Another FKA Friday ● 20 September 2024#35

Angelic news from the NZ group that says it how it is □

20 September 2024 #35 840+421  Bad weather on Tuesday made for light attendance, angels don't like to get their wings wet.  Still, Ju from Formus and Tijs from Hot Lime Labs gave a pleasing progress update.  Kieran from Venu pitched a white-labelled loyalty program with a compelling twist. HERE □ Josh is the Flying Kiwi who keeps on smiling like the Madagascar penguins □ Also, smiles go well on a magazine cover. Smiles all around! There is plenty of other startup stuff in it too □ A bit more than a month ago, Bending Spoons announced their acquisition of WeTransfer, an Amsterdam-based company. Now it's reported that the new owner will lay off 75% of the staff. READ ON! This is why the US does tech innovation 100x better than the UK! Standup comedy hits it on the nail. Where do you put NZ on this spectrum? Some pivots take you from bad to worse.  Anti-examples □ We're doing DD on Kai's Education. The founders are embracing their target market, they know how to dress to impress Texas! More at #nzentrepreneur!  Cowboy/girl hats? The US can do better, eat cats! A real earworm!   Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.