CULTURE
KATARSES’s culture is not defined by amenities. It is not about beanbag chairs, forced happy hours, or the false promise of “being a family.”
We categorically reject the “startup culture” that masks exhaustion as “passion.”
We are an organization composed of elite professionals, united not by social affinity, but by thesis alignment. Our work is to build the future. Our culture is the methodology that allows us to do it.
Our culture is the direct consequence of our sovereign structure.
Our values are not words on a poster. They are the high-performance behaviors that our structure (Private Capital, Patience) makes possible.
“Crunch” is a symptom. It is the symptom of poor planning, reactive leadership, and above all, the relentless pressure from external shareholders demanding the impossible on the wrong deadline.
At KATARSES, we eliminate the root cause.
Our financial sovereignty means we have no desperate sprints to impress the market. We run marathons. Our cycles are measured in years and decades, allowing us to practice sustainable excellence.
What we demand: Relentless planning, deliberate execution, and professional scope management.
What we offer: An environment where “firefighting” is seen as a process failure, not heroism. The “zero crunch” model at Byfrost-Lab is our philosophy, applied in its purest form.
Our financial sovereignty buys our most valuable asset: Time.
In a world optimized for distraction—for performative busyness, endless meetings, and constant notifications—we optimize for the opposite: Focus.
We are a culture of Deep Work. We protect our teams’ time and mental space with the same zeal we protect our capital.
What we demand: That you treat your time and your colleagues’ time as sacred resources. That you come prepared. That you know the difference between “being busy” and “being productive.”
What we offer: The freedom to turn off notifications. Long, uninterrupted periods to solve hard problems. We measure progress by the depth of the solution, not the volume of communication.
KATARSES operates as a shield. The holding (Pillar A) removes bureaucratic, financial, and market friction so our subsidiaries (Pillar B) can execute.
This freedom is not free. It requires a pact:
What we demand: Radical alignment with the Thesis. We don’t hire people to “complete tasks.” We hire specialists to own their mandates. Accountability is absolute.
What we offer: Total autonomy. We do not micromanage. We will not question your methodology, as long as it aligns with the central thesis and delivers at the level of excellence our capital deserves.
Our culture is not monolithic. The methodology (the 3 Pillars) is universal, but the daily practice is defined by each entity’s mandate.
Mandate of Excellence (e.g., Laurren’s Mottors): The culture is one of precision. The focus is on flawless engineering, luxury-grade quality, and impeccable execution.
Mandate of Infrastructure (e.g., AEGYS BIO, Behemoth Tech): The culture is one of resilience. The focus is on long-term research, building systems that will last for decades, and the patience to solve the complex.
Mandate of the Vanguard (Byfrost-Lab): The culture is one of radical experimentation. Protected by its 100% profit-share structure, the Lab is given permission to fail. Its culture is that of the bold hypothesis, creative risk, and the pursuit of the impossible, completely free from the need to be profitable.
We are transparent about this.
If you are looking for a place to “just work,” where average is acceptable and passion is simulated, KATARSES is not for you.
This culture is demanding. It requires self-discipline, intellectual clarity, and a discomfort with the status quo.
It is an environment for the architect frustrated by myopia. For the scientist who knows their discovery will take 15 years. For the creator who dreams of a place where the only barrier is the size of their talent, not the impatience of an investor.
If you are not just looking for a job, but for the structure to execute your life’s work—you have found your place.