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Another FKA Friday ● 20 September 2024#35

20/9/2024

 
Angelic news from the NZ group that says it how it is □
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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!  
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Another FKA Friday ● 13 September 2024#34

13/9/2024

 
Angelic news from the NZ group that says it how it is □
13 September 2024 #34 840+421 
CHH stumbled into the Show her the money! screening at GridAKL last night. He was one of two guys with another 98 women in the room. It was eye-opening to feel what it means to be the minority! And this was with everyone being very welcoming.
FKA's August pitch night had 3 pitches from 3 female founders!
September pitch night? When? Already next Tuesday, 18:30! KPMG is rolling out the proverbial red carpet to host another startup night to remember!
If you haven't been before □ 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave, Auckland. 

Last but not least we have Peter knocking on FKA's doors. He has the full support of his wife Debra and Pip his daughter, both are Flying Kiwis already. But that is not exactly peer review. His LinkedIn profile speaks of stiff, not flying angels.□ He has a wine cellar to be locked up in, and/but was with ASB for 23 years.


Special situations call for special measures. Debra should invite a group of Flying Kiwis to one of Peter's wine tastings to secure the legendary three ticks from that group. Peter has already been the other half of Debra's investment decisions and wants to get involved in 4FF.
Old org, new tricks! Promo video □ Going live in October, hopefully, it will make it easier for founders to forage in the funding forest of NZ government agencies. Interesting discussion in the comments HERE.
Lachlan runs boutique fund Motion Capital "investing in founders doing good business by helping the world decarbonise".  Nek minnit, he leads the Series A round for our beloved Hot Lime Labs #13. Another dark horse is Matt, a Flying Kiwi who helped with HLL DD on the quiet.
Bet the jockey, not the horse. Better know the jockey you bet on. See more.
The patience of Flying Kiwis is legendary. We prove that every week at ADI.Clinic, and Alan, one of our UK-based angels, proves that in his conversation with an airline chatbot. HERE!
The Mystery of the cover letter according to the Economist. Read and chuckle!
Not big, bear hugs but BHAGs, says Josh. Success tips.
The World Summit Awards are looking for NZ nominations. If you have developed a digital solution with strong social impact in NZ you should apply HERE.
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