What is Venture Investing?
I think Venture Investing is misunderstood. There are a lot of people who wanna be VCs and then there is Fred Wilson. I share my own experience of working with founders and share what I think VC investing is all about
Investing
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 …
What will happen in 2021
It is good to have a perspective of how the world will evolve when you operate in a world of uncertainty and low data as I do. I am starting a new tradition to write about what will happen in the near future.
Investing in Immigrants
Immigration is a hot topic all over the world. I have been an immigrant and I know the challenges of being an immigrant founder. My wife and I are setting up a fund to invest in immigrant founders who want to start in Iceland. We founded Startup Iceland with a vision to build a vibrant startup ecosystem and Founders are at the core of this vision. We know that only diversity of ideas and people can lead to a better world and future.
Human Machine Interface – what is wrong with it and how to fix it
Human Machine interface is broken, amputees cannot use a smart phone or any of the devices that now use. 6Degrees has solved this problem and we invested in Miri and Aryeh to build the next human-machine interface device.
Startups from Iceland are showing they can solve hard global problems
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.
A.I. Video Bot technology
A.I. Video Bot technology can unleash the power of democratizing access to knowledge and wisdom. Iceland Venture Studio invested in Expertrons which is solving the access to mentors problem using technology.
Seed Investing is like arranged Indian Marriage
… other deep insights from investing for over a decade in Startups from Iceland and world over. I only wish …
Startup Investing
Consider all phenomena to be dreams Be grateful to everyone Don’t be swayed by outer circumstances Don’t brood over the …
The Challenge of the Future
“Of all the many things people value and care for in the world, the mind is the most precious. In …
Seeing Things Differently
Meet Gede[1]. He is 28, lives in Bandung, Java, Indonesia, and has Type 2 diabetes. Gede lost his sight from …
Venture Investing vs everything else
After a long break, starting to write again. I have been journaling but not on the public forum for various …
Stripe Atlas + Startup Iceland
Startup Iceland is partnering with Stripe Atlas. The mission of Startup Iceland has always been about helping Founders and Entrepreneurs. …
Investor Relations
We have a guest blog by Danielle Pamela Neben. Danielle is on the Board of Directors at Landsbanki and brings …
President of Iceland – Be Definite Optimists
Last friday we had the second batch of the Startup Energy Reykjavik demo day. The President of Iceland was the …
Why Make Founders?
I have been running experiments related to Startups and investing in startups in Iceland for the past 6 years. I …
Investing in Trust
I think Jerry Colonna is awesome and of course I don’t have to say anything about Fred Wilson. I see …
When Capital is a Commodity
I have been a big fan and follower of Mark Suster with Upfront Ventures. His latest blog post is a …
Intrinsic Value of a Startup
I believe investing in Startup Founders is an exercise in calculating the intrinsic value of the founder. One has to …
Jaakko Salminen – Startup Iceland 2015 – Mentor Profile
The idea of connecting different startup communities has been at the core of Startup Iceland Conference. I am happy to …