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Another FKA Friday ● 20 October 2023#37

20/10/2023

 
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Bootstrapping is a virtue that commands respect from angel investors. But it's not easy and GridAKL gives a little hand with this breakfast meetup. Give it a boot!

Join the GEN NZ 2023 Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Awards!
Thu 26th Oct 2023, 18:00, RSVP
Techion is fighting parasites in the field and in the Petri Dish, some great progress with Microsoft□ Read more!

This could this put them on a path to cloning money like in a Petri Dish. Ask [email protected] about the current round.

Chief Editor Fiona Rotherham is running a fortnightly column How we Met featuring how investor and founder got together in a funding sense and how their relationship has evolved. Interested? Rudi will connect you with Fiona.

Crowdpleasers like FTN Motion can do crowdfunding! See here! We looked at FTN in the past, great team +  product. But buying the product ≠ investing in the business.


Raised via Equitise in which CCH has some equity!

How NZ tech companies are perceived in 4 global markets. Highlights and the full research report. Interesting! Helpful? Not surprisingly, price, expertise and proven experience are the top 3 purchase drivers.

Remarkable pivot! From 3D printed horseshoes as Cavaltech in 2014 to telling stories on Snapchat as Mish Guru and exiting in 2023. A bit of history, exit press!
CCH invested after the pivot!
Ralf Witgen is a Flying Kiwi Angel with a day job as customer success manager at Datacom. He posted the above after Tuesday's pitch night. Shit! CCH could take first prize this week for using a 4-letter word 3-times in a single LinkedIn comment

Pitch videos from Tuesday to follow. After the pitches we had some pitchers across the road from KPMG. Now, guess what was the topic of conversation? Lawn mowing and The Luba. But beware there are hidden dangers with eLMs!

Get in touch with either Karl or Garth if you want to join the eLM enthusiasts club!

Pip Gilbert is a Flying Kiwi Angel with a day job at AWS. Here her post this week on delivering both productivity benefits and societal impact.
Bureau van Dijk hacked!  A major publisher of business information, specialising in private company data for searching and analysing, a Moody’s Analytics company.  Data breached in August 2021, now distributed through hacking forums.
CCH's data was leaked, check your email at haveibeenpwned.com 
Now, after the shock of the data leak, some Halloween-themed games, even if it says Easter App Get it HERE
If you know Glen & Jeneene but know not of their Halloween Party, ask them!
Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

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