Better is better than cheaper

It is always interesting reading the newsletter of Benedict Evans, former Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Especially his essays. One of the latest, 'News by the ton', about the challenges of legacy media has an enlightened graph based on Google Trends that shows that over time, internet searches has moved from looking for 'cheaper' towards increasingly… Continue reading Better is better than cheaper

Ego eats impact

You either love life or you are afraid to die. That's how a Danish politician tried to frame the peoples response to Covid-19 on Twitter yesterday. Naturally, it is both a false, primitive and superficial way of putting it. I could just as well say that there are those that are full of themselves and… Continue reading Ego eats impact

Hello launch pad!

Yesterday was a super important day for our inQvation Studio-team; it was the day where we got the final formal board approval for our first spinoff. While it has been in the works for a while (and we have been recruiting for the team for some weeks now) there is always something special about getting… Continue reading Hello launch pad!

Interview more, not less

Hiring for a key role in a new startup is both interesting and frightening. You get the opportunity to meet great people, who have invested time and interest in what you're going to do, and you really need to make sure you end up with the right one. It can be tempting to just interview… Continue reading Interview more, not less

Test your candidates

I am not only in the process of recruiting a Head of Product for our new MedTech X. I am also trying to find a new experienced UX/Designer for our inQvation Studio team. The approach around recruiting is the same: Ditch the traditional job ad and application process and instead allow interested candidates to book… Continue reading Test your candidates

How to short circuit recruitment

I am currently recruiting for a Head of Product of our new MedTech X. During that process I have already learned some valuable lessons that I wanted to share with you in case you are also looking to recruit. Here goes: Ditch the standard application process. If you are recruiting for anyone outside of a… Continue reading How to short circuit recruitment

The Nirvana of Netflix

The new policy of Netflix to automatically cancel accounts that have been inactive for a long period of time is worth applauding. Everybody in the subscriptions business knows that what you really want is for customers to get into a subscription and then - hopefully - forget about the ongoing billing relationship, until the credit… Continue reading The Nirvana of Netflix

WFH? Not so fast

A movement is forming around the future of work; saying goodbye to the office in return for unrestricted flexibility to work from wherever whenever and however you might choose. It's the future, damn it! First of all, I will always be very reluctant to base any long term strategy on a short term experience of… Continue reading WFH? Not so fast