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There is one thing we often forget when we talk about validating ideas and business models for startups (or any other entity for that matter); That it is also an accomplishment to invalidate something. Usually we have a tendency to see things that didn't work out as extremely wasteful from which only fractions can be… Continue reading Celebrate invalidation
A coalition of Danish media companies are out with an open letter trying to yet again put pressure on Danish parliament to regulate Big Tech. The rationale seems to be that the timing couldn't be better; the role of Big Tech - especially social media - in recent US events these last few weeks have… Continue reading The media circus
I have never been a big believer in and much less a huge fan of the gig economy. My analysis has been pretty straightforward : A few get rich or richer by taking advantage of the misfortunes of many. Maybe it's time to be a bit more nuanced. Because the gig economy is not one… Continue reading The gig economy challenge
Purpose is a great thing. Until it kills you and/or your business. I was reminded of this on LinkedIn when I read a holiday greeting from a former colleague in my feed. He works in a very troubled industry, have had a super challenging year but was none the less grateful to be working on… Continue reading Blind purpose
As a former insider turned outsider it continues to be interesting to follow the innovative developments within the media space. Over a short period of years we have gone from monoliths over new entrants with ambitions to become digital monoliths to individual talents and a plethora of ambitious (monoliths-in-spe?) platforms aggressively hawking their capabilities towards… Continue reading The new media mixtape
When someone in a startup tells me that they are going for the enterprise segment, I get a 'gulp' feeling. In fact the only thing that makes me more anxious is if the startup is going for the public sector. Why? Because it can be super tricky to actually sell what you're doing to them.… Continue reading Go for the consumer
Is creating value as a startup with something new always inherently positive for everybody concerned? Maybe not. What if part of the value creation you offer is to help take away the uncomfortable pain of someone having to confront someone else with a problem, the first one really just want to be rid off? Is… Continue reading The negative value proposition
Nathan Robinson from 'Current Affairs' has an excellent opinion piece out, where he argues that the big problem with paywalls is that while you're keeping quality knowledge and information behind bars, fake news remains in the open and free. Wow! Think about it for a second; as traditional publishers of information, content and news are… Continue reading Lies are free