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The Startup Funding Scene Is in Flux – 5 Observations

Last year, I was well on my way to apply to the executive program in Venture Capital (VC) at the Harvard Business School. But then I changed my mind, as I realized that the old ways and the associated structures of funding startups are also being disrupted. I am sure...

September 6, 2017 0 Comment

Company Valuation Skyrockets When Data Is Core Focus, And Drops When It´s Not

The Economist recently announced on its front page that the world´s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. The five most valuable listed companies in the world are all tech companies; Apple, Alphabet (Google´s parent company), Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. These companies are probably the best in the world...

May 30, 2017 0 Comment

Employee Ownership Stake Changes Corporate Culture and Builds Success

Companies navigate in an ever-changing landscape today. To succeed and ensure the company is still around tomorrow, they have to attract creative and highly motivated employees who come up with innovative new products and services. And, they need to build a corporate culture that supports a behaviour that was regarded as corporate "disobedience" not...

March 31, 2017 0 Comment

Seeing Change as Opportunity Instead of Threat

Most of us are reluctant to and do not embrace change - both in our personal and professional lives. Changes are unpredictable, and us human beings tend not to like things that blindside us. We like to plan and prepare and we also like things mainly to stay as they are. The problem...

February 28, 2017 0 Comment

Corporate Venturing 2.0 Is Upon Us – What Is Different From 1.0?

The startup scene and corporate innovation activities are flourishing these days, and it feels similar to 1999 - at the height of the dot-com era. In the middle of the dot-com burst (summer of 2001), I was part of a team conducting a survey of corporate venture strategies of the...

January 31, 2017 0 Comment

The Gray Hooded Sweater Army of Silicon Valley Is About to Get Disrupted

The gray suit was the uniform of people shaping business for most of the past century. Then the suit´s power got challenged by the gray hooded sweater army from the West during the dotcom era of the late nineties. Without a doubt, the stars of today´s business world have been the developers in...

November 29, 2016 0 Comment

Building a Commercial Platform, Similar to Tech Platform Approach

In this tech driven world, it is essential to develop tech platforms built for scaling. Just like a tech platform should be sturdy and built to scale, so does a commercial platform need to be. Very few entrepreneurs realize this, as they often spend most of their time perfecting the tech platform (product). Putting a product...

October 28, 2016 0 Comment

Lifetime Careers Are Over – a Gig Worker´s Approach to Career Building

Are you a Consultant? Are you a Marketer? Are you an Investor? When I get asked questions like these, I find myself struggling to know what to respond. I tend to say "yes" to some roles, "kind of" to others and some times I try to explain what I do, and find myself struggling most...

September 29, 2016 0 Comment

Angel Investing ROI at 13% (when minimizing risk)

According to an article I was covered in this weekend in Finansavisen ("The Financial Times" of Norway), Angel Investment is giving an annual return of 13% - beating most other investment methods. The title of the article is related to a research performed by the consulting firm Impello Management. They looked...

August 22, 2016 0 Comment

What is the Gig Economy and Why Should You Care?

For those not familiar with the term, the Gig Economy means accessing products and services on demand. The word comes from "gig" as we know it from the music industry especially, and all kinds of things can be part of the Gig Economy - from cars to workers. The Gig Economy is...

July 26, 2016 0 Comment

The Startup Funding Scene Is in Flux – 5 Observations

Company Valuation Skyrockets When Data Is Core Focus, And Drops When It´s Not

Employee Ownership Stake Changes Corporate Culture and Builds Success

Seeing Change as Opportunity Instead of Threat

Corporate Venturing 2.0 Is Upon Us – What Is Different From 1.0?

The Gray Hooded Sweater Army of Silicon Valley Is About to Get Disrupted

Building a Commercial Platform, Similar to Tech Platform Approach

Lifetime Careers Are Over – a Gig Worker´s Approach to Career Building

Angel Investing ROI at 13% (when minimizing risk)

What is the Gig Economy and Why Should You Care?

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