How to win with corporates

I have always held a strong belief in the outsize value of strategic partnerships. And I must confess it has been a frustrating pain to be part of and watch a lot of good intentions end in absolutely nothing. I am by no means alone with that experience. In fact I think it's fair to… Continue reading How to win with corporates

The complexity trap

One of the great privileges of my job is that I get to meet a lot of different startups and their founder teams and hear about their ideas, and how they have the ambition to take on the world and conquer it. Among these great people are also seasoned veterans trying to turn great insights… Continue reading The complexity trap

The corporate talent gift

In the startup environment it is not uncommon to frown upon people with experience from the corporate world. They are either too old, too conservative, to0 expensive or just too corporate to make it in the startup world. But is this really true? I don’t think so. In fact I think the right corporate profile… Continue reading The corporate talent gift

The ‘know all’ fallacy

Some of the most charismatic and persuasive people I have ever met have also been the ones who have been the most convinced that they had it all figured out and knew everything. Until they didn’t. I am not suggesting that they all failed. But a good number of them did. Because they thought they… Continue reading The ‘know all’ fallacy

An age perspective

“You’re just too old!” I hear it thrown around every once in a while. Not specifically at me but more as a general shoutout to voice dissatisfaction that someone simply just not ‘get it’. But does age really have anything to do with it? Of course not. In fact I think quite the opposite is… Continue reading An age perspective

Time is (also) an investment

The other day I had the pleasure of meeting a mentee of mine, who is enrolled in DTUs board education. The topic of our conversation? “How do I qualify myself to go on boards of startups?” The question is a good one. Because you need to bring something to the table in order to be… Continue reading Time is (also) an investment

Circle kind of complete

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

5 learnings from HelloFresh

Recently I made a commitment to try different products and services out in order to try and get a better understanding of what it is the best consumer-focused digital companies do that make them so successful. My starting point was HelloFresh which just recently launched in Denmark. Monday I got my first shipment from HelloFresh;… Continue reading 5 learnings from HelloFresh