Another FKA Friday ● 16 February 2024#04

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16 February 2024 #04 859+315  No pitch night in February! But Angels cum partners pitch in with their favourite drink for a BYO night in a micro co-working space in Ponsonby, Tuesday 18:00+. Also, Lachlan & Caro have one spare desk, so if you're looking, bottle up! RSVP Founders, keen to practice your 90 second pitch to break the ice and attract attention in the room? Secure your slot NOW! US President Franklin already knew: Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes, and a new Arch Angel with every AANZ Summit. Ken Erskin will be known forthwith as Puāwaitanga and Julian So is Kotahitanga. Read on the learn more. Well deserved Susan, Ken and Julian!  Startups are still raising sucessfully! See HERE! Here in NZ, more on Kara's round next week! □ Another GridAKL panel, lots of wisdom from Lauren Peate. Full synopsis from the  BLACK SWAN .□ See HERE for some interesting observations about flipping your startup to the US. From RAGs to RICHES? Adam is not going crazy over AI, keeping his cool, see what he loves and why he reposted it. «And what's happening in the venture capital world is that if a venture capital firm doesn't have a strong investment thesis or a strong track record going forward, those firms will no longer be viable.»  Yep, too many of them, too much fat. There will be consolidatiaon and it will have implications for the NZ landscape. Read on! More about those Fat Jiggling Machines HERE. Smart breakfast for founders! Register and BE THERE! Enough said about Kiki, a Kiwi boy startup wanting to run a NYC girls club. Compatico looks like the flipside, a girls club in the dating space setting out to serve the two-sided market of men and women. One token man, a sexologist. Stereotype 40+ men = ED?  Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.