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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
Back in 2008 me and my present boss had a great dialogue back and forth about a concept, we called "Fan of Fans"; the idea built in Kevin Kelly's 1000 True Fans post that if you could muster enough dedicated fans, you would have the foundation for a solid business. We bought the domain and… Continue reading Fan of fans
Working remotely is getting a lot of additional buzz following the outbreak of corona-virus, as people all over scramble to try to put themselves out of harms way and/or following the advice of local health authorities. While there is a lot of great things to be said about working remotely - and there are -… Continue reading Remote humans
You can have the best idea or the best product out there but still get a resounding 'No' from your stakeholders. When that happens it is always hugely frustrating, and it is only naturel to ponder what the heck went wrong. But instead of guessing try to understand by getting into the decision makers head.… Continue reading Getting into the head
It is fairly easy to meet founders who think they know it all. Founders who are so sure of their own success and the trajectory that they are on that they almost excude overconfidence. But are they overconfident, or are they just pretending out of fear of losing face, credibility, mojo or something else? Probably.… Continue reading Ongoing learning
One of the easiest things is to get carried away by your great idea. For many aspiring entrepreneurs it just happens straight out of the gate. But even for those who have learned and accepted that getting to product/market-fit is an experimental process, it can be tricky to stay the course and be true to… Continue reading Stay nimble when you need to
Eventhough I am a big proponent of starting small and experimenting your way forward when building a startup or a new product or service for that matter, there is one thing that always needs to be in place: A vision. It is so easy to get an idea and just start executing small scale. It… Continue reading Remember the vision
Even the best and brightest ideas should start small on the implementation side. Just out of respect for the fact that you could have it terribly wrong. Especially if your opportunity is huge, you need to be mindful that you don't run the risk of creating a big mess by overreaching from the 'go'. Naturally,… Continue reading Starting small