
CEO at PlanHQ - Entrepreneur
New Zealand

CEO at PlanHQ - Entrepreneur
New Zealand
Entrepreneur who focuses on making businesses and the web simple and loveable. Make it easy for growing small medium businesses to run their businesses across the world on the web. Have personally funded and built a web based business management application,10's of usable websites and continue to stay at the forefront of the web 2.0 space.
Passionate about driving the realisation of the worlds smaller economies, and growing small businesses within, including New Zealand's value in the global marketplace.
You can find more about me here: http://www.planhq.com/tim-norton/
Simple and loveable business strategies, Simple web applications that help businesses grow.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 2 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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
BCom, Marketing & IT, 1997 — 1999
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...