Dan is a founder, technology entrepreneur, and lean startup coach based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the founder of ZeroPoint Ventures (www.zeropoint.ventures), a lean venture fund and online venture coaching platform giving B2B software entrepreneurs a clear guided pathway, active coaching, and up to $178K in equity-free funding to reach their first $1MM in recurring revenue within two years.

Dan is passionate about building a sustainable early-stage startup ecosystem in New Zealand: In 2010 he co-founded Startup Weekend NZ, assisting the organization a create a now world-leading presence; in 2012, he designed and led Lightning Lab, New Zealand’s leading early-stage startup accelerator; and he continues to lead thought on the early-stage startup ecosystem locally, in press, through public speaking, and through national community outreach.