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May 20, 20172 min read
A Tolerance for Silence
Right now I am on an airplane. I’m flying home at 20,000 feet from Kuopio, Finland. I’m decompressing. Imagine a town dropped right in...
Mar 6, 20173 min read
7 Fatal Voice Mistakes that Entrepreneurs Make when Pitching
Why some of the things you can’t even hear yourself saying may be killing your pitch and ruining your first Impressions In my head I...
Oct 9, 20122 min read
Entrepreneur Success Factor? Words-Music-Dance
Many entrepreneurs struggle. Some fail, yet some entrepreneurs succeed beyond their wildest dreams. What is the difference? What is the...
Jul 25, 20123 min read
The Secret to Pitching your Business in 30 seconds
If you can’t tell me in 30 seconds what you do and what you want, then I am not buying, investing or probably even listening any longer...
Jun 12, 20122 min read
What’s Wrong with Positive Thinking?
Whenever I talk so enthusiastically about entrepreneurship, a few people really feel the need to correct me. They say that positive...
May 11, 20121 min read
Off The Beaten Path
Over the last year I have been working on a project funded by the European Investment Bank to help young entrepreneurs in the occupied...
Apr 18, 20122 min read
Spiderman’s Vulnerability
So many leaders and entrepreneurs understand this point and yet as soon as they open their mouths, they forget the basics. Connection...
Oct 1, 20112 min read
5 Key Skills for Successful Serial Entrepreneurs
I just finished leading a 3-day workshop in Toulouse, France for 15 entrepreneurs from the incubators and technology centres of the...
May 15, 20111 min read
A Three Minute Course in LEADERSHIP
Whether you are creating a business or creating an amazing life, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur and by taking...
May 10, 20112 min read
DARING TO DREAM – The Entrepreneur Mindset
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving...
Apr 20, 20113 min read
iPad Changes the Game for Nerdy Guys
Boys and their iPad Toys A few months ago I was on a weekend cabin trip get-away with a bunch of guys and I noticed something different...
Apr 15, 20113 min read
Hunting in the Sales Jungle
If you are running a startup business, then it is likely that you don’t have a lot of money or a lot of time to waste on unnecessary...
Mar 28, 20113 min read
VCs are from Mars, Entrepreneurs are from Venus
John Gray’s book Men are from Mars has the subtitle ”The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex”. To some entrepreneurs,...
Mar 17, 20112 min read
Inspiration – What is your calling?
I believe that we all have something special to offer this world. No matter who you are… No matter what skills you possess or don’t...
Mar 11, 20111 min read
Why are you an Entrepreneur – really?
What motives you as an entrepreneur? What is the real reason that you are willing to work long hours 7 days a week with low pay, few...
Mar 1, 20112 min read
Fall in Love with your Market, not with your Technology
Why do so many early-stage technology companies struggle? One reason is that they fall in love with their technology. Many entrepreneurs...
Feb 13, 20112 min read
Being an Entrepreneur – Curse or Blessing?
I have been away from my writing for quite some time. I have struggled to find the time. I have struggled to find the words. I have...
Dec 31, 20102 min read
How Can Entrepreneurs Keep Faith?
Something that all entrepreneurs will face sooner or later are setbacks, delays and rejection. It goes with the territory, yet one of...
Nov 25, 20102 min read
Why Do Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs?
I spend a lot of time being curious about what makes some people great entrepreneurs. I recently found an article in BusinessWeek that...
Nov 22, 20102 min read
Kill the Cow
What will Norway live from when the North Sea oil wells run dry? I believe that some answers lie in empowering young entrepreneurs. The...
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