In a world where more and more can be automated, run and optimized by algorithms, how do you develop true differention? My bet? Humans. And the human intellect. As more and more gets automated and in essence standardized, human flavour, feel or whatever we choose to call it, will in essence be one of the… Continue reading Differentiation through humanity
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See you at TechBBQ
This Thursday and Friday I am going to the TechBBQ tech conference in Copenhagen. Am I looking forward to it? You bet, I am. I can’t remember when the last time was I had the opportunity to go to a conference, meet new people and learn interesting things. But it feels like it has been… Continue reading See you at TechBBQ
It’s all about People
Yesterday we finally unveiled what we have been working on for months; the launch of our brand new Venture Capital firm, People Ventures. So why am I so excited about that? First of all because it is a validation of how we have been operating since 2018; backing great visionary entrepreneurs not only with money… Continue reading It’s all about People
Hyperlocal belonging
The other day I saw a survey that claimed that 44% of all Danes would like to know their neighbors better. In a globalized world, where we’re so busy figuring out when and how to travel somewhere next, this is somewhat a mind-boggling number. You may say that you’re global. But the fact of the… Continue reading Hyperlocal belonging
The battle for health care
One of the most interesting industries from a startup point-of-view is the health care industry. Before the pandemic hit it was widely recognized that there are a lot of costly, structural issues afoot in the healthcare industry that technology can provide better and more cost efficient solutions for, but nonetheless newcomer struggled to really get… Continue reading The battle for health care
The future of work, postponed
Flextribe, a Danish recruitment startup, wants to connect freelancers with deep subject matter expertise, who doesn't necessarily want a full time position, with corporations who need said expertise but can struggle in attracting the necessary talent for the before mentioned reason; they don't want to be employed. Simple. But the Future of Work? I am… Continue reading The future of work, postponed
The Catch 22 of strategy
2021 is upon us. And for many that signals the roll-out of a new strategy or annual plan. While those often seem intuitive - sometimes even banal - getting them right is super hard. It is vital to be able to focus on executing on the plan. Yet, it is also vital to be open… Continue reading The Catch 22 of strategy
Capturing learnings
One of the things I am trying to do while we work to get our new MedTech startup off the ground is to document my learnings so far. I do that in a mindmap using SimpleMind. Because when taking notes and reflecting on things the easy of speed of getting it down into some sort… Continue reading Capturing learnings