Octane Interactive

In spite of the fact that sales have soared for Home Leisure Direct, because manufacturers are struggling, the business is going to be shut down by the end of the week.

Interesting that Sequoia Capital should include in the first sentence a phrase I've thrown around a few times since coronavirus emerged, and that's black swan, but for different reasons.

Enabling amazing ideas…

Our goal is to reverse engineer the future to create a more productive and coherent now.

‭‬Sometimes, what we've accomplished is a guide to how we plan a route forward, and reach new heights.
The trick is in reminding ourselves how high we've already climbed.

A bit of retro gaming swag!

Saying "Yes" to everything has the potential to be a bit of a problem, and in business it could be the difference between retaining a client and losing one. #strategy #business

”Business owners’ fears about the bureaucracy involved are often more myth than reality.”
I've made numerous attempts to access apprenticeship schemes, but the byzantine bureaucracy is real, as are the prohibitive costs.
Funding is supposed to be available, but that too is often protracted, or the criteria so specific as to be exclusive.

"It’s the only business book on the late Steve Jobs’ must-read list…"

Google founders sought to hire women for key positions from the beginning, somehow culminating in James Damore's anti-female manifesto.
Uber descended into a sexual harassment nightmare.
Women once ruled computing, and then it became a brotopia.

If you're going to do something you don't want to do, make sure you do it to the best of your abilities, or get someone else to do it.

By this measure, most people studying for a PhD should expect to be remedial requiring adult supervision.
On a serious note, as business owners, we commit to lifelong learning the moment we decide to incorporate our businesses.

Public abuse of employees is not a style of management, but it is a solid route to getting yourself fired.

Their work suggests that the deep satisfaction most people derive from altruistic behavior is not due to a benevolent cultural overlay, but from the evolved architecture of the human brain.

At the office.

Out walking.

"38% of Brits said that, while they would jump at the chance to develop their career, they felt completely unsupported by their bosses to do so. And 40% of employers admitted that they have staff who would be much better in their job given the right motivation and training."