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Nothing is bought, everything is sold

Nothing is bought, everything is sold

Creating a successful product company is a straightforward three step process: 1. Create a product 2. Find customers 3. Match product and customers But while straightforward, each of those steps is more complicated than it may seem at first. What follows are a few observations from my four startups and

The Nordics aren’t going to be the next Silicon Valley

But they could be something even more exciting for a new generation. “Si c’était à refaire, je commencerais par la culture.” Jean Monnet Let’s get one thing out of the way first. Silicon Valley is great. But every time I hear some one say that the Nordics could

Thoughts on Slush Play, 2nd edition

On Friday the second edition of Slush Play came to close, after two days packed with talks and panels about VR and gaming. All in all, it was a great event and the Icelandic Startups team deserves great praise for their work. Iceland’s VR ambitions Over the recent months,

How Icelandic startup Takumi is building a marketplace from scratch

Takumi is an Icelandic / British startup founded in May 2015. We launched in October 2015 and have been growing at a healthy rate in the United Kingdom. We feel like we have good momentum and are planning a launch in Germany this year, EU’s second biggest advertiser market. Takumi

Iceland may punch above its weight, but let’s keep the facts straight

Yesterday, the web journal Red Herring posted an article titled Iceland’s Startup Scene Punches Above its Weight, which discusses the Icelandic Startup scene. While it’s good for the Icelandic scene to receive coverage like this, we feel it’s important that what publications write accurately reflects the ecosystem.

Why did we create the Nordic Startup Awards?

People often ask us why we created a Nordic Startup Awards show. My own family and friends often ask why I spend so many hours on an award show which is surely not a high income project for me. The answer is simple: it is important. Put your ‘big picture’

Why we're doing a hackathon: to increase FinTech innovation

The Icelandic banking infrastructure is unique. This statement may sound awkward in light of a total collapse of the Icelandic banking system in 2008, yet what I mean is from a standpoint of something else. Most banks globally today are highly focused on payments, trying to improve speed where individuals