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.
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.
The 4th Episode of FutureCast is a conversation with David Gunnarsson the CEO of Dohop the Flight Meta Search company which just closed a $12m round of funding. A Christmas miracle where a travel company raises funding during a pandemic.
The second episode of #FutureCast – How to build the future from Iceland conversation is with Hjalmar Gislason, the Co-founder …
More than $55m have been raised by startups from Iceland this year. What is interesting is that all the problems that they are solving are massive global problem.
Futurecast is a new videocast/podcast about how to build the future from Iceland. The first guest is Kevin Laws, CEO of Angellist. We talk about angel investing, Naval Ravikanth’s superpower, what should founders from Iceland focus.
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, the Minister of Industry, Innovation and Tourism announced yesterday the first policy proposal to come from …
Last friday was an important day for those of us who have been working on developing the startup community focused …
Greenvolt is a Nano battery material technology company. Iceland Venture Studio invested in Greenvolt. Investment thesis – decentralized energy storage.
“Of all the many things people value and care for in the world, the mind is the most precious. In …
Startup Iceland 2017 theme is Personal Data, Health, Wellness and Technology. Bringing VCs, coaches and founders to meet, learn and build a better world.
Icelandic parliament approves unanimously to liberalise currency controls that were put in place after the 2008 financial collapse.
I am looking at Food and Diet with my Startup thinking hat. Like all typical research I went to the …
Today we have a guest post by Jói Sigurdsson, the Founder of CrankWheel. I have known Jói for sometime now. …
Your company and your products matter to you, but have you made it clear to your customers why your products should matter to them? Turn your readers into Rabid Loyal Zombie Tribe.
Startup thinking is best done in a small place and small market. Expanding the business to the global market is something should be done from day 1. Why I am doubling down on Iceland the perfect place for this.
I wrote a report on innovation in Iceland where I cataloged all the companies that were innovating in their domain. This …
