Monopoly… no no, not the game
I did my Masters in Economics and was very much on the way to completing my Phd. I really liked …
Strategy
Business Strategy, startup strategy and anything related to strategy as it relates to entrepreneurship, startups and business in general
FI-RVK Chapter Launched! and 6 questions for every startup founder
Yes, we have launched a Beta/Exploratory chapter of Founders Institute in Reykjavik. You can apply now! I was interviewed by …
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 …
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 …
End Poverty
My mission to end poverty by building sustainable antifragile startup ecosystems around the world, starting with Iceland
#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 …
Founders Dilemma – A Book Review
I have been listening to “Founder’s Dilemma – Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup” by Noam …
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 …
Disrupting Disruption
If you have not read the article by Jill Lepore in the New Yorker titled “The Disruption Machine – What …
Investing in people and teams
I have been meeting a lot of people about my new project, the feedback has been extremely positive. What is …
Why the publishing industry is broken – John Biggs – Startup Iceland 2014
http://vimeo.com/97226250 John is funny and says it as he sees it. Here is a story of John working on a …
Jenny Lawton – Speaker Profile – Startup Iceland 2014
Startup Iceland Hackathon is today, we sold out all the tickets but everyone is welcome. If you are stuck in …
Design is your new IP
The last couple of days have been quite hectic. A lot of meetings and I was on TV and papers …
Hubris and Learning
Hubris according to Merriam Webster is a great or foolish amount of pride or confidence. I meet and talk to …
Learnings from CEO Bootcamp – Dealing with Fear and Failure
As an entrepreneur you are constantly fighting the grips of Fear, Doubt and Failure. It is a natural part of …
Investor, Founders and the journey of building companies
The last 6 years, I have been breathing Entrepreneurship, Startups and Venture Investing. I have more or less confronted most of the …
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
If you have not seen the recommendation by Brad Feld and Fred Wilson to get the book “The Hard Thing …