2008 – What an amazing trip its been!
I have gone from being a super-naive entrepreneur to become an almost-as-super-naive entrepreneur AND CEO of a VC funded Internet startup with, for the time being, the world’s greatest web-technology under its wing.
Internet World gave me a 12th place at their hot-list for 2008, next year I’m [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by Linus
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The so called global financial crisis hit us like a swarm of meteors smacking down on a big juicy oil field. Pieces of rock shredding the earth, breaking, starting fires, flames burning us, smoke blinding our vision, all hell breaking loose.
Yeah right… I’m so fed up with all the BS of this global crisis… Let [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Linus
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There are now well over 100 000 GiverSigns (Asaasco’s great-looking e-stamps) in circulation and the numbers are rising every day. The world is upside down, no doubt about that, but that hasn’t stopped us from making the Digital Pink Ribbon campaign a vital part of the fight against breast cancer.
I’d like to say -Thank You! [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Linus
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Dear Valued Reader,
My deepest apologies for the unforgivable silence that has reigned my blogging-domains for weeks now. Abra-Kadabra – the evil spell is now broken!
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by Linus
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I once heard a couple of Swedish businessmen discuss the “slow south populations – rather sleeping than working half of the day. If they worked like we do they would not be so poor.”
Hello?
We are right now in the middle of the yearly Swedish 60-days siesta, stretching from mid June to mid August. I’m not [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by Linus
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One trillion dollars. That is what the US spent, combined with indirect costs and losses, on the war in Iraq so far.
One million million dollars.
Get some perspective:
The calculated cost to eliminate starvation and malnutrition globally: 19 billion dollars.
The calculated cost to provide education for every kid on earth: 12 billion dollars.
The calcutated cost to provide [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by Linus
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I have a good friend who is in the grand cry shellfish fishing business, specializing in finding the best catches of lobsters, oysters, langusters and crabs. Shellfish in general are one of the types of sea animals that are not facing extinction. But looking at this business from a sustainability point of view one must [...]
Posted on July 15th, 2008 by Linus
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I used to read Morten Lund’s blog “It’s all about luck” when he was still an active blogger. Although I would say that luck has something to do with how and if we succeed with most things I would not agree with Morten that it’s all about luck. Dedication, stamina, leadership and execution are all [...]
Posted on July 12th, 2008 by Linus
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Why should you pay extra attention to young talent, and not just focus on ”senior key personal”?
Why should you read unsolicited, unpromising email from people you never heard of, extra carefully and before you pay any attention to that email from you accountant?
Why should you adopt a new wild concept before it has even proven [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Linus
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I’m currently trying to do something extraordinary, even by my standards!
It’s a potential deal in the US that could lead to some great business opportunities for Asaasco and extra viral powers for a contemporary progressive political movement, if you know what I mean…
Anyway, I really got some serious returns this week from my notorious [...]
Posted on July 6th, 2008 by Linus
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