In this episode, we chat with David Downs.

David is CEO of The New Zealand Story and a director on several boards, including as Chair of The Icehouse.

David is an ex-comedian, TV, and radio actor, semi-finalist for New Zealander of the Year, cancer survivor, and a published author of books

No.8 Re-wired, No.8 Recharged, A Mild Touch of the Cancer, and Silver Linings.

We spoke about the relationship between board and exec, government and startups, and everything else in between.

David is a lovely and amazing man and someone who has championed tech startups and New Zealand for his lifetime.

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#40, David Downs, "A mild touch of awesome"