Do you want to learn from other entrepreneuers’ mistake? We have collected 5 books that every entrepreneur should read to improve their chances of building their billion dollar company. 1. Peter Thiel: Zero to One The co-founder of PayPal and angel investor in Facebook, Peter Thiel, has written a book about how to build the future. In the book Peter …

Few weeks ago Uber entered the Danish market and the company is now available in all the Nordic markets (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) and in that occasion we will try to analyze the main challenges Uber will have in the Nordic markets. 1. Their company culture and ethics The past months Uber has been a very hot topic in the …

The popular brain training app Brain+ receives million investment from the danish VC’s Seed Capital, North-East Venture, and some other business angels. by Jonas Munk In 2014 Brain+ was awarded as the greatest new app in 125 countries and in the previous year the app has achieved 1 million downloads on the App Store. Worldwide a lot of users have expressed …

Many entrepreneurs from the Nordics dream with following the steps of companies like Issuu or Spotify into the United States, an almost 320 million population market with a single currency. But imagine moving your startup to a new city across the Atlantic. Setting up a new office in New York City, all the paperwork and legal issues, hiring the right …

Grants4Apps is an accelerator programme conceptualized by pharmaceutical giant Bayer.  The 1st of December marked Demo Day where each of the five European healthcare startups had the opportunity to unveil their product. By Dinuka Muhandiramge. I arrived in Berlin the first day of December. The wind was chilly amongst the derelict Soviet style buildings and the majestic historical landmarks. The air was filled …

From 2015 the VAT on e-products will depend on the VAT rate in the country of the costumer as opposed to the country of establishment of the company. We have spoken to VAT expert Mick Jørgensen from PwC about the new rules that can affect both your profits and your turnover of cross-border e-services. By Tina Søndergaard. The new rules are …

Receiving a monthly paycheck is a luxury that most entrepreneurs can’t afford in the early stages of their startups. Renting an office space and paying for a weekly consultancy?, sounds like an impossible dream. But that is exactly what Jonas Bøgh enjoys. The Bachelor student from Aarhus University and cofounder of the Danish startup Greenticket, says that starting a company …

This article is part of our content-partner program and is made in collaboration with DI ITEK. DI ITEK is an organization that aims to provide Danish businesses the best conditions possible to suceed, among other things by offering consultancy concerning staff, international service, productivity and competence development. DI ITEK is part of the European campaign, Watify, which aims to support digital …

Often great ideas are bestowed amongst those who have limited funds to invest in them. We often hear of entrepreneurs using up their life savings and maxing out their credit cards in order to follow their passion. Crowdfunding has become a recent phenomenon for entrepreneurs and other idea-makers to gain funds on a grassroots level. They do this through accumulating …

Coworking space Mindpark was been listed as one of the 11 most exotic coworking spaces in the world by ITworld. It was the only place in Europe to make the list. By Pia Ella Elmegård. Coworking spaces are still shooting up everywhere as the startup hubs in the Nordic cities are growing and maturing. In Copenhagen alone three new coworking …

Jesper Buch has previously invested in Miinto, Auto Butler, Gomore, Hungry.dk. Plecto is next and with his track record they have a great chance for getting success. Its been a while since we last heard from Jesper Buch, exactly 11 months where Jesper Buch invested millions in Danish Fitbay together with the Swedish investment company Creandum. Fitbay has since grown …

A transformational, non-profit program aimed at giving back to the Danish startup community, The STARTUP BUZZ is a five day journey and accelerator program across Denmark that shoots 12 entrepreneurs and their businesses into the stratosphere. A lot of crazy and amazing things happen in those five days and below you will find a recap of it all! Purpose AND …

This months Stockholm Tech featured three new up and coming startups in the Stockholm scene: Adventure Box, Without The Fear, and Qasa. The night focused on financially backed startups, with all three startups receiving funding in the last few months.by Stephen Batley   Adventure Box – www.adventurebox.com/ Adventure Box is an online browser-based game. Using the popular voxel engine Minecraft …

Norwegian startups will head to their newfound niche on December 5th. The reason is that Oslo Business Region along with MashUP are taking Norwegian entrepreneurial tech projects to Hackney, London. This is a part of a series of mini-events to promote and strengthen the commercial ties between the two countries. The series of mini-events will focus on emerging tech, fashion …

Woomio is a platform enabling everybody to get paid for becoming brand ambassadors for their favourite fashion stores. A popular method used by fashion retailers is the use of affiliates to endorse their products. Popular fashion bloggers often have access to affiliate links from such retailers. They hence are entitled to a cut of the revenue if their followers use …