Building Products Users Love
Hardware products are really hard to get right. I was reading an article where Jonathan Ives, the VP of Design …
Execute
One thing most CEOs get wrong
CEO’s job is really hard. It is not because of the responsibilities that come with it, but because you need …
The Score takes care of itself
I got reference to a great book by listening to the 14th lecture of How to Start a Startup. “The …
Do things that don’t scale
The counter intuitive thing about building a scalable business is to start by doing things that do not scale. What …
Embrace the chaos
Building a culture in a team or startup that embraces chaos and works through it is a unique skill. Mailchimp team has more or less done that.
Are you growing at 5% – 7% every week?
Startups need to grow, it is a simple goal. Growth is life for a startup, knowing what to do to …
Desperation is a great motivator
I was invited to give a 20 minute talk in the Project Management Association event (Verkefnastjórnunarfélag Íslands, yes I know it …
Scrum for Sales
I had an interesting conversation with Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson the founder and CEO of OZ. He asked a very good …
Signaling
I’m Starting With The Man In The Mirror I’m Asking Him To Change His Ways And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer …
Advice is cheap
My last blog post should have kicked some of you off your backside to get stuff done… I know I …
Time is your most valuable resource
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life …
Launching Founders Institute Reykjavik this September
I am happy to announce that we have had our official hand off and go ahead to launch the Exploratory …
Startup Reykjavik – Investor Day 2014
Really impressed with the teams of 2014 batch of Startup Reykjavik. There were interesting companies, from making Protein Bars from Insects …
#YouCanLearnAnything
This blog is motivated by an article that I read written by Sal Khan of Khan Academy. The summary of …
Data, Design and Network is the Value and Growth
As I have been investing in companies and startups primarily in the Software cohort, it is time to clarify the …
Inspiration is Perishable
I meet people. I enjoy meeting people, learning about them, their background and why do they do what they are …
Rework – Book Reveiw
I finished listening to ReWork, the book written by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson the founders of 37Signals. A software …
The Story of Buuteeq
My partners and I, were one of the early investors in Buuteeq. We invested in early 2011, I should say …
Founder Institute – Reykjavik Chapter
This fall we are kicking into high gear with Startup Iceland initiatives, I applied to lead the local chapter of …
Liad Agmon on how to get lucky – Startup Iceland 2014
This was one of the funniest talks in the history of Startup Iceland. Liad has a flare for delivery and …