Founders 🏋️

Auckland Startup Week is coming + Nicola Taylor reflects on Taxi success

Plus: Caffeine is thrilled to announce a brand new partnership

Apr 16 •

The Importance of Situational Awareness in International Expansion

PLUS: Tariffs could cost Zuru $3b, Future Food and Fibre summit back in May and a belated April Fools prank in Silicon Valley.

Apr 15 •

7 Lessons in 7 Years: What I learned building Easy Crypto (and selling it)

Startup stories often get flattened into two key moments: the ‘spark’ and the ‘sale’ - yet the seven years in between is where the real learning lives.

Apr 14

What's coming up next week on Caffeine

Plus: Time's running out for the great Caffeine Reader Survey 2025

Apr 10 •

Scribbles from the Startup Frontlines: Expertise is overrated

Plus: NZGIF shuttered, $75m raise for police drone startup and why Australia's defence sector might look to tech founders.

Apr 9 •

Pitch perfect: Why some founders fly and others flop

PLUS: Research spotlights gender issues in tech sector, Business is Boring returns and major VC reportedly raises largest ever fund

Apr 8 •

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.

Apr 3 •

Kitea Health's incredible progress with world-first implantable brain sensor

Plus: MoA acting Chief Exec calls for more startups, not just more restructuring, OpenAI struggling under strain of new sign ups and TikTok ban…

Apr 2 •

Checking in with Kitea Health after world-first human trails complete using implantable brain sensor

"We now think we can lower the cost of health care by 35% for these patients."

Apr 2 •

Compostify co-founder Steve Wilson on mission to divert billions of planter pots from landfill

Compostify's unique bioplastics solution could be a gamechanger.

Mar 30 •

How Stripe wants to grow the internet's GDP

Plus: Hi-tech awards finalists announced, 'productivity propelled' report released and ChatGPT's new image generator is scarily good.

Mar 27 •

New report shows startup investment rebound

Plus: Google unveils Gemini 2.5 pro, some AI users are already becoming addicted and the bright future for solar power in NZ

Mar 26 •

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