Icelandic Companies and Institutions that are supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship
It’s no secret that there’s a vibrant community of startup companies in Iceland. In order for such a community to …
FutureCast #9 Ari Jónsson – NASA, CASSINI AWAREGO and Reykjavik University
A new episode of FutureCat is up on the web, this time we talk to Ari Jónsson. Ari is a …
IceNet – Using AI To Forecast Arctic Sea Ice Changes
A new AI tool, dubbed IceNet, could lead to improved early-warning systems to protect Arctic wildlife and costal communities. Data …
Orca! The world’s best bet against climate change?
Today, the Swiss company Climeworks formally opened the air purification plant Orca in Iceland. It has only been sixteen months …
Getting Your Business “Household” in Order – with Pauline Malubay
When a person starts a company, they have to be prepared to switch out “hats” of their responsibilities all the …
Preventing the “Us and Them” Company Culture – with Katie Keich
Every one of us wants our project to become something great and to grow rapidly. However, the balance between healthy …
The CASSINI Hackathon: EU Space data and protecting the Arctic
Startup Iceland will host the 2nd CASSINI hackathon in Reykjavik on Nov 5-7. The theme is using Space technologies to protect the Arctic region. Submit your ideas for the challenges.
5 Icelandic Startups To Keep An Eye On
Earlier this month the annual Hringiðja conference was held in Reykjavík. The point of this conference is to help startups …
FutureCast #8: The Composting Company
In this episode of the FutureCast, Bala talks to Björk Brynjarsdóttir and Julian Brenner from the Composting Company (Icelandic: Jarðgerðarfélagið). …
Personal Health Update – all good for now
Today is 3 months since my heart attack. I have had my 6 weeks check with an Echo-Cardiogram. My cardiologist …
Circular Economy Solutions Startups in Iceland
The global economy currently follows a linear model, where raw materials are mined, processed into products, consumed and thereafter become …
eKosh Finance – Decentralized Financial Services Platform in India
Iceland Venture Studio is investing in eKosh Finance a non-banking-technology-first-financial-company that is decentralizing lending to micro-businesses in India.
Homework for Entrepreneurs – with Fredrik Grahn
Fredrik Grahn is a serial entrepreneur, now working on his third company Pyzzle it. This company was started by Fredrik’s …
FutureCast: Episode 7 Anna Worthington De Matos, founder and CEO of Reykjavik Tool Library
Sharing tools, teaching people how to fix things and also being an activist on reducing waste. Anna moved to Iceland from the UK but is originally from Brazil, we talk about Circular Economy, sustainability and how to reuse tools.
Handling Toxic Work Environment – with Jennifer Takagi
Let me introduce you to Jennifer Takagi. Jennifer is an executive leadership and communication coach who works with leaders teaching …
Mussila – Decentralized Music Education
Iceland Venture Studio is leading an investment syndicate in Mussila, the award winning decentralized music learning app. We are doing a deep dive into showing how we make decisions on a team we chose to back. The Mussila team answered the 7 questions that gives you an idea of how they are thinking and where they plan to take Mussila.
Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease
Last week was eventful to say the least. I apparently had a heart attack. Had an angioplasty and was in the hospital for 4 days. I had no big pain but the blocks in my arteries were fixed. Looking forward to getting back to rehabilitation and getting fitter and stronger after the first metal installation on the path to being HomoDeus.
FutureCast: Episode 6 Kathryn Gunnarsson founder and CEO of Geko
The 6th episode of Futurecast was a conversation with Kathryn Gunnarsson the CEO and founder of Geko a talent agency. Kathryn has made Iceland her home and we talk about a number of things related to building a diverse team and leadership.
Trust Your People to Play
In today’s blogpost, I am sharing some takeaways from my conversation with Joachim Samuelsson, the CEO of Сrunchfish, a Sweden-based …
Genius Leadership in Practice at GRID
I have recently interviewed Hjalmar Gislason, the founder of Reykjavík-based GRID, about his journey as a leader. It was insightful …