Business competitions are a tricky concept. They are based around the idea of a group of humans evaluating (read: judging) teams and their ideas, and trying to overcome any biases they have in the process. Judges are basically…
Last week he visited us at the Founders House in Copenhagen to talk about Ultrahack , part of SlushHacks, the biggest European hackathon happening in Helsinki this November. In addition, he told us about an even bigger startup…
Earlier this month, Boost Turku accelerator found it winners for its yearly summer edition of Startup journey . The Finnish accelerator provides a two months summer program for teams whom want to transform their ideas into businesses. The…
The new Danish platform Praice received an investment of one million from four private investors, including former Endomondo co-founder Christian Birk. The platform Praice caters to companies and job seekers. In addition to a normal CV and letter…
Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, integrates social content into your website to create a lively feel. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland . I first met Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, when she was…
Establish a solid, sustainable business in the United States in just 30 days! This is the challenge the Danish startup Planday have given themselves – look over their shoulders and experience their 30-day voyage ‘over there’. Each year,…
On September 3 rd , 20 startups went on stage at Oslo Science Park and pitched their companies and recruitment needs to over 200 potential employees. For a second time, StartupLab .no opened their doors and welcomed 20…
Per Emanuelsson, co-founder of Soundtrap, is building an easy-to-use online recording studio. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine While there is no standard recipe for success, one thing is clear: success typically comes to those who enjoy what they…
Thomas Helms, CEO and co-founder of Vaavud, is building a crowdsourced weather platform… a Waze for weather Everyone has experienced a weather forecast that did not quite hold true and experienced how it can ruin everything from picnics…
From Guatemala to Holland to Singapore: this year’s winners of the “Oscars” for designers come from all over the world to receive the prize in Helsingor. The Index Award: Design to Improve Life is widely recognized as the…
Gulnaz Khusainova, founder of EasySize , uses big data to know your body size better than you do. Originally written in #NordicMade Magazine, August 25th, 2015. The Nordic countries are booming with fashion technology startups like Son of…
With his background in developing SMS services, Daniel Döderlein was annoyed by the fact that money could not change hands as easily and quickly as sending a text message. Döderlein decided to figure out why. The idea of…