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Will CCP be Iceland's first unicorn?

Will CCP be Iceland's first unicorn?

A huge news story (or rumour) for the Icelandic tech industry dropped just before the weekend. Bloomberg reports: “CCP hf, the Icelandic game developer that created the cult classic Eve Online game, is exploring strategic options including a sale of the business after receiving interest from potential bidders, according to

Slush highlights, and why Iceland needs Slush Play

Slush highlights, and why Iceland needs Slush Play

Slush Highlights I’ve never been to Slush (or Helsinki) before, so everything was new. The first thing I noticed was the sheer size of everything: 17 thousand attendees, endless side events, enormous production value in everything. The size of the event allows for exceptional speakers (Chris Sacca, for example)

Latvia creates startup law and Iceland should follow suit

Latvia creates startup law and Iceland should follow suit

This post is was originally published in the Northstack Memo, our weekly newsletter. You can sign up here. An interesting post on new laws in Latvia made the rounds in the startup circles in Iceland last week: The Startup Law, approved today by the Latvian Parliament will create a tax

Easing capital controls: Effects on the startup scene

This post is was originally published in the Northstack Memo, our weekly newsletter. You can sign up here. Last week parliament finally passed a bill easing the capital controls: Individuals’ and companies’ freedom to transfer funds to and from Iceland and to carry out foreign exchange transactions will increase greatly,

Iceland has a tech-sector strategy problem

For the last 18 months, as I’ve been writing for Northstack, one thing has become clear. Iceland desperately needs a coherent strategy for its approach to the technology sector. The most recent plans and actions include a wishlist with lots of ideas but lacking strategy, and focused financial reform

Important legal changes happening for Icelandic VC's, and notes on Slush PLAY

This post was originally part of the Northstack Memo, our weekly commentary newsletter. You can sign up here. Iceland doesn’t have venture capital association to lobby on behalf of Icelandic VC’s, which might be one of the reasons an important exemption wasn’t extended. I wrote about this

Bullshit taxes and Icelanders abroad

The following post is from The Northstack Memo, our weekly commentary newsletter on everything startups and tech in Iceland. You can sign up here. Bullshit taxes incoming It continues to amaze me how politicians can be bullied by lobby groups that are at the brink of total irrelevancy. The newest