Karmic Capitalist Season 2… “We’ve become addicted to convenience, and it’s killing us”. So how do you respond? Well if you’re Katie Hill and Jarvis Smith, you launch a lifestyle site selling things. Eh? EXCEPT – you make sure what you’re selling is ethically produced and sustainable, and that your suppliers work with and not […]
Purpose
The importance of the internal compass
“Our ambition should not be to win, then, but to play with our full effort. Our intention is not to be thanked or recognized, but to help and to do what we think is right. Our focus is not on what happens to us but on how we respond. In this, we will always find […]
Are you a mini-Boris? Am I? Are we all?
On climate, on social issues, on using business for good – are we all mini-Borises? Boris’s climate policies and plans (inasmuch as they exist) fall a long way short of Boris’s climate promises. If you’re generous, you may flatter him with a “road to hell paved with good intentions”. If you’re a cynic, you’ll see […]
Guaranteed business failure
You can absolutely do things guaranteed to make your business fail. But unfortunately, there aren’t things you can do which are guaranteed to make your business succeed. It is the same asymmetry at play in Seneca’s sage quote that _”an age builds up cities: an hour destroys them. In a moment the ashes are made, […]
Scaling a data consultancy based on values – David Ellis
In a world where we (rightly) look for companies whose business it is to help us solve the climate and social crises we face, do you have a role if your company purpose isn’t about these things? In this latest episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast, I speak to David Ellis, Managing Director at Station […]