Caffeine is making some upgrades and we want to hear from you
Plus: A sneak peek at what's coming next week as well as your usual Weekend Fuel recommendation.
Welcome to Friday
Daylight savings ends this weekend and with the clocks changing, Caffeine is too.
Like the startups we support, Caffeine is always looking to optimize how we operate to make sure we are delivering the best product possible. You’ve probably noticed a few changes even since you’ve started reading.
From next week we’re going to focus on creating more original Caffeine content alongside your usual Daily Shot on Tuesdays-Thursdays while keeping a more streamlined newsletter for Mondays and Fridays.
But we never want to make those changes in a vacuum, without checking in with our audience to make sure you’re getting value from us and ensuring our decisions are guided by your input.
So on Monday expect a survey sent to all subscribers asking what you like, what you don’t and what you want to see more of.
But for those who can’t wait till then and have some feedback to share with us immediately? Drop us a note: hello@caffeinedaily.co - we love to hear from you.
We’re also looking to bring someone new onboard to manage our commercial partnerships and help push Caffeine to our next stage of growth.
Check out the details below and get in touch if you’re interested in joining the team.
Below that, I’ve included a sneak peek at what’s coming from Caffeine next week for our paid subscribers as well as your usual Weekend Fuel.
Have a great weekend, look after each other and we’ll see you next week.
Finn and the CAFFEINE team
Part-Time Commercial & Partnerships Lead
10-15 hours a week
Remote, NZ / Auckland based preferred [access to Ponsonby office if needed]
CAFFEINE is on the lookout for a smart, organised human who loves connecting dots and people. Someone with a bit of hustle, a good instinct for what makes a brand tick, and a clear way with words.
You’ll help us grow CAFFEINE by bringing in great partners, managing those relationships, and jumping in to support the newsletter when needed. Think proposals, pitch emails, sponsored content, reports. You don’t need to have done it all before, but you do need to be keen to learn fast and roll up your sleeves.
This is a flexible, part-time role with plenty of room to grow. It’s ideal for someone who wants to tap into the startup ecosystem and work with a small, driven team doing work that matters.
What the role looks like
Finding and securing new brand partnerships
Managing relationships with sponsors and making sure everything runs smoothly
Writing emails, proposals and reports that sound like a human, not a robot
Helping deliver sponsored content in the newsletter
Supporting the newsletter team with writing and formatting when needed
Keeping us organised and on track behind the scenes
What we’re looking for
A good human with energy, drive and attention to detail
Someone who knows how to build relationships and spot opportunities
Strong writing skills
Commercial smarts or experience in sales, partnerships, media or marketing
A proactive operator who can work independently
Someone who genuinely cares about the startup community in Aotearoa
What you’ll get
A flexible role that works around your life
A chance to help grow a brand with momentum
Real responsibility and trust from day one
The opportunity to work with and learn from great people
A front-row seat in the NZ startup ecosystem
If this sounds like you, email hello@caffeinedaily.co with a few lines about yourself, why you’re interested, and your favourite newsletter (besides CAFFEINE). We’re keen to hear from you.
Next week on Caffeine:
Spotlight on an innovative fin-tech company: Really enjoyed my conversation with one of Otto’s founders about how they’re gamifying the process of savings to help build stronger financial habits in their customers. Check out Tuesday’s newsletter to learn more.
An interview with a founding member of Twitter on how the Bird was Broken: What happens when a product you make to bring people together ends up tearing them apart? Evan Henshaw-Plath was Employee #1 at Twitter and had an ultimate insiders view. One of my favorite conversations I’ve had in a long time and will be with you Thursday next week.
A very special interview publishing Wednesday: I have a another interview I am very excited to publish another that is still under wraps but check back on Wednesday to see for yourselves!
Here’s what’s on our radar. Hit us with your own recommendations.
I thought I’d try something different this week, instead of lightly touching on three things I think people should check out this weekend, I’d go a little deeper on one thing I found particularly powerful, informative or interesting.
While you should all absolutely still be watching Adolescence, for those who have moved on from the heartbreak of that finale, check out this one which is depressing in an entirely different way.
We seem to be entering a brave new economic order worldwide driven by men with some reckless disregard for their actions, I thought it would be worthwhile singling out one of the best movies I’ve seen about the last time this happened.
Margin Call follows employees at a Wall Street Bank on the eve of the GFC as they realise what’s coming. What follows is a series of escalating and terribly cynical choices about how to exploit a crisis which destroyed the financial lives of millions
The cast is stacked with the likes of Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore and Paul Bettany and every single one of them is electric. There’s a lovely repeated theme in the film of almost every person being shockingly brilliant in a truly useful field - rocket science, architecture, mathematics - but having left those fields because they just couldn’t say no to the money. I feel there’s a moral in there, somewhere.
Check it out on the Apple TV store.
A quote I like to comfort myself with when I look back on earlier version of basically anything I’ve ever created
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Want to get in touch with a news tip, bit of feedback or just to chat? Email hello@caffeinedaily.co. Look after yourselves this weekend and we’ll see you Monday.