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The Christmas holidays are upon us. and with that 2020 is (finally) coming to an end. It may thus be a good time to reflect a little on what went by in the year that passed. Forget Covid-19 for a second (I'll get back to that a bit later); for me this was a year… Continue reading Yay, it’s (almost) Christmas!
The other day I was discussing philosophies for building and maintaining a great team with a good friend of mine. I thought I wanted to share my philosophy here because great people and developing great people are essential to any hope of success whether it being in a startup or anywhere else. So here goes:… Continue reading 6 principles for a great team
So, Denmark is defacto closed down again due to Covid-19. Quelle surprise. And just in time for the Christmas holidays?! Or maybe not given that obviously a lot of people were caught off guard yesterday evening when scrambling to malls to get the last presents before same malls with only a few hours notice closed… Continue reading Christmas stress
The last week or so I have been busy building the first simple prototype of our upcoming app - a pre-MVP - for the MedTech startup, we're working on getting off the ground. We will be getting it out there to get early feedback just after Christmas. It is a daunting process. Not only is… Continue reading The daunting 1st prototype
People who know me well also know that for the past close to 30 years, I have nurtured a deep passion for Blackburn Rovers Football Club. (Heck, this season our Danish supporters club even have a first team player sponsorship between us). From a distance I have witnessed ups and downs (and lets face it;… Continue reading Startup-life as football fan
Some people think that being super aggressive and speak in war-like metaphors is the way to go, when it comes to showing leadership in a start up. I would suggest it shows more of a profound insecurity that you're trying to hide by bluster. Trying to hide things is borderline poisonous no matter how or… Continue reading Insecurity is ok
Back in the day I had a very experienced direct report who I used as a sounding board for thoughts and ideas to bring forward to executive management. We would meet in my office (even though technically I didn't have one), and we would go through the arguments, I had thought of making. If I… Continue reading That’s so junior…
Tony Hsieh was one of my startup heroes, and I was saddened to hear that he tragically passed away after suffering injuries in a house fire. 46 years is no age. Tony was involved in a lot of different things, and there were plenty of mind blowing new approaches to business and entrepreneurship to be… Continue reading RIP Tony Hsieh