Alex Fala

Kiwi. Samoan. Business grower. Rhodes Scholar.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@markmacleod_ 100%! I often went completely analog and scribbled notes in my notebook, then took photos and emailed them when I landed.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@Sonos I don’t want new features. I want it to respond immediately like it used to, and like every other app on my phone does. A 2 minute delay on loading a track is unacceptable

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

Lots of gold in this thread from one of the good guys…

[Mark MacLeod @markmacleod_]

This week I celebrate 25 years in startup land.

Here are 25 lessons I have learned.

Some came easy. Most were hard-earned.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@mikebaukes It’s always a village uso, but accept your flowers and keep being awesome!

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

Upguard co-founder and CEO @mikebaukes, son of Samoa! Malo lava le galue uso!

[⚡️ Batko @batkomichael]

❤️ Startmate's Top 20 most valuable alumni now live in Forbes 💥

Aussie and Kiwi companies crushing it on the world stage.

Proud of every single one of them and so many more up-and-coming startups.

https://t.co/9stE9N1yHh

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@Kellblog Super helpful for those of us who started our careers in professional services, one of the few contexts in which ‘pacesetting’ works. Was transformational reading for me in 2008, fresh out of McKinsey.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@ChrisHeaslip I think it started well before COVID. Culture clearly shifted from priority on customers to priority on near term profitability - and delivered what was intended tbf. COVID exacerbated issue.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@JemTraylen @MBIEgovtnz Follow up question @JemTraylen : I’d be interested in more insight on the underlying drivers. Many would seem to be more driven by the ambition, complexity, and efficiency of govt programs rather than population. Eg more people doesn’t require more policy analysts does it?

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@JemTraylen @MBIEgovtnz Excellent work creating transparency on this, allowing us all to make more informed judgment. Thank you @JemTraylen

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@markmacleod_ I switched to green tea + citrus first think in the morning. Feels lighter and more clear headed. Still enjoy a coffee but it’s not a dependency to jumpstart the day.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@ChrisKeall “Worry is a wasted emotion” Steve Hansen

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@holasammy Something for the whole family! I am impressed

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@benkepes @otter_ai Used it for a bit but then Teams transcription got better. Have you compared?

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@MercuryNZ can you please explain how my power consumption has supposedly tripled in an apartment that has been empty for 2 months?Tweeting because your customer service doesn’t seem to care. Incident 230728-000412.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@traskjd “Starting” one is a high bar. If you can do it, great. If you can’t, contribute your talent and energy to one that somebody else started.

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@EricCrampton @NZGreens It’s a pretty important part of the overall policy IMO, esp as it was positioned as necessary to prevent avoiding the wealth tax

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@EricCrampton @NZGreens And it still doesn’t include the trust tax that applies from the first dollar! Estimated 300-500k trusts in NZ. Reasonable people can disagree about policy but let’s start with the correct facts…

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@M_W_Palmer Have done NZ-London with hand luggage only many times!!

[Alex Fala @ajfala]

@johnhenderson @chompereth Way past midday 🤦🏽‍♂️