Aaron Batalion   Co-Founder Living Social Aaron Batalion is the co-founder and current Chief Technology Officer of LivingSocial, an international ‘deal of the day’ website founded on the principles of social commerce which boasts 70 million members globally. Aaron has extensive online experience and the knowledge required to help budding technology firms to construct successful technology teams. When we were …

Charles Hudson   Venture Partner SoftTech VC An active seed stage investor focusing on Web 2.0 startups, Charles Hudson has focused his recent attention on mobile and gaming investments in addition to his work as Venture Partner at SoftTech VC. Prior to joining SoftTech, Hudson was vice-President at Business Development for Serious Business, a company acquired by major internet players …

The New Zealand dollar rose to a new 9-month high after the Federal Reserve extended its quantitative easing programme and tied the end of record low interest rates to a targeted drop in unemployment. The kiwi dollar rose to 84.51 US cents from 83.90 cents at 5pm yesterday, the highest since it reached 84.71 cents on Feb. 29. The trade-weighted …