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One of the things, others can never take away from you is your past experience(s). They are completely yours. Yours to cherish. Yours to curse. Yours to learn from. Yours to channel into something new. I have often wondered why things happen. Why do you meet the people, you do? Why do you get the… Continue reading Circle kind of complete
One of the general misconceptions about startups is that too much value is being placed on the idea itself or the work you have already done, and not enough value is placed on what's needed in order to get to where you want to be with your company in the future. It is so easy… Continue reading The real drivers for success
The Danish Management Society's new focus on "Digital Reshaping" - whatever that wording means - made me think; Whenever somebody talks about the need to 'digitalize' products or processes in an old industry company, you as a digital expert should be quite alert. Perhaps even worried. Because what does the phrase really mean? I will… Continue reading The dangers of ‘digitalization’
If you’re not having any second thoughts at all, it’s probably because you’re not thinking it through enough.Seth Godin, Misgivings If you don't ever doubt a thing, be worried.
When you're trying to get a startup off the ground, one of the things you spend most time on is... Pitching. Of course you pitch for investment or just any sort of backing really, because you need the support and all the ressources, you can muster, for the journey ahead. But the pitching doesn't stop… Continue reading Always be pitching
A mere 6 months after launch and after burning through a good portion of the 1,75B USD it had raised from investors, the short form streaming platform Quibi is closing it's doors. Why? Because even if they were almost too big to fail they still managed to hit the one big pole, other entrepreneurs work… Continue reading R.I.P. Quibi
If you’re worried about bugging your potential customers, then you need to think carefully about what you’re building. Do you really believe in it? If you do, then you should never feel like you’re bugging anyone.Aaron Dinin, Is This a Warning Sign You're Building the Wrong Startup Wise words. I have been guilty of this… Continue reading Don’t be afraid
I have a fondness for paradoxes. I find them interesting, intriguing and sometimes even amusing. One of the paradoxes is the one about working agile and lean while at the same time lamenting the lack of progress. Why is it that we often judge something that is work-in-progress as a failure because it's not the… Continue reading Success-in-progress