Nordic Startup Awards grand finale in Iceland
This is now the fourth year that the Nordic Startup Awards are held and it just so happens that this year...
Avoiding stress and painful burnouts
The common mentality in my home country of Iceland is that “Icelanders are hard workers” and “if you’re not working...
The only wisdom is knowing you have none
2416 years ago Socrates stated that the only thing that might perhaps make him wiser than others was the fact...
Disabled people creating opportunities
I recently had an interesting conversation with Brandur Karlsson, the founder of Frumbjörg (social innovation center for the disabled) about entrepreneurship and...
Frumkvöðlar í prenti
Flestar framfarir í íslensku frumkvöðlaumhverfi hafa átt sér stað þegar grassrótin sjálf þ.e.a.s. frumkvöðlarnir sem starfa í umhverfinu, taka sig...
The people of Startup Edmonton
Over the last year and a half I’ve been lucky enough to get to know many of the fast growing...
Mental illness taboo
Currently there is an open conversation taking place on social media platforms in Iceland about mental health and getting rid...
The founder’s looking glass
“Be careful what you wish for, you might get it” Modern people view the world through a looking glass, a...
Why are we scared of transparency
I recently got the chance to hear the founders of Buffer, Joel Gascoigne and Leo Widrich, speak at a small meetup in Iceland about...
Whales, icebergs and Startup Newfoundland
There are two things I really enjoy, startups and traveling, so it is a true pleasure when I get to...