Business Strategy, startup strategy and anything related to strategy as it relates to entrepreneurship, startups and business in general
Startup Iceland joins LOOP to inspire and transition the global economy to circular economy. LOOP was launched in 2018 by Avanto Ventures, Sitra and Nordic Innovation to take circular economy from strategy to action.
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.
I picked up the wrong year to move countries.
In this long pilgrimage, full of cancelled flights, rescheduled flights, delayed flights, change of plans, change of airports, change of companies, masks, regulations, emotional roller coasters, joy and concern…I have been considering where brands are and what is branding adding to people’s lives in a moment in which we are all reviewing our priorities.
Starlink will decentralize internet access and disrupt the broadband services again. Starlink combined with Greenvolt Nanomaterial Battery can fundamentally change how we think about building infrastructure to support our access to the internet or how we build power infrastructures.
We are going to build personas. And I don’t mean this on a creepy stormy background, evil laughter, rusty light …
The following Apps have been banned in India. The decentralization of the App Market place has started. Balaji S. Srinivasan …
I once went to a speed dating event. I met someone there, the type of person I was looking for. …
Last friday was an important day for those of us who have been working on developing the startup community focused …
Three tech startup founders from Iceland and the Netherlands, (Bart Snijders, Ellen Ragnars & Silja Thor) started Future Founder to help startups grow.
Disruptive innovation needs more understanding and thought. Startups are by design disruptive but it is not a given. Incumbent can stop from being disrupted.
Jim Collins, the influential management theorist, coined the phrase “Level 5″ leadership after his research team set out to answer …
Startup Iceland is partnering with Stripe Atlas. The mission of Startup Iceland has always been about helping Founders and Entrepreneurs. …
In a few short years we have changed the hearts and mind of everyone in Iceland about startups and entrepreneurship. The next phase of Startup Iceland is to ask the question how do we scale global companies from Iceland
I had a chance to visit Poppy Barley, one of the startups that graduated from Startup Edmonton. I think they …
In case you missed the announcement, Startup Iceland is teaming up with the Iceland Ocean Cluster to bring #Startupthinking to …
I have been spending the whole Sunday morning watching, listening and reading the work of Frédéric Laloux and Brian Richardson …
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.
Frosti Sigurjónsson, a Parliamentarian in Iceland, Entrepreneur, Investor and a good friend of mine has been working on a report …
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It amazes me how much Icelandic people like to live on the edge of deadlines .. and I am no exception.
I’m Icelandic and sometimes I sign up only at the last moment .. or enter the store 2 minutes before it closes.
I’ve heard foreigners joke about something us Icelandic people keep saying again and again:
“Þetta reddast” – click to tweet
And then the foreigners break out in laughter..
I get it why foreigners laugh at us for constantly saying this phrase ..
I’m tired of seeing the deadline, miss it on purpose with no logical reason for missing it and then pay the penalty for it.
I’m tired of making myself a laughingstock.
I’m tired of procrastination when I can do something about it.
I’m changing my act.
Today.
Now.
Easy.
In December 2013 I bought an audio book that changed the way I think about myself.
I read this book once or twice per month (usually in audio format using Audible) to help me change my behaviour from how I act to how I want to act. So far, I’ve managed to change many negative aspects of myself into positive aspects. It works.
The book is called “Psycho-Cybernetics” and was written in 1960 and updated in 2002.
It is the reason behind the success of many entrepreneurs, sport stars, TV celebrities, housewives and countless others. I highly recommend that you read it.
Start changing the way you think about yourself.
Instead of saying to yourself when you’re late for something “Dammit, I’m always late”, say “This isn’t like me to be late, I’m always 10 minutes early. I’ll have to go 10 minutes earlier next time.”
Believe it or not, this works.
If so, then do these two things:
Then let us know below in the comments, we love hearing stories from other people! 🙂
I think I have listened and read Peter Thiel‘s book Zero to One about a 100 times now. There are …
