October, 2015

• 2 October

  The why, when, and how of customer satisfaction

  

  While a lot of effort goes into marketing and advertising to get new customers to buy a product or service, companies somehow do not share the same enthusiasm when it comes to providing a good experience. However, in a world where traditional monopolies are being broken by new age innovations, retaining customers is increasingly rising in importance. Companies, both startups …

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• 1 October

  Biohacker’s Recipe for Kick-Ass Coffee

  

  In preparation for Slush x Ultrahack on the 6th through 8th of November, we talk with author, CEO, and Biohacker Teemu Arina. This article was originally posted on HYBE. He explains to Hybe: “Biohacking is the art and science of optimising your health and performance with the help of technological and biological tools.” “Food to me is a form of …

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• 1 October

  Planday challenge completed – SUCCESS!

  

  Welcome to the fourth chapter in the story of  Planday’s establishment in the United States – a true expansion adventure, controlled with a heavy hand by Danish-owned Lemonsqueeze, whose specialty is helping European companies gain a foothold and scale their business in the US market. Success The challenge is finally coming to the end. 30 days are over, and with …

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September, 2015

• 30 September

  Posti challenges you to create an e-commerce solution at Ultrahack

  

  In preparation for Slush x Ultrahack on the 6th through 8th of November, Mikko Järvilehto, Ultrahack Executive Producer and CEO of Futuretournaments, interviews a series developers and partners for different challenge tracks.  Today, we talk with Jaakko Kaidesoja of the Finnish Postal Service, Posti. By Mikko Järvilehto & Niilo Korkiakoski Has your company partnered with other hackathons in the past …

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• 30 September

  Daniel Mierzwinski: “Visions must not be at the expense of happiness”

  

  Daniel Mierzwinski is 26 years and runs the successful Instagram-startup Sponsta. But before his success, he hit rock bottom. Hear how he picked himself up and how the experience has given him a whole new outlook on life. “I have always had a great passion to create,” says the 26-year-old product manager in Sponsta when we begin the interview. “Not …

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• 30 September

  Swedish Innovation Compass points startups towards the right funds

  

  We interviewed Swedish Innovation Compass, an innovative app aimed at connecting startups with the right funding. Stephen Batley, CEO of Swedish Innovation Compass, and Sasa Farkas, technical lead, aim to make the startup ecosystem in Nordic countries even better than it is now.  The innovative app gathers information on all available and soon-to-be available  financial resources from the government  and …

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• 29 September

  A.I. powered shop clerks are taking over

  

  In preparation for Slush x Ultrahack on the 6th through 8th of November, Mikko Järvilehto, Ultrahack Executive Producer and CEO of Futuretournaments, interviews a series developers and partners for different challenge tracks.  Today, he talks with Teemu Kinos, inventor of SOSHO. By Mikko Järvilehto & Niilo Korkiakoski AI powered shop clerks are taking over.  So thinks Teemu Kinos, the inventor …

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• 29 September

  4 Lessons from a $650,000 Kickstarter Campaign

  

  On the day he closed a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, Petteri Lahtela, co-founder of health-tracking ring Oura, shared with Hybe his key lesson from the campaign. This article was originally posted on HYBE. Story It’s really important to get the story right. We were using a lot of time and several people, to really streamline the story so that all …

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• 29 September

  StartUp Day: Think Big, Think Global with Anita Krohn Traaseth

  

  While getting ready for Oslo Innovation Week, Oslo Business Region hosted a startup day on “Thinking big, think global” last Thursday. CEO of Innovation Norway Anita Krohn Traaseth was the main speaker, and more than 300 entrepreneurs attended. The key message from Anita Krohn Traaseth, the CEO of Innovation Norway, to the 300 plus entrepreneurs and innovators joining StartUp Day …

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• 28 September

  Jakob Balslev: Let’s kickstart Rococo

  

  Salto is Rococo’s newest addition. The team  invented a unique sensor-based motion capture suit, Salto, which has just launched on Kickstarter. The Danish startup Rococo invented the concept Animotion, based on their own sensor-based motion capture technology. A technology that could potentially disrupt the existing motion capture industry, as it can be produced for less than 1/20 of what similar …

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