The future gets built, one thing at a time.

I’m John-Daniel Trask, co-founder and CEO of Raygun and Autohive, two companies built in Wellington and used by teams across more than 120 countries. I’ve always believed New Zealand can build category-defining technology companies, not just good local ones, and that belief has shaped almost everything I’ve done since I was a teenager tinkering with our first family PC.

Lately that’s meant figuring out how small teams can use AI agents to compete with far bigger ones, because I think that shift is as big as the internet itself. I write about that here: software, AI, and what it actually takes to build a company that can stand on the world stage from a small country.

I’m also a dad, and I think a lot about what kind of country and industry I’m helping build for the next generation.