New life to dead markets

Dead Sea Markets. A fascinating term. A term that suggests a market that has pretty much killed every entity in it (due to various reasons) but could still serve as a fertile ground for new entries and perhaps entire ecosystems. Why is it so fascinating? Because it essentially provides a 'firehose' option. An option where… Continue reading New life to dead markets

Models (kind of) suck

Once upon a time I loved models. I even spent a significant chunk of my own savings getting to know them better in fancy locations around the world. Models? Work related models, of course. The kind of models you would use for modelling concepts, businesses and such. What did you think? Never mind. The point… Continue reading Models (kind of) suck

Insight is value

People inside and outside the media industry are starting to take notice of the value of quality content; content that people are actually willing to pay for. Hooray! Better late than never, I guess. And yes, this goes out to you late bloomers in the media industry, who are finally getting around to the idea… Continue reading Insight is value

Launching “A Helping Hand?”

Today, inQvation and a bunch of other leading Danish VC's are launching the initiative "A Helping Hand" aimed at helping the Danish startup ecosystem through the consequences of Covid-19. The idea is as simple as its brilliant: Apply and receive 30 minutes of free advice from industry VC experts on how you make sure that… Continue reading Launching “A Helping Hand?”

TikTok and a lot of…nothing

What does a Trump rally, TikTok users and startup tactics have in common? They are here and now - and there's not necessarily a grand plan for how to move on from here. When I saw that apparently a viral TikTok prank of securing tickets for Trumps rally in Tulsa and then (of course) not… Continue reading TikTok and a lot of…nothing

Come on, lean in!

Yesterday I went for a summer get-together in my VL network group. Over a super nice summer meal, the discussion was flowing and we got talking about some of the things that you don't normally find yourself talking about. One of the discussions I was a part of was a discussion about what defines the… Continue reading Come on, lean in!

Willingness to pay…for what?

A new study from the Reuters Institute at Oxford University has found that there seems to be a co-relation between users with media subscriptions like Netflix and Spotify and the willingness to pay for online news. Naturally, legacy media executives are already starting to misinterpret the findings to fit into their own worldview. A willingness… Continue reading Willingness to pay…for what?

Media should take some cues from MedTech

The other day I was asked by Lars K. Jensen to contribute 3 tips on digital development as it relates to media to his weekly newsletter, 'Digital Ugerevy'. Naturally, I obliged and delivered as I try to do every time a good friend of mine asks for a piece of advice or some input. And… Continue reading Media should take some cues from MedTech