of us is doing this, as to how much it is impacting our success. There are literally hundreds of ways you could be self-sabotage, but most of them are caused by similar reasons. So, let us look at the five big reasons why […]
Enjoy more of the little moments in life with new hearing aid tech
Ask most people what hearing means and they’ll say it is the ability to listen to what the person speaking to us is saying. But hearing isn’t just listening to a single person one-to-one anymore, for some of us who work from home or in similar forms of isolation, our lives are increasingly dominated by […]
This Toothbrush Is Going to Change Your Entire Life
Well kept teeth are essential. I was going to add qualifiers but that’s really all there is to it. Healthy clean teeth spin out to have so many repercussions. It boosts your confidence, it bolsters your mouth health, the list goes on. I swear there’s more than just two things. According to doctors and your […]
Here’s Which Renovations Will Maximise Returns
Getting the most out your properties as an investor is one of your primary goals, the other is to provide a living situation so good it’s worth the extra dollar to live in it. Unfortunately though, not all renovations are made equal, and not all will provide you a return on the massive time and […]
What Inspires A World Leading Learning Futurist
Our M2 Editor-in-chief Andre Rowell chats with former Air New Zealand CLO, Dr. Sydney Savion. Savion was named Chief Learning Officer of the Year in 2020 for her work with Air New Zealand. She shares with us the qualities she believes are essential to achieving excellence in any field, how her upbringing in rural America […]
Why a Traditional Long Corporate Wine Lunch Is In Order
Okay, so you’ve had plenty of meetings with your clients – and they’ve gone well. You’ve promised them this and/or that – then delivered (hopefully over-delivered!) You’ve talked often and have a good rapport, i.e.; you actually understand their business and goals almost as well as they do. Is that enough? Well, many would say; […]
An Electrifying Vision Becomes Reality
For some people, their word is law – so, with them, a promise made is a promise kept. One such person is Charles Rolls; better known as the man whose name is half of the legendary marque Rolls-Royce. Back in 1900 Charles had an enthralling vision; an electric version of these new-fangled motor vehicles he […]
Elevate Your Look with these Pops of Colour from Monti Castello
Monti Castello – Made in Italy The Italians use the French term ‘pochette’ to differentiate them from the ‘fazzoletto’. In English too, the practical ‘handkerchief’, should not be confused with the delicate square of silk that serves purely to elevate the aesthetics of one’s jacket – the ‘pocket square’. From parrots to paisley, terrazzo to […]
Whisky: The Older The Better?
We’re in a golden age of whisky at the moment where the producers of the past have left us a gift of barrels they laid down 50 years ago. That is to say the distilleries that have lasted that long have. There was the danger of running out of stock and needing to open these […]
Check Out The Latest Sport Timepieces From Grand Seiko
Few countries in the world wear winter better than Japan. With its incredible array of natural wonders which become blanketed in white throughout the winter months, the sights and sounds of the season are almost impossible to not be mesmerised by. It’s these wonders, such as the magnificent Hodaka mountain which sits in the backdrop […]
From Heston to the Heart of Auckland City
Say the word ‘sommelier’ and we automatically think of a restauranteur with an extremely strong knowledge of wine. But in France, sommelier just means ‘waiter’ as they don’t really separate food and wine, seeing them as all part of the same dining experience. A Master Sommelier, however, is something quite different as they have passed […]
Sylvester Stallone’s Latest Project… An Art Exhibition?
Regardless of what you think of legendary Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, everyone knows that the man is at the very least a highly expressive performer. We learnt last week that the actors’ creative talent extends beyond the art of film, as the former Academy Award winner unveiled a brand new project; an art exhibition. The Sylvester […]
Ep.39 – The Future Of How We Work
According to Christian Pistauer, Workplace Strategy Director of Meta5 Group in New Zealand, COVID-19 will dramatically change the commercial real estate sector in New Zealand for many years to come. The proclaimed ‘death’ of hotdesking or activity-based-working might be premature. Economic pressure, demand for flexibility and digitisation will push things into a different direction. The […]
Ep.112 – How To Build & Sell A $500M Company. And What Do You Do Next?
[podcastfooter] What exactly does one do after they sell their business for $500m? Vaughan Fergusson, founder of Vend, dropped in for a fireside chat with editor Andre Rowell at the M2 Summit to give us the insight and impart with some wisdom on just how he grew his business to that astonishing value. Fergusson […]
