Entrepreneur and Community Builder - Co-founder at Made From New Zealand
New Zealand
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- Co-Founder & Community Builder at Made From New Zealand
- Director/Owner - Community Builder at Challenge for Change
- Director/Owner - Community Strategist at Social Capital
- Director at StartUp Media
- CEO/Founder at PlanHQ
- Community Builder - Energizer Bunny at Silicon Welly
- Past
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- Director/Owner at Decisive Flow
- Owner at evolutionone
- Owner/Consultant at Little Ones
- Business Development Manager at Energy Intellect Ltd
- Education
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- University of Canterbury
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Tim Norton’s Summary
I'm a Web and Social Entrepreneur who builds online communities that make action all over the world. I see decentralizing power as the number 1 key for the human race to truly evolve and get in sync with the larger natural world, so we live sustainable lives.
To achieve this, I focus on making the small strong. Whether this be individuals in a mass, small businesses in a corporate controlled marketplace, or a small country in a super power centric global economy - I build communities that unite the small into powerful sustainable movements.
A big part of the first stage in this journey for me is helping make it easy for entrepreneurs to grow their small businesses and run them across the world on the web. I have founded, self funded and co-invested in the development of several online business tools and online communities in the areas of business, health and sustainable transport and run a successful web and consultancy business for many years.
I am currently an owner and co-founder or partner in the following ventures:
* Online Business Plan Tool: PlanHQ - http://www.planhq.com
* New Zealand's Global Business Community: Made From New Zealand - http://www.madefromnewzealand.com
* StartUp TV, Magazine and community: StartUp Media - http://www.start-up.co.nz
* Global Cycling Community - Challenge for Change - http://www.challengeforchange.co.uk
* Online health Community: The Naked Trainer - http://www.thenakedtrainer.net
* Online Community Web Design and Dev: Seamless Experience - http://www.seamlessexperience.com
You can find more about me here: http://www.madefromnewzealand.com/people/tim-norton
Tim Norton’s Specialties:
Online Community Development, Social Change, Web Strategy
Tim Norton’s Experience
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Co-Founder & Community Builder
Made From New Zealand
(Internet industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
We host New Zealand's global business community. We are making New Zealand a highly connected, well promoted business economy.
We are passionate about New Zealand and making us a powerhouse mall business economy, known for being experts at lean mean smart operating. -
Director/Owner - Community Builder
Challenge for Change
(Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
We get more people cycling by running competitions where businesses compete with / challenge each other to get the most staff cycling to work. While all the cycling is done on the ground, we run the challenge online and everyone logs their cycling trips in an open community where people can motivate each other. We've run challenges in the UK and NZ, and will continue to take this around the world, reducing pollution, increasing health of people and reducing energy usage.
We focus on creating lasting change - people continuing to cycle. -
Director/Owner - Community Strategist
Social Capital
(Design industry)
November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
We build online communities that make action happen all over the world. Whether it's getting people to keep cycling, connecting g like minded entrepreneurs or helping people stay active, we make communities people love to hang out at.
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Director
StartUp Media
(Media Production industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
We're raising the profile of the StartUp business community and helping make a more connected, educated and well promoted community. I play a lead role in the StartUp TV series, help connect us to the entrepreneurs in the space and play an active role building up and mentoring other StartUp businesses.
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CEO/Founder
PlanHQ
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
PlanHQ is a web based service that makes you achieve your business plan. it helps you get a plan, get it done, and get better. PlanHQ gets your whole team working together on achieving the companys Goals and financial targets, so everyone is working together to build a cool organisation.
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Community Builder - Energizer Bunny
Silicon Welly
(Internet industry)
May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
We are making the city of Wellington New Zealand into a well connected, well promoted hi-tech hub. I run a blog, hold some evenrts and host a co-working space where young entrepreneurs hang out and make stuff happen.
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Director/Owner
Decisive Flow
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 2 months)
Understand our customers market, and brand and create an online experience that keeps delivers them more business. I work on design direction with our lead designer, and build and manage relationships with our customers and a small growing network of sales and service agents.
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Owner
evolutionone
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 8 months)
We deliver a web service that provides small medium organisations a single management system to build and grow scalable, global organisations.
We're a fulltime team of 3, and a bunch of great friends who chip in and help out. My focus shifts between product design/development, building a tight 24x7 service delivery operation, and building a implementing a reseller strategy for driving our global marketing and sales. -
Owner/Consultant
Little Ones
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 3 months)
I consult and contract into growing web application development companies in the role of srategic product development and project manager. I design a global product/service architecture that enables my customers to unify and focus their offerings into one integrated solution which they can extend and build on as they continue to grow globally.
My first major contract was with Energy Information management company Energy Intellect, designing their now core product, the Interactive Energy Enterprise (iE2). After managing a team of 16 software developers, I also helped them secure $1.6 million in government hi-tech funding to continue the development for the next 2 years. -
Business Development Manager
Energy Intellect Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 1999 — May 2003 (3 years 7 months)
Helped Transform Wellington based electricity metering electronics company into global energy information application service provider Energy Intellect www.energyintellect.com. Established presence in Australia and generated $1 million revenue within first 12 months of entry. Lead many product development efforts, Instrumental in securing $11 million in private equity & an Australasian strategic alliance resulting in a 10 year contract for services.
Tim Norton’s Education
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University of Canterbury
BCom , Marketing & IT , 1997 — 1999
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Tim Norton’s Interests:
Making the world way better, Surfing, Guitar, beaches, travelling and interesting journeys, salsa dancing, hot weather, sustainability, energy efficiency, windsurfing, rock climbing, new ideas, Singing, piano...
Tim Norton’s Groups:
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NZ online Start-UP community -
Made From New Zealand
Tim Norton’s Honors:
Emerging company of the year Wellington Gold Awards, Wellington Regional Management Champion, Runner up Emerging Exporter of the year
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