{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ce7a68707bcb0017c427bc/65f77b5c6f44f60017d7ac7e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Seed to Success Episode 2: OpenStar founder: Why mission matters","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65ce7a68707bcb0017c427bc/1710882286435-571701bf8aad64db0543d4ed73f7eca7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nzgcp.co.nz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand Growth Capital Partners</a>&nbsp;(NZGCP), this episode features host Fiona Rotherham and guests Ratu Mataira, CEO/CTO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.openstar.tech/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OpenStar Technologies</a>; NZGCP investment manager Byron van Vugt; and Professor Rod Badcock, deputy director at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/robinson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Robinson Research Institute</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation covers the unique challenges of commercialising innovative technologies, like fusion energy, the support and investment landscape in New Zealand, and offers lessons on dealing with uncertainty and risk.</p>","author_name":"Caffeine Daily"}