FKA 😇 Advice, Connections and Funding for NZ Startups
  • Home
  • News
  • About
    • Angels
    • Founders
    • Partners
    • Contact us

Another FKA Friday ● 24 November 2023#42

24/11/2023

 
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*
24 November 2023 #42 820+291 
 The above is the original cover image from 2017#39.
Haha, misdirection!□ Erika pitched Cupla—not SpaceTech but CoupleTech!

If you missed her pitch on Tuesday see it HERE!

Not all angels are decending to take a seat at the dinner table. It will be a great night out, and we will party with 'mere mortals' who will get and crack a joke. But please, no crackers, no hats! Sounds like you? See more here!
The other great duo at Tuesday's pitch night was Olivia and David. After some audio mishaps last month Oliva pulled out all the stops, giving us state of the art CamTech to follow the presenter. Better viewing for our remote angels. Except, they miss out on food, drink, and talk.

Thank you, Olivia, David, and KPMG for hosting our pitch nights, rain or shine!

Simon from Kitea Health gave a pleasing update on Tuesday. Pigs are happy like a pig in mud, and so next comes in-human, not inhumane trials early next year. 
Erick Yap is a Flying Kiwi with a tech day job. This week he followed the Wisely call to obtain his official cocktail mixer cert. CCH missed the instructions but arrived in time for the drinks. Ha, also...
Chris Sattler is a Flying Kiwi with day job, running one of the better airlines of NZ.

Happy 10th aniversary, Island Aviation!

Early bird summit tickets and over half of the rest of the tickets, GONE! If want to be there—don't leave it until 2024 to register for the summit!
A word form the editor. "I'm having my writing checked because I'm German and because bad grammar can cause negative physical reactions."

Thank you so much, Katheren and Debra, for checking this newsletter for appropriate language and grammar every Friday morning.

Sorry last week's link was a link to nowhere.
Almost as bad as that legendary bridge to nowhere.

Read about the Birkenstock flop, a shoe, not a tech company. Wrong! if you thought the My Foodback listing debacle could only happen in NZ.
Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

Another FKA Friday ● 17 November 2023#41

17/11/2023

 
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*
17 November 2023 #41 819+286 
 Now 1,100+ readers/viewers, 819 via Mailchimp, 286 via LinkedIn □️ 

Tue 21 Nov 18:30 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave KPMG

2 new pitches, 1 company update, and, of course, the mistery wife and husband team will be revealed on Tuesday night.

Do you want some stats on Kiwi SaaS companies? Check out PROXI's 2023 report!
Wednesday am was Grid Brekkie to connect founders with smarts, contacts and money. Chief Cat Herder in attendance but also Long Hair Heath.  PROOF!
Katheren is a Flying Kiwi and going places with this new day job!
Cash is king, Charles doesn't buy you anything! Kenneth is so right!

Angels check you inbox next Monday to sit at the table!

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!

Not all birds fly, just as not all angels do. Allbirds, a shoe company, not a tech company. Read on!
Read about the Birkenstock flop, a shoe, not a tech company. Wrong! if you thought the My Foodback listing debacle could only happen in NZ,
Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

Another FKA Friday ● 10 November 2023#40

10/11/2023

 
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*
10 November 2023 #40 806+282 

Next Week = Global Entrepreneurship Week! GridAKL is kicking off with a Grand Open Day, next Wednesday.Join us! Angels, Founders & Others!!!  More here!

Why cat herding? Angels are like cats, you can't tell them, have to find other ways.

PwC, AANZ and NZGCP have just published the Spring 2023 stats for the Kiwi startup investment scene. Not surprisingly, the Kiwi landscape looks much like the rest of the world, FLAT. Get it all!

49% funding went into Deep Tech. Is that NZGCP's Aspire distorting the market?

Last chance to join! Check it out here! Perfect place to find co-founders!

Shocking behaviour! Beware of who you invest in and thus become associated with! Founder Sam Joel resigns from GiveTree following sexist comments to women on LinkedIn. More like he was fired! 

Ever wondered if there is a connection between founder skills and cucumbers? Well there isn't! But this Endeavor research tells us more about where unicorn founders come from and this opinon draws some lessons for Kiwi founders.

Hear from expert panellists who will share their export stories, “warts and all”. Thursday 16 November 2023, 12:00-14:30, more here!

David knows a thing or two about growing a beard but this event is all about 'growing your cucumber' into offshore markets!

The Netflix Effect! Diversify! Adapt or Die! Keep innovating!!!

Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

Another FKA Friday ● 3 November 2023#39

3/11/2023

 
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*
3 November 2023 #39 807+280 

Sarah gave a passionate pitch to FKA in 2021. However, we declined to invest due to the cumulative capital requirement over time.

The writing was on the wall in May of this year. Then, in October the company is insolvent, the directors step down and leave the founder to carry the can at a very stressful time! Yeah, nah! Ben and Hadleigh.

This here is an interesting reflection on the David vs Goliath constellation in this case, and others in the tech startup world in NZ and globally.

Failure is tough, judging the reasons from the outside is easy. Strangely, when things go wrong most everyone likes to think they know why. But when we see great success we look to the founder for deep insights. Yet success in business is often an inexplicable combination of hard graft and fortuitous circumstances.

Good to see that someone put up the money anonymously for the outstanding payroll of the 120 staff. Investors and suppliers always take calculated risks.

 "Hey at this other firm young people are going on boards, can I be on a board?, I say you haven’t earned the right...just because you got an MBA and joined a venture firm doesn’t mean you’re qualified to advise an entrepreneur.” More here!

Hear from expert panellists who will share their export stories, “warts and all”. Thursday 16 November 2023, 12:00-14:30, more here!

NZ winemaker Invivio partnered with Graham Norton and Sarah Jessica Parker to sell wine and is now raising on Snowball. A little more here.

The old adage SEX SELLS still holds!

Reader Recommendation: Listen to this podcast! All about zero-dollar-marketing and leveraging network effects. Thanks Steve Hockey.

Having launched multiple businesses throughout my 19 year journey so far, I would say... read on!

Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Back Issues

    April 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    October 2013

Picture
© FKA 2014-2024
  • Home
  • News
  • About
    • Angels
    • Founders
    • Partners
    • Contact us