Newsletter ➢ ᴀFKAғ•2020#17

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5 June 2020 #17 Aisleworx has weathered the Covid19 storm well, like supermarkets it suffered no significant loss in revenue. However, Doug the CEO says that the suspension of new cart installations has jinxed projected growth. But he is optimistic about the road ahead. The convertible note has raised US$500+ and without production costs retained earnings have built. From a new HQ in Dallas, he is ready to resume the roll-out of carts as US stores relax their Covid19 regime. Silicon Valley Squares is Marvin Liao and other Valley VC bigwigs pitch coaching. Founders use it! Angels watch it! Register to watch or pitch - Saturdays 10am This foreign language comment against a great Mashable post on Eight360 raised some initial concerns. Thankfully it turned out to be totally harmless. Phew! Exᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ VR Lɪᴋᴇ Yᴏᴜ Hᴀᴠᴇ Nᴇᴠᴇʀ Fᴇʟᴛ Bᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ. Great slogan but is it grammatically correct? Your German writer is a little unsure. Napster founders had the right vision but timed it wrong. Mini-vid  We sent 87 emails to recent ADI attendees about the Startmate accelerator. It was much appreciated by founders gauging by the appreciative email responses. Dermot Butterfield of Wych.it even felt compelled to make a LinkedIn post. Above the team from our partners Potentia. The team kept bubbling during the Covid19 bubble time with the help of bubbles. Julian is a regular at ADI.Clinic. Amazing what connections these recruiters have! Rudi and Hattaf caught up with Tarek Salam in the UAE last year. This year sees the launch of the Sharjah Advanced Industry Accelerator. This could be a great opportunity for your startup (growth/scale-up)? Check it out! Interesting 2020 benchmarking report of startup ecosystems around the globe. Ralph Shale has stimulated some local debate on LinkedIn. This report looks at 13 small advanced economies to illustrate the role played by exporting firms and the types of government policies that could help these firms improve their performance. Michael Murphy, half Angel, half Callaghan Innovation has stimulated some discussion on Linkedin. Gotta love Robett! He's done with half the year when others have barely started June. He did a pirate podcast with Campbell (arrives late), Rudi, Tim G & KPMG back in 2017. From Robett's Ramble. □ Brad Olsen, economist □ Les Morgan, hotelier □ Peri Drysdale, founder □ Karna Luke, banker "We only receive fees agreed to by clients, so they can be confident that we act only in their best interests." "We do not manufacture investment products, our advisers are not incentivised to sell particular products or trade on clients' portfolios, which can create conflicts of interest." Full article in the Herald or NBR (paywall).