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Creating your first startup might seem easy – I have an idea, I will hire a ‘techie’, find investors and voila. ‘Wantrepreneurship’ is fun until you step into the world of entrepreneurship within the real startup scene. It might seem luxurious and easy from the outside, but once you plunge into it you will realise how many challenges it takes …

The Norwegian Startup scene is buzzing like never before. And just this spring Norway, for the first time, had more to celebrate than our neighbours at the Nordic Startup Awards. This article was originally posted on Angelchallenge.co A feat unimaginable just a year ago – and leaving some of the worlds best Startup ecosystems, i.e. Sweden and Finland, in the …

Supercell co-founder and CEO Ilkka Paananen outlined some of his his key learnings in a speech at FallUp conference to 1,600 students in Helsinki on Sept 15. This article was originally posted on Hybe. 1) Before you start, spend time thinking about WHY you’re starting.  I hope the answer is not for the money, as it’s very likely you won’t …

Online laundry and dry-cleaning service Washa get investment to scale big. Christian Stadil, Tommy Ahlers and Jesper Buch invested 1,5 million crowns (over 200,000 euro) in Danish startup Washa, an online laundry and dry-cleaning service that picks up your clothes and drops them off clean at your address within 48 hours. The investment took place in connection with the Danish …

A new app is ready to conquer Aarhus. With YourLocal you get the opportunity to buy products to reduced prices, if you can do it with short notice. The reason for this app is that there is way too much food, which gets thrown into the trash. YourLocal can be mistaken for a deal site, but it isn’t. The significant …

The 10th Reeperbahn Festival is almost here, and will be bringing a new focus on tech and innovation alongside Europe’s hottest musical acts. Music, start ups, and technology: quite popular words nowadays.  We all listen to music – while commuting, while relaxing, or sometimes at live performances.  This week in Hamburg, you can explore not just music, but the technology …

When living in an apartment block, doing your laundry can be very frustrating, time-wasting activity. Now, three female entrepreneurs have developed an application,Book N Wash, which makes the entire booking process easier. People who live in an apartment block knows how frustrating it is to walk down to the laundry room with all your laundry, only to find there is …

Universal Avenue, a network of freelance Brand Ambassadors, has announced a new 5 million dollar funding round led by Northzone or Salesforce Ventures. Universal Avenue, a mixture of personal network marketing and sales, gives brands access to a global on-demand sales force. The new Swedish platform allows users, or Brand Ambassadors, to act as local sales representatives on a freelance basis- …

Fall has arrived and Slush 2015 is approaching with over 500 startups already registered to the event. As well as promising newcomers, several young ventures are back after attending Slush in previous years. Next up are fours startups that are making their return to Slush during November 11-12th. Meet Game Analytics, Gizlo, Plumbr and Usetrace — four startups that deserve a …

Welcome to the second chapter in the story of Danish company Planday and their attempt to gain a foothold in the United States – a true adventure,  controlled with a heavy hand by Danish-owned Lemonsqueeze, whose specialty is helping European companies to gain traction and scale their business in the US market. Last week, the company underwent an onboarding process …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVav54PQgY   Xue Mei is out her mom’s house chilling and working. • We hear how she helped with a stressed out team she advises • XM meets the other columnists at the magazine she’s writing for • XM gives you a travel tip for France • XM gets a big, sort of unpleasant surprise at a photoshoot.

Next week, on September 24th, in Helsinki you have the unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and generate new possibilities within Data Center, Cloud and Internet of Things/Industrial Internet sectors by joining the international conference and exhibition Nordic Digital Business Summit.   Anastasia Mc Avennie – Nordic Digital Business Summit Event Director, shares her excitement about the summit: “My inspiration for being …

To handle the media is a difficult task. How is the best way to promote your new business and how should you make your story interesting to the readers? At Nordic Startup Bits we have asked Xue Mei Rhodin, Founder of Cedarwood and Startup Cabin (where she regularly vlogs), to share some tips she’s learned over the hears as an …

Finnish entrepreneurs founded a startup grant for refugees, says Finnish Broadcasting Company. This article was originally posted on Arctic Startup. Finnish entrepreneurs and TV-personalities Tunna Milonoff and Riku Rantala have started a startup grant for refugees in Finland, says FBC. The goal of the ‘Startup Refugees‘ –program is to help the refugees arriving in Finland to have a fresh start …

One of the biggest payment companies in Sweden, Bambora, has bought the Norwegian startup dSAFE. dSAFE was created in 2009 in Trondheim by four engineers and has now more than 5000 customers in the North, such as XXL sport & Villmark, Bunnpris, Expert, Gmax, and Euronics. “From the beginning our main focus has been to offer the best possible experience …

Contact lenses for diabetes, which can measure your health, insect-flour that can replace cereals, or a tiles with naturally growing grass that can replace traditional tiles to make cities greener? The ideas are only some of many that will be celebrated at the University Startup World Cup , held in Copenhagen for the first time. This week’s schedule is tight, …

Co-founder and former COO Patrick Lund has replaced Jens Reimer Olsen as the CEO of Graduateland, Europe’s largest career network for students and graduates. “The timing is just right,” says Jens Reimer Olesen. With the launch of their new business, Ontame.io, a system that helps recruiters use analytics to gain a deeper understanding of job applicants, the two co-founders of …

Jeanette Dyhre Kvisvik, founder and CEO, merged Instagram-like sharing with online shopping, launching globally at New York Fashion Week. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine. The Vikings are back: After penetrating the Norwegian market, Sobazaar is ready for a name change and to conquer the US market. “Sobazaar is Instagram for fashion lovers – with a buy button,” says founder and …

Welcome to the first week of Planday’s adventure in the United States. This week really brought the heat in the Lemonsqueeze office, where Planday is housed.  Onboarding was on the agenda, and Lemonsqueeze had divided it into two phases:  Company Onboarding and Employee Onboarding. Company Onboarding focuses on getting Planday’s DNA into ‘Plandayers’ – new employees.  The top priority is …

3-offer portals are emerging on the business scene. Some of the most noticeable are Autobutler.dk and Colego.dk. Two students from Aarhus have added a travel edition to the mix: HereYouGo.dk. In a busy weekday time is everything, and any extra hours you can are priceless. In the last couple of years, 3-offer portals have emerged all over the business scene …