“The courage of the leader is to say: pause that, this is what we’re doing. We can win here,” says Howard Bell, Octopus Venture Partner, highlighting the advantage of entrepreneurs who pause, reassess and then commit to a different course. The founder of Taster, one of our recent investments, stopped to ask if food delivery could be better: a Europe-wide digital streetfood court is his answer. Meanwhile, Will Gibbs of our Health team scans the Cannabis market; Sarah Ruth Boyer unpacks the Health tech recruiting scene; there’s a chance to grab 1-on-1 time with leading Climate Tech investors; and our Octopus Group’s recent announcement of B Corp status gives us pause to consider that profit can co-exist with purpose. |
