Circular Economy in Action – Part 4
The 4th part of the Circular Economy in Action we talk to James Hall of Stolt Sea Farm, a land based fish farm that utilizes the unique water and resources in Iceland to grow fish for export to the US
Sustainability
Startup Iceland 2022 – June 3rd
After a 2 year hiatus, Startup Iceland is back on the calendar this year. The event will be on June …
CASSINI Hackathon Wrap Up!
Startup Iceland hosted the 2nd CASSINI Hackathon in Iceland and the Iceland winning Team went on to Win the overall Hackathon. The team’s idea was to use space imaging technology to solve land erosion globally.
3 Small Changes Startups Can Make to Operate Sustainably
3 Small Changes Startups Can Make to Operate Sustainably
Startup Iceland joins LOOP to inspire the global economy to transition to Circular Economy
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.
Arctic Circle – Lessons from Startups and Innovation Ventures in Arctic
Arctic Circle Assembly 2019 is happening this week. I will be speaking in a panel on lessons from startups and innovation ventures in the arctic
Soft Landing to Scale
Startups need scale. Iceland is perfect to test and validate ideas and India is perfect market to scale. We are launching a new “Soft Landing to Scale” collaboration between Iceland and India for startups.
Greenvolt – Decentralization of Energy
Greenvolt is a Nano battery material technology company. Iceland Venture Studio invested in Greenvolt. Investment thesis – decentralized energy storage.
Stuart Bronson – Speaker Profile Startup Iceland 2019
Stuart Bronson the Co-founder of GreenVolt will speak in Startup Iceland 2019. GreenVolt is a new type of solid state nano battery that doubles as the structural element of the device it powers.
Sales and Marketing Support Groups for the Non-Salesperson
Most of us in the startup world find ourselves playing many roles, some of which do not play to our …
Building endurance
Building Endurance in your company is a function of Mission, Vision, Values and Leadership. It is easier to define when you are in the Startup stage but very difficult to keep focus on. Large companies fall because they take their focus away from it.
State of the Union – Startup Community in Iceland
It has been an interesting and inspiring to see what Ken Bautista and Cam Linke with their team have done …
Elon Musk and Iceland’s role in changing the World
Elon Musk announced Powerwall a Battery solution to solve the global addiction to fossil fuel. Iceland has an important role to play in this story.
Do you read the whole book or just the last chapter?
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.
Berkshire Hathaway – Owner’s Manual
I write this blog as a resource for myself and for fellow entrepreneurs and startup founders. I am a big …
Developing the Icelandic Creative Entrepreneur
We have a guest post today by Scott Shigeoka, who moved to Iceland and launching an initiative to bring Art, Entrepreneurship …
How should we export Renewable Energy from Iceland?
I participated in the event organized by VIB on Exporting Electricity from Iceland to other countries. The former Minister of …
End Poverty
My mission to end poverty by building sustainable antifragile startup ecosystems around the world, starting with Iceland
Permission less Innovation
We need a place where we can innovate without permission. Legislation and regulation is needed but we also need to experiment to face the challenges of the future
Design thinking and Iceland Academy of the Arts
I have been a Rotarian since 2007, and I have found the weekly Rotary meetings as the most serendipitous …