Digital nations: An actual use case for the Metaverse? As the oceans rise and threaten to engulf the low-lying island nation of Tuvalu, its people have come up with an innovative... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
No more knocking down: Is discounting dead? Sales used to be functional. A natural go-to when stock really wasn’t selling. Now, it seems like everything’s (robot voice)... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
Warfare or fair play? Why it’s a good time to talk about competitor marketing In the current landscape, “unethical” is a very loaded word. You might hear it in reference to open-pit mining, selling data,... bySamMarch 14, 2023
Another one bytes the dust: The difficult shift from digital to physical products Google generates $200 billion a year. It also crashes out of new product launches spectacularly and regularly. When both of... byLeisel GrimesMarch 15, 2023
Big Picture When unicorns become war horses: The layoff bloodbath The markets are underperforming, inflation is rising, a recession is rumoured, and now workers are becoming the first... 6 minute read
Playbook A new company culture in a very old industry Explorate seems to have accomplished the impossible on several different fronts. They’ve disrupted the archaic industry of... 4 minute read
Brain Game Should you bail before you fail? When to stop as a startup founder We’ve all seen it: the devastated face of a founder in the Shark Tank being told their business model isn’t viable after... 4 minute read
Playbook Tracking the intangible: how do you measure the culture you’ve created? ‘Company culture’ - that dreaded buzzword used to buff out job ads lacking real benefits or proper pay. But the definition is... 6 minute read
Brain Game Adaptability: surfing the waves of change “We’ve all had to adapt…” How many times have you heard that sentence in the last 2 years? Blowing through the COVID reference... 5 minute read
Brain Game Professional personalities: the many faces of your company Every person is unique - how can you possibly sort potential hires into categorical boxes? Turns out, it’s surprisingly easy.... 5 minute read
Brain Game Learn your brain language: bolstering productivity No one likes to hear it. We’re terrible at productivity. We weren't designed to work for 8 hours a day, so even for the most... 5 minute read
Playbook Inside parc ferme: What startups can learn from F1 There is perhaps no finer example in the world of finesse, pride, and teamwork than what’s seen in F1. There are a surprising... 4 minute read
Brain Game Time to decide: are you working ON your business or IN your business? Entrepreneurship is an ever-changing thing. Your role evolves with every jump you make and every investment you secure. Or at... 4 minute read
Playbook How to navigate the treacherous path from founder to CEO Starting up and scaling up demand two different skill sets. Some founders are makers, some are managers. This division might... 6 minute read
