How Octopus Ventures team reacted when their world nearly collapsed overnight

Do do you know what's extraordinary is it almost never came up internally.

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Like, how how did you see those different relationships manifest in that period? Like, you'd have seen it with a lot of your colleagues, friends, yourself.

What were the approaches people took? Do do you know what's extraordinary is it almost never came up internally. Everyone just was took it on the chin, and everyone was just so thankful that we were able to continue to operate and support, you know, the ecosystem, that people had jobs in time to continue to, you know, pay their mortgages and and all that sort of stuff. It's astonishing how much that didn't oh, frequently. It wasn't you know, people would have a have a have a a moan of it over over a beer in the pub, but it wasn't part of the narrative.

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Erin Platts reveals the surprising internal response at Octopus Ventures during a major crisis period. Despite facing potential operational collapse, the team showed remarkable resilience and gratitude rather than panic or complaint. The CEO shares how employees focused on being thankful they could continue supporting the ecosystem and maintain their livelihoods.

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This clip captures a powerful human moment showing how a VC team responded to existential crisis with unexpected grace and perspective.

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