Coming up next week on Caffeine
A sneak peek at what's heading to your inboxes in the week ahead.
Good morning Caffeinators,
Read on to take a sneak peek at what’s coming from Caffeine in the coming weeks for our subscribers.
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Have a great weekend, look after each other, and we’ll see you next week.
Finn and the CAFFEINE team
Coming up on Caffeine:
Interview with Brandon Hutcheson on the future we want from AI: I have a lot of conversations about the future of emerging technology but this was one of my favourites. Brandon Hutcheson, Aware Group co-founder and AI forum executive council member, is one of the most knowledgeable people in this space because he’s been thinking about its hard problems and creating solutions before anyone even heard of Chat GPT.
He discussed the pivotal role of AI in shaping our future, advocating for New Zealand to adopt a more proactive and risk-tolerant approach to emerging technologies.
We also got into the societal implications of advanced AI, job displacement, the future of human purpose in a potentially post-scarcity world and unpacked my favourite hypothetical question - are we heading towards a "Star Trek" future or a "Star Wars" one? This is one is for the nerds.
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A conversation with KNK’s co-founders: KNK is a boutique consulting firm bringing real-world executive experience and entrepreneurial thinking to founders, boards, and growth-stage businesses. From navigating the earliest startup steps to executing high-stakes turnarounds or leadership transitions, KNK provides strategy, transformation, and growth consulting grounded in what it actually takes to build and scale a company. This was one of those conversations that left me with a new perspective on our sector and I can’t wait to bring the first of two editorials next week.
Event: I Wish I Knew with Penelope Barton: Join us for cocktails and a raw and real conversation with a successful Kiwi operator Penelope Barton from Crimson Global Academy, who has taken hits, made calls, and kept showing up. This is about the stuff they wish they knew earlier – the kind of lessons that only come from doing the work (and a few things going sideways).
This event is for founders and we are only allowing one person per company, due to it being an intimate event. We screen all registrations to make sure appropriate criteria is met.
Date and time
Mon, 1 Sep 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM NZST
Location
Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewing Co.
Get your tickets and check out more details here
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.