People & Culture 👩‍❤️‍👨

Tracksuit raises mammoth $42m Series B

Plus: One piece of new research throws cold water on A.I hype while another makes us even more concerned.

Jun 11 •

Why formal education is overrated in startups

PLUS: Biotech startup in Fieldays spotlight, Startup Weekends approach and how much of your company should you expect to sell each round?

Jun 10 •

Why NZ is a perfect home for emerging tech + Projectworks win streak continues

Plus: Claude has it's own blog now and events to check out for founders in June + July.

Jun 4 •

Vibe Marketing: How AI-Driven Storytelling Is Shaping Perception

PLUS: Blackpearl Group hits $12.5M ARR, targets $50M, Airwallex and Caffeine Daily are partnering up to champion startup finance.

Jun 4 •

SaaS is dead, long live new SaaS + 5 ways to address cashflow and still grow

Plus: Startup Theatre pod is back, Trump v Harvard and the Kiwis caught in the middle + AI video is starting to make me existentially afraid (again).

May 28 •

OCR cut expected today + as Bitcoin soars, are stable coins the new stars?

PLUS: Is A.I already starting to take our jobs and ready to blackmail us to get what they want?

May 27 •

Last chance for tickets to Caffeine's first in person event + Budget Day is here

Plus: Barnaby Marshall on Business is boring and OpenAI swoops up iPhone designer's hardware company.

May 21 •

Can we build our own Silicon Valley in Auckland? Wayne Brown thinks so

PLUS: Harnessing quantum computing on Wild Hearts + Microsoft and Google lay out their future wares.

May 20 •

NZ biotech shines on world stage + new report offers insight into angel market

Plus: Startup Theatre pod returns, Google opens new AI Futures Fund and Sam Altman roasted in his own kitchen.

May 14 •

If you aren't a little obsessed, you aren't in a startup

PLUS: A $100m fund-of-funds boost by Government, moves to ban social media for under 16s ramp up + Microsoft lays off thousands.

May 13 •

Phase One closes $2.1m fund + secure your spot at Caffeine's first in person event

Plus: New unicorn minted, farewell to Skype and Alphabet stock tumbles

May 7 •

Kiwi founder pay data revealed and an interview with Twitter employee #1

PLUS: A check in on Apple's Epic battle and is a social media ban coming for NZ?

May 6 •

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