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Dylan Bland

Dylan Bland

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Dec 29, 2025

Reflecting on 2025

Looking back on 2025, it has been without doubt the most challenging year of my life — and also the most rewarding. For a long time, I’ve…

Reflecting on 2025

Dylan Bland

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Oct 30, 2025

Everything Matters

In business, everything matters — no detail too small — everything you do tells a story.

Dylan Bland

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Aug 1, 2025

Welcome to our New Home

We’ve done it — 40,000 books moved across a single weekend to our new home just around the corner at 8/4 Rawiri Place, Hobsonville. If you…

Welcome to our New Home

Dylan Bland

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Jul 19, 2025

Waving goodbye to Workspace Drive

When we signed our lease at 2/6 Workspace Drive we intended to call it home for the next three years — but our growth during our first…

Waving goodbye to Workspace Drive

Dylan Bland

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Jun 18, 2025

Growing Pains

I’m delighted to report that things are not slowing down at Book Hero. We delivered more books to customers in May than we did over the…

Growing Pains

Dylan Bland

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Mar 25, 2025

Post-Christmas Book Hero update

It’s been over four months since my last Book Hero update so I thought it was the right time to celebrate some key milestones and reflect…

Post-Christmas Book Hero update

Dylan Bland

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Nov 21, 2024

So, how are things going?

As I reflect back on the first four weeks of Book Hero, I’m proud of what we’ve achieved as a team and I’m super optimistic for the future!

So, how are things going?

Dylan Bland

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Oct 21, 2024

Ready for Opening Week…

With the warehouse leased and the shelves filling up it was time to turn our attention back to the Book Hero brand.

Ready for Opening Week…

Dylan Bland

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Oct 14, 2024

Stepping tentatively into the world…

With a name, a team and a place to call home — the next step in the adventure was to introduce ourselves to the local book scene and start…

Stepping tentatively into the world…

Dylan Bland

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Oct 9, 2024

The adventure begins…

When I finished up at Mighty Ape I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do with my time (or my life, really) but it turns out the answer…

The adventure begins…

Dylan Bland

Dylan Bland

Love web, gaming, cars, business, politics and philosophy. Formerly @MightyApe with plans to open a bookstore. Live in Auckland, New Zealand.

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