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Nothing is so bad that it isn't good for something else. If you're an investor in FANG stock - Facebook, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet (Google) - and potentially Microsoft as well, you will probably have one eye on your portfolio, which is doing pretty well and have recovered what was briefly lost. The other one… Continue reading The FANG virus
Today is Labor Day and for people in the West you can argue that there hasn't been a more relevant time in decades to take stock at work, how we work and how we want work to be like going forward as this year. We can start by the people who have lost their jobs… Continue reading A special Labor Day
Yesterday I got wrapped up in a Twitter-fight. I know, you should never allow yourself to be in that position, but in this case 'the arsonist tweet' was so profoundly...don't know what to call it...I couldn't help myself. Basically, the discussion was around what or who killed Danish the Danish chain of bookstores, Arnold Busck,… Continue reading Facts matter
Last night at 1.40 AM I wrapped up my participation in the Prof G Strategy Sprint with Professor Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business. The course ended - fittingly - with a session on Life Strategy by the man himself that is some of the most insightful I have heard in a while. The… Continue reading Do the Prof G Strategy Sprint
When you think about how hard the Covid-19 pandemic is hitting you, think about how you would have felt, if you worked at an airline or a company affiliated with one. *GULP*. People are not allowed to travel, your planes are grounded, you have high recurring costs for leasing aircraft, a valuable, sizeable staff you… Continue reading The Norwegian Real Madrid
The other day I was revisiting our list of potential ideas to explore further. It is a list we keep in our Studio team to jot down ideas and problems for potential future exploration, and - who knows - a new, exciting startup. As I went through the list I was reminded of some of… Continue reading Nothing is that far-fetched
I am an avid fan of the hit series "Homeland". And watching Episode 10 of Season 8 yesterday, something resonated for me: In the episode Carrie asks a helicopter flight mechanic, why the crew of the chopper that crashed with the US president aboard didn't clearly articulate that they were going down and crashing due… Continue reading Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
A while ago we applied for the summer 2020 batch of Y Combinator with our FIXDIT project. Alas, we didn't make the cut from the thousands of startups that applied. While that of course is a total bummer, the whole process did allow us to revisit the whole project, look at it with fresh eyes… Continue reading Pick up the learnings