The Jam: Growth Edition '26
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Scaling isn't a straight line. It's a series of bets, breakthroughs and wrong turns.
That was the premise behind The Jam: Growth Edition, which brought founders and operators together at Majestic on Durham to talk about what it really takes to scale a Kiwi tech company from NZ to the world.
No panels. No polished playbooks.
Just hard-won lessons from people in the industry.
Our Jammers shared the decisions that moved the needle, the mistakes that changed their thinking and the realities of taking a company beyond New Zealand. Discussing what travels and translates well when businesses leave our shores, and what doesn't.
The line-up included:
Max Ferguson, Founder & CEO | Lumin
Ryan Higgs, CEO & Co-Founder | Onside
Sophie Svenson, Head Marketing & Partnerships | VXT
Ana Wight, CFO | Partly
Bernard Del Rey, CEO & Founder | Capital Preferences
And of course our impromptu Jammers:
Dan Fowlie and Josh Dry
Led by our very own Operating Partner Serge van Dam, the afternoon was as much about the conversations between sessions as those on stage. Founders comparing notes, operators swapping lessons and a room full of people building for what's next.
A custom Movac cocktail and a spread of tasty canapés were also thrown into the mix for good measure.
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