Entrepreneurship and Mental Wellness
Entrepreneurship is a truth game and it can be a massive mental rolacoaster if the founder does not take care. Here is a 4 part series from Techstars on Entrepreneurship and Mental Health.
Entrepreneurship
Posts related to entrepreneurship and the requirements of entrepreneurs
Founders
Startup Iceland was started with the a vision to empower founders, in these times of chaos we need founders more …
Actionable advice from experienced CEOs during downturn and crisis
Wisdom from experienced CEOs during downturn or crisis.
Experiments with Truth
Experimenting with the truth is the journey of startups and technology. Grinding day in day out and asking yourself are you fooling yourself is the job at hand.
Soft Landing to Scale
Startups need scale. Iceland is perfect to test and validate ideas and India is perfect market to scale. We are launching a new “Soft Landing to Scale” collaboration between Iceland and India for startups.
YC Startup School 2019
YC Startup School 2019 is in Session and all the portfolio companies of Iceland Venture Studio are participating. Are you?
AWS Serverless Workshop at Startup Iceland 2019
Learn about the new Serverless computing paradigm during Startup Iceland 2019 in a workshop conducted by Amazon Solution Architect Anton Popovine.
A Wake for Wow Air
Wow Air shutting down is a big blow to the tourism industry in Iceland but there are lessons from this experience for Founders and Businesses.
Zero to One – Revisited
The most important things in life are singular. Time and decision making are singular and follow a power law, and some moments matter far more than others. However, you can’t trust a world that denies the power law to accurately frame your decisions for you, so what’s more important is rarely obvious. It might even be a secret. But in a power law world, you can’t afford not to think hard about where your actions will fall on the curve. Decision to attend Startup Iceland is one of those moments.
Skuli Mogensen – Founder and CEO of Wow Air – SI2018 Speaker Profile
Skuli Mogensen, the founder and CEO of Wow Air will be a keynote speaker in Startup Iceland 2018.
Sales and Marketing Support Groups for the Non-Salesperson
Most of us in the startup world find ourselves playing many roles, some of which do not play to our …
A Copyright Primer for Startups
How might copyright protection be relevant for a startup? Here are some scenarios discussing the relevancy of copyright.
Stökkpallurinn II
Stokkpallurinn, is a business scaling competition sponsored by Vodafone Iceland and Startup Iceland. Read more for instructions on how to apply.
How Socrates Can Help Your Startup
Socratic method can help startups learn more about the assumption of the startup. Pushback by others should force entrepreneurs to refine the business model
Seven Tips for Growing Your Bootstrapped Business – guest post
Building a business is hard especially if you are bootstrapping. Ron Don has successfully created a business using these 7 tips and is sharing his story
Josh Allan Dykstra – Speaker Profile #SI2017
Josh Allan Dykstra the author of Igniting the invisible tribe: designing an organisation that doesn’t suck is coming to Startup Iceland
Discover, Challenge, Develop: Make a Difference in the World
People frequently encounter moments where they would like to make a change, but feel they do not have the proper …
A Wake for QuizUp
A wake for Quizup, a successful startup from Iceland, had 80m downloads, raised over $40m in Venture Capital, employed over 100 people and then suddenly died
Brutal honesty delivered kindly
Giving feedback is an important leadership skill for founders. Learn to give feedback with brutal honesty but deliver it kindly and gently. You see we are all big kids.
Startup Economics 101
The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they …
