Newsletter ➢ ᴀFKAғ•2019#34

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20 September 2019 #34 In case you've missed it. FKA HQ has moved from our Takapuna address c/o Three Sixty Capital Partners to GridAKL - John Lysaght, Level 1, 101 Pakenham Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland, 1010. Thank you to our long-serving Postman Pat aka Greg Young. Whist the voluntary administration of StretchSense is underway, Zozo Chief Executive Yusaku Maezawa is stepping down to devote more time to training for his trip to the moon in 2023. Yahoo Japan to buy online fashion retailer Zozo for ¥400B. On Tuesday Tim regaled the masses, an audience of 80 with his talk. It was about SaaS and the sassy or not so sassy life of a startup founder. Furthermore, we had updates from Datagate, Fuel50 and Hot Lime Labs. All have made great progress. A big thank you to NZTE for hosting our pitch night and to Potentia for stocking and staffing the bar!!! Last up, Sharon outlined 50 Angels Sailing. Essentially, two Angel teams racing against each other. Fuelled by champagne, wine and craft beer. Uber home! Private chef Stephen will prepare hand-stuffed rolls of Sfinciuni - authentic flat Italian stuffed bread from olive dough filled with capers, capsicum and aubergine with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan and  'Caprese rolls' - Clevedon buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto filo, sun blush tomato with basil pesto and baby salad leaves in a Focaccia roll delicious! All for this good cause   and all donations  to NZ Sailing Trust We have more demand than we have room on the two racing yachts so any yachties who can contribute some cruising capacity are most welcome. Please, talk to our 'race master' Hattaf.Ansari@fka.nz From camel racing on dry sand to yacht racing on wet water. Coffee at the #1 address for startups in Auckland, dare we say NZ Prebook your coffee here. Fee Freedom Fighter's friend Marvin surfaced this article that casts further light on the dodgy WeWork saga. Rudi says «Stay with good DD and trust your gut, don't follow the inflationary US VCs!» Interesting data on the effectiveness of influencer marketing. For our market researcher Debra, marketers Cornelius and Genevieve but not just for them.