Each time I arrive at the office, I see the slogan. Hic sunt leones. Here be lions. A Latin phrase that we have at Rockaway on the wall right by the entrance; on old maps, it was used to designate unexplored territory. And now, for me it also symbolizes everything we are now experiencing.
Forbes Magazine put a daring declaration on the cover of its October edition: “Cash is King”. That surprised me, and so I decided to have a look if that’s true, and what the hard data says. That’s because I remember what they taught us in school – the value of money declines with time.
Restaurateurs throughout the Czech Republic have been severely tested in recent months. It is abundantly clear that many people will lose their jobs (hopefully temporarily, in some cases). Storyous, which develops technology for the restaurant industry, is therefore now trying to help them. It is launching a programme entitled “Save jobs in the restaurant industry”, which will offer work to people who have lost their jobs in the restaurant industry due to anti-pandemic measures.
The Neuron Endowment Fund, which for two years now counts founder and owner of the Rockaway Capital investment group Jakub Havrlant among its patrons, has awarded special prizes to two Czech scientists for combating viral and bacterial infections, whose scientific contribution is extremely relevant during the coronavirus pandemic.
The series #martyisdead, which deals with cyber-bullying and is produced by Mall.tv, part of the e-commerce MALL Group, is celebrating a major success – it could become the first Czech series to be awarded the prestigious International Emmy Award.
The Rockaway Capital investment group has made an addition to its PR and communication team. As of October 1, it will be headed by former journalist Pavel Kalouš, who will replace Michaela Papežová in this position, who left the group after six years.
