Winter is coming
I would be remiss to not write about Profligacy and Complacency given the warning signs coming from the likes of …
Iceland
Mentor Camp – Halifax and Building Startup Communities
I am in Halifax, Canada participating in Mentor Camp and Startup Empire Conference. Yesterday, was Mentor Camp and I had the opportunity …
Sustainable fishing and Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Fund
It is great to see many options for startups and entrepreneurs in Iceland to get Seed funding to get started with …
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 …
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 …
Apon – A Startup Profile
App creation has become the new art form for our generation. Check out the Kickstarter campaign to create a documentary …
A Case against Basic Income Guarantee
I have written before about Automation and how a “Job” as we know it is changing. Albert Wenger has written …
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 …
The 4 Way Test
I have been a Rotarian since 2007. The Rotary Club’s philosophy of “Service above Self” aligns very well with my …
What Startups Can Learn from Iceland’s Strong Brand Identity
Strategic planning and branding are integral to establishing a company’s identity and reputation in the marketplace it is targeting. Startups …
Getting Lucky – It is not random, it is a skill
Fred Wilson had a great post with the title “Get Lucky”. I could not resist writing about it. Startup Iceland 2014 speaker …
StartupIceland.com and Blog to be revamped
I have been bootstrapping the blog and the Startup Iceland website. StartupIceland.com runs on GreenQloud, my favorite cloud platform, however …
Founder Institute – Reykjavik Chapter
This fall we are kicking into high gear with Startup Iceland initiatives, I applied to lead the local chapter of …
Öryggisventill – An Icelandic Open Source Project that gives Power to the People
It has been a while since I posted, almost 2 weeks I took some time to think and ponder and …
How to release the Currency Controls in Iceland
For those of us living in Iceland, the notion of living in a currency control regime that was instituted in …
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
Where is the value in Bitcoins?
So I am getting obsessed with Bitcoins now! I met with an Entrepreneur in Iceland, well he is a Computer …
Bitcoins and Iceland
I had a Twitter debate and discussion with Chris Dixon about Bitcoins in Iceland. I have to say I was …