Iceland Currency Controls Liberalised
Icelandic parliament approves unanimously to liberalise currency controls that were put in place after the 2008 financial collapse.
Investment
How we’ll live on Mars
I have finished listening to the book How We’ll Live on Mars (TED Books) by Stephen L. Petranek. Like everyone in …
Why is power law difficult to understand
I believe that we live in the world of Power Law, I have written about it before. I even wrote …
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 …
Sherwood Neiss – Startup Iceland 2014 – Speaker Profile
I am really happy to start the series on the Profile of Speakers lineup that we have for Startup Iceland …
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 …
QuizUp
Icelandic Startup Plain Vanilla Games launched their new game Quiz Up and it has been getting a lot of attention …
Team Engagement and Leadership
I have been on the road for the past 2 weeks related to my role as CEO of GreenQloud. We …
Track Record, Trust and Leadership
I have more or less documented the journey since the day the Financial System in Iceland collapsed in 2008. There …
Accelerator for Investors
I have been thinking a lot about how to get new breed of investors into the fold of supporting the …
Organizing Angel Capital
As we are starting the preparation for Startup Iceland 2013 (have you signed up and marked your calendar yet?), one of the …
We have a big exit in Iceland – DeCode Genetics
We finally have a big exit in Iceland for a startup that started it all in the Genetics space. This …
3 Ideas for a better Iceland
Original post was written for the Asbru Blog. Idea #1: Invest in yourself and your local community I believe every …
Angel and Seed Investor Awards – Guest Post
This is the first post of the “Welcome to Post on Wednesdays!” blog post in Startup Iceland. This post is …
Calling all Angels
I have been focusing a lot on writing about Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship and what does it take to succeed as a …
Social Investment
Social investment, before you say its an oxymoron… check out Big Society Capital. According to BSC – “Social Investment is the …
Crowd Funding – Challenges and Opportunities
I have written about Crowd Funding and how I want to throw my weight behind this. I think this is …
buuteeq – Innovation in the Hospitality business
Image via CrunchBase We have invested in a company called buuteeq (pronounced boutique!) I know not the best of names but …