Mogic considers

Alpine Style

The term "alpine style" is a mountaineering term.

To quote from Wikipedia.

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Alpine style (English: Alpine style, Alpine-style mountaineering) is a mountaineering style and term that refers to climbing very high altitudes and large rock faces such as those in the Himalayas with the same treatment as in the European Alps.

Unlike the polar method, which involves organizing a large, well-organized team, a small group of people leaves base camp and climbs at once, avoiding contact with the lower world.

It is a style of mountaineering that places the utmost importance on relying solely on the strength of the climber, with no support from a support team and no pre-erected camps, fixed ropes, oxygen cylinders, or other equipment.
The climber's power is the most important factor in this style of climbing.

I think Mogic's operating policy is this alpine style in the abstract.

In other words, for a mountain = project to climb, we consider the risk and return to the very limit, and finally try when the time comes, reconsider on the way, and try again.

These days are everything.

A culture of enjoying today to the fullest

Lately, I have been hearing a lot of "that's the way our culture is" or "that's the way we're going to do it" within the company.

For example, just because you have a certain type of job does not mean that you will only do that job; you will do many different things.

I'm an engineer, but it's normal for me to direct and comment on design, create surprises in the event management department, advise on pricing strategies, attend marketing events, and comment on profit margins.

Since one of our policies is to enjoy today to the fullest, the culture seems to be that it is not fun to reduce the number of options by getting caught up in job titles.

Looking back, I found the following article that I posted five years ago.

The Cultural Sphere of the Company
The Cultural Sphere of the Company 2012.05.28

While a company is certainly defined by law, it is a vessel and can be run in any direction.

When I thought about what a company should be like with that kind of freedom, I suddenly remembered what was written in the book "The Philosophy of Guinness," about a company that makes black beer.

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A company must be valued by the culture it creates.

Yes, culture. Culture means "that which promotes growth" and "the behaviors and ideas inspired by it.

How noble and high-minded a company is does not appear in its commercials, much less in its adopted mascot or slogan.

The most important indicator is what kind of life the people belonging to it are willing to live.
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I feel that this has borne some fruit.

Sales and engineering bettas.

As is usual in this world, the sales side tends to get along poorly with the creator side (engineers, designers, etc.).

Perhaps the logic of the sales side is that we are doing our best to face the tough clients out there! On the engineering side, if there is a mistake in the system, we are responsible for it all (there is no way out), so we will make sure we do it right! If there is a mistake in the system, it will be our responsibility (there is no aftermath).

In such a situation, if the sales team or the engineering team works too hard alone, a deep rift will be created, and at the very least, the atmosphere of "let's make good products" will be lost.

I wondered about Mogic and observed that sales seems to spend more than half of his time in the office in a day, beaming next to the engineer.

And about 30% of them are simply funny.

The company operates as if this kind of thing is not so bad.

Tasks that should be done by a person and tasks that should be done by a machine

As machines = computers increase their processing power at an accelerating rate, many tasks that were previously done by people are now better left to machines in the future.

However, the most difficult question is where and how to draw the boundary between the work that should be done by a person and the work that is better done by a machine.

This is because, as the performance of machines and the development of software to apply them continues to advance, the line between "man or machine" is moving so quickly that even if the line is drawn at this point, it will quickly shift.

I wish the machine would try harder to anticipate the speed at which the boundary line moves.

The metaphor of a rare animal

We are often asked by outsiders, "What criteria do you use in your hiring process? I am often asked by outsiders, "What criteria do you use to consider hiring?

He answers with a laugh, "When I meet and talk to them, I decide if they are a rare animal or not.

To call it a rare animal would be very rude, but I believe it is the right expression.

The definition of a rare animal is defined as a type of person who has some strong energy but tends to have trouble when trying to fit in with society, and tends to have too much energy and refract in his/her mind.

There is a sense of having a great deal of power, and if the vector is directed well, it can be frighteningly powerful.

Such people are what drive Mogic.

The back of an adult who wants to be

It makes me very happy when I hear words like "I respect you" or "I admire you" from children.

Children express what they feel in a straightforward manner, and above all, adults seem to have fun! I think it is good that the children thought "adults seem to be fun!

I feel that working is also about earning money, self-realization, and education for children who will be responsible for the future.

They should be able to hone their abilities, take advantage of opportunities, do what they want to do, and contribute to society. It is the responsibility of adults to secretly support them.

When we inspect our work and the way we work, that is exactly what we are axing.

The goal is not to achieve only a set number.

Ultra Light Company Recommendations

There is a style that all walkers know: long trail, ultra-light.

A long trail is a kind of walking trip that originated in the U.S. It is a long trail that is not strenuous like mountaineering, and is followed at one's leisure.

You can eat delicious food along the way, admire the scenery, or walk in silence.

Ultra-light" refers to the reduction in the weight of equipment and gear, and recent technological developments have made it possible to work extremely light.

Establishing and operating a company is a long road.

I thought it would be a good idea to keep our equipment as light as possible, choose our own paths, stop and go, and have fun.

That is the recommendation of Ultra Light Company.

By reviewing all the common sense that is generally required in running a company, we reduce the weight to the extreme, choose the solutions to the world's problems that we want to contribute to, and spend our days talking about, reviewing, and fulfilling the problems we want to solve.

We are working with awareness of limited resources and limited time.

A great atmosphere of no overtime work.

Mogic's regular hours are 7:00 p.m. By the time 7:05 p.m. passes, half the place is empty.

Since more than half of them commute to work by bicycle or on foot, one would expect them to linger in the office and chat, but on the contrary, they go home so quickly that it is almost graceful.

And before 7:30 p.m., no one will be there.

Sometimes there are people doing something until before 8pm, but it is hard because one person has to check all the doors from the 4th floor to the basement 1F.

Therefore, it is better to leave together when everyone is about to leave, so the atmosphere becomes one of going home early.

Overtime has been prohibited since the company was first established, and this has not changed even now that the number of employees has increased and there is much more work to be done.

I think that is our style.