Journal

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Why I swapped startups for a venture studio

Our Content Lead, Amy Jacobowitz, reflects on taking the ambition, focus, and scrappy strategic sensibility from her startup days to where it’s meant to thrive: a venture studio.

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Ash Baxter on running an impact startup, making composting accessible, and the power of purpose

Compost can recycle our food waste, restore our soil and cut our carbon emissions. Hard-working founder, ecopreneur and Josephmark venture partner Ash Baxter is making this vital activity easy, fast and fun — one Monty monitor at a time.

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Eco-CryptoArt, AR & Digital Fashion: Emerging Tech Trends Pushing Environmental Agendas

Amid the climate crisis and global pandemic, unethical tech is on the rise — but on the bright side, more and more adaptive creatives are becoming environmentally conscious digi-sapiens. From writing off fast-fashion in favour of digi-couture, to augmented activism driving digital demonstrations, and actualising the pipedream of clean crypto: designers are pushing for a future of creativity and innovation.

The virtual main street of SXSW — flashing lights, flying cars and floating objects everywhere.

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SXSW 2021 : In Retrospect

Is it possible to experience SXSW burnout virtually? I assumed that the standard festival exhaustion was due to trekking Austin, hungover, with a crumbled timetable… but it seems that brain fatigue stems from mind-expansion: ethical paradoxes, technological lunges, and questioning the fundamental structures that power society.

A black-and-white photo of Matt, wearing a t-shirt and jacket. Soft light is shining on him from one side, and his face is turned toward it. He’s got a small smile on his face.

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Why venturing with Josephmark is the smartest move for your startup

One thing that has always differentiated Josephmark from most digital and design studios is our focus on launching our own ventures—and the value that brings to the breadth of what we offer to our clients and partners. Venturing is a tough slog. After launching over 20 different ventures spanning a decade playing in sextech, agtech, fintech and beyond, we know it first-hand.

Amy Webb launches 2021 Emerging Tech Trend Report (text in image: Amy Webb SXSW 2021)

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SXSW 2021 : Day One

At this time of year, I’m usually stumbling across the sardined, bustling streets of ever-alive Austin, Texas. Instead, 2021’s SXSW found me battling with my phone’s Airplay function, cozied up on the couch, bubbling with anticipation for this year’s dose of globally-sourced industry inspiration.

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The Work-Life Balance of a Small-Business Duo

Josephmark directors Ben Johnston and Jess Huddart lead a double life: globetrotting business owners during the week, organic farmers on the weekend. In partnership with MINI, we learn how they achieve balance while running their own businesses.

Black and white, December 1915: A soldier carrying a christmas tree. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Goods

The Goods—Issue No. 41

Pagers, plants and product marketing

Uzi mapping out a system on a whiteboard with pens and stickynotes. Visible words include “Public vs Private Workspace” and “Permissions Heirarchy”.

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The engine behind Josephmark ventures

At Josephmark, we’ve built brands, strategies, and products across everything from artificial intelligence and mixed realities, through to crypto and robotics. As a venture studio with nearly two decades of work to our name – including Clipchamp, recently acquired by Microsoft – our ventures span fintech, agtech, sextech and beyond. Understanding the unique offerings and advantages of these different technologies is core to our creations, and that’s exactly where our brainy, secret-sauce Technical Director Uzi Bar-on fits in.

Black and white, Bob Mulcahey (50) smokes in his room of the Kings Inn, where Veterans Affairs has placed him temporarily while they address permanent housing for him. Photographer: Todd R Darling

The Goods

The Goods—Issue No. 40

Eco-friendly search engines, fruitful fanfiction & the cons of Google docs

Vintage silver print taken by Agnes Varda of a bunch of Chinese children wearing goggles and masks to prepare to spend time in the Gobi desert. Adults standing behind them, perhaps teachers or parents.

The Goods

The Goods—Issue No. 39

Things we’re testing, bees are life & a favour to ask

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Motherhood at JM: The personal, the professional, and the overlap between the two

Equal parenting is a consistent topic in many workplaces, but it can often feel like it’s not going anywhere. Our Director Jess and Product Director Colleen are two women who have achieved incredible things in their careers alongside motherhood. They sat down with our Content & Marketing Writer Grace for a chat about their experience navigating parenthood as professionals.