I can’t believe these words are coming out of my mouth….but None is closing after 11.5 years. The most painful thing to accept is, how you can possibly go out with the most cohesive, brilliant team None has ever had. TL;DR RIDICULOUSLY EXPERIENCED SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM NEEDS REHOMING, WOULD RATHER BE TOGETHER BUT CAN BE REHOMED SEPARATELY. In all our years, we never had to advertise. Most that met us cold were like, I can’t find much info about you? And our response was almost proud, because if you really knew, you knew. And if you didn’t know us, we didn’t want you. We lived under the radar, in long term relationships where we made real impact (huge work that we never talked on LinkedIn about!), doing good work for good people, that got it. And to be fair, 11 years of that is a pretty bloody good run. But…there is always a limit to loyalty in business. And this economy is rubbish. I’m proud that we have stayed true to ourselves every day of this awful realisation. The team has been nothing but loyal, dedicated, and living by our values to the very end. Which is more than I’m sure could be said by many on a normal day . I’m truly devastated. Not for me, but maybe because of me. If the world could have truly seen the brilliance in this unbelievable team, maybe it would not have come to this. But marketing ourselves cheaply was never in our playbook. While each individual is brilliant... like a top sports team knowing where players fit and finding the plays was our chemistry and IP, which inevitably is what companies are looking for, but some just don't know thats what they need. None’s philosophy has always been, "we are the sum of our parts". That said, we all need to find work because we are still humans. I’ll let my team tag themselves individually if they would like to. Big love ❤️ Footnote: we are a group of people who won’t stop creating, so anyone looking to starlight a well-rehearsed product team, hit us up with your offer/idea…we might just be interested in starting something…
As an agency owner myself this breaks my heart and sending virtual hugs to you all. From what I’m reading I have no doubt you will all land on your feet, good people always do. Even though it might feel like that fire inside is going out, keep the faith , the fire will burn even more ferociously as you embark on this next chapter. 🔥 🫶🌟
Oh no 😢! Very sorry to hear this. In my short time there, None was such a warm and lovely place to work, somewhere truly special. So grateful and thankful to Catherine Gray and the amazing team for their kindness and the opportunity to work at None, would not be who I am today without you guys.
I'm so sorry to hear Catherine Gray, it is one of the hardest things to go through, especially when you have such an amazing team of humans. When it similarly happened to me in 2014 selling off my business, the one thing that provided comfort was the realisation (much later on) that such events mark the beginning of a new era, to re-invent and rise again. Much love!
It truly has been an amazing place to work over these last 10 months or so, I just wish I'd joined sooner! None has such a fantastic group of people and you've fostered a beautiful culture and working environment. I'm really going to miss everyone especially the card games and ping pong 😢 Everyone here would make an amazing employee in any other workplace. Thank you!
Sorry to hear Catherine Gray Find that other door and even if it’s only slightly ajar…kick it open 👊
Sad to hear that Cat. I’m sure there’ll be good things ahead for all of you.
Really sad to hear Catherine Gray . SN was a big part of my life and there were certain principles upheld that you won't find in any other business. Given the calibur of talent I have no doubt your staff and yourself will find your feet again. Chin up, you did an amazing job. ❤️ G
Very hard to leave this place and team after nearly 8 years...What a wonderful bunch of people i've had the pleasure to know and to work with! A huge thank you to my sis Catherine for giving me the chance to work at SN all those years ago, I will always be grateful for the opportunity you gave me. The team we have now are so genuinely nice and easy to get along with, which makes it all that much harder to leave. Thank you to everyone for putting up with my naughtiness 😁 and just putting up with me in general, I will miss you all very much!
I couldn’t ask for a better team to work with. So proud of everyone and kudos to you for the amazing job you did during all these years. Dream team! 🙌
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