Time after time – people ask me if I never get enough.

No!

I dont. You dont ask a golfer or an art collector. Ventures is my hobby – and I hope to do deal and be catapult for business when Im 80. I cannot say that “its not about the money” – then i would lie. Money is a great way to measure – and it would be ugly if business guys should take out the dick instead of just looking at the books ;)

I hope to be more then a one sided dealmaker – I hope to be a superb husband – I hope to be an above average father – I hope to be a really good friend.

Despite  my Psyko Agressive Investmentstrategy I very humble to the business and change and people – and I dream about changing the world a bit.

I have decided to go 100% in on my mariage&family and company wise Orolix.com.br and turn it into something really big. It feels VERY VERY good to have something focused on the schedule – I will only do “other ventures” on Thursdays – and Im very sure that this can become the biggest thing I ever did. Mostly because of the team in Brazil and the magic founder (from Libanon) Nagib – what a personality – Im already a fan as you see in the fan picture.

To you – dear VALUED readers – Im sorry to say – that I will be posting less – since I have to focus very hard to succed…

I went out with Spleak the other day – and i seldomly laughed so much.

Her blog has amasing readr numbers – some stories gets 400+ comments – and the average number of comments is above 70.

The way most fun was when she started talking abouther favorite things she never did, had, could, tried… (you should have been there).

I love BullGuard – and specially the people. I must admit that I had a small tear in my eye (yes Im emotional and silly but I risked a A LOT WITH BULLGUARD) when i read this mail to the sales department today. Extremely ambitious and still human!! All I want to be.

Hi

Q4 looks like a very interesting quarter for BullGuard, with some fantastic opportunities and challenges for everybody. We have a new version of BullGuard and 2 new products in BullGuard Online Backup and SteelSecurity. We also have largest sales target in the history of BullGuard. Should we reach the target then BullGuard will be selling for more than XX million USD per month, as the target for the quarter is XX million USD. Our online revenue will be around XX million USD so it is highly likely that we can reach the target of XX million USD.

This will however not come easily, it will take blood, sweat and tears. I will be asking for an extra effort this quarter so that we can make this target and move BullGuard into the super league of security vendors. This will of course affect your partner as he and she won’t see you that often, so here is a short message for your partner:
——- send to partner start ——-

Your partner goes to work every single day to contribute to BullGuard’s amazing success and this is something we’re grateful for. The next 3 months will be very demanding for your partner and he will need your full support. We’ve set out some very demanding targets for everyone at BullGuard. We at BullGuard would like to compensate you for the lost time with your partner. Should we reach the target for Q4 then BullGuard will invite you and your partner to sunny Alicante in February 2007 for a long weekend from Thursday to Sunday. All expenses will be paid by BullGuard.

P.S. Please do not hesitate in asking your partner, on a daily basis, how close he is to target ;)

——- send to partner end ——-

YouTube is the most fantastic website – I love it. And during this weekend i decided that I want to do something i that space :) (Again)

9 months ago Zecco was a bizz idea – yesterday our guys took it live with a power Ive NEVER SEEN BEFORE. And we got 20 times more accounts opened then we where even dreaming of first day.
Enjoy the video its about a free launch :)

HelloGroup has done everything on this – and gives me a wink that we have a good model for the future.

A like seed – start-ups – and angel deals so much. Today I just understood something.

The reason I do so many deals is:

1) That you need many to find/hit the big one –

I will mainly stay with startups and ideas for min. 18month.

Yesterday was one of the few days in a long time where I was actually really worried and upset in my work-life. HelloDigital responsibility) did not get up – until 23.58. And I was more or less on that ALL DAY – in this weird way: Not really into last detail and why “the requests to the Papers CRM – returned wrong result”. And the guys at HelloGroup who had no sleep since Wednesday – where all totally trashed – and really sorry not to deliver… I hate those situations – only created by everyones over enthusiastic involvement with the bi-effect: lack of reality in time schedule… And I blame myself – and only myself for PUTTING SO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE HelloDigital guys. Its hard to be over enthusiastic and have the ability to get others with you ;)

Last update: The site is up – but all the cool stuff is still to come over the next days.

Is everything for the home  – an ecommerce play. Managed by Thomas from AArhus with a passion and a drive that i envy. Justgot new numbers and Im impressed – even though there are lots of things to do – and they are working hard.

Today I did one of my most important deals ever – and I really have a hard time controlling myself – darn Im lucky. Feel like going nuts with a couple of friends and a box of wine. But I just reached home after a oneday trip to London. (sorry to keep my secret)

See this comparison

Dollnumbers

I met with

Don – the guy behind AM, New York – 73y and cool
Oren – the guy behind hotbar – ~34 and smart and nice
Afsaneh – selfmade ibanker – 47 and only just started
Chris Dixon – ENTREPAUER – 3x determined and calm and getting married
Alok – hedgefund head – 3x and going to do big stuff
Andrew – going into private jets – 3x and just started

NYC is just so happening – like nowhere – more pictures

Dollnumbers

Its always fun to go up against the bigies:

Brokerage Wars

Zecco Has A Hard Road Ahead

Stock Trading Goes Free

Gonna Party Like it’s 1999

Skype backer takes on ETrade with free trades…

NOTE: we use the same trading platform end the same settlement and clearance house as Etrade Canada and as many other brokers plus the fact that our customers are insured to $25 million :) – more than competitors as a matter of fact. I love to see the impact – keeping in mind that we are doing this with prtty small funds.

www.Zecco.com – The time is now for a disruptive approach aimed at the US brokerage industry. There is absolutely no reason consumers should accept paying anywhere from $10 to $20 for a service that is easy to provide at no charge at all.

Since the arrival of online brokerages in the early 1990’s aggressive competition have helped reduce commissions from an initial high of $40. But while competition remains fierce massive customer acquisition costs makes it difficult for the industries larger players to reduce cost further.

Press release

Mentioning – Zecco on News.Google.com

This fantastic story – again on Techcrunch. Im just hoping the VERY BEST.

Dear Valued Reader Im very proud to announce a bunch of jobs for the interested – come to Copenhagen and work with us. Its ambitious like hell – and also some fun.

Hello Group – A new agency based out of Copenhagen. We’re 30 high performing individuals, growing like nobody’s business and in need of more talented people!

Hello aspires to be the place where you do the best work of your entire career in advertising and marketing consulting. Our success hinges on our collective talent and that’s why we’re actively pursuing the most creative and brilliant marketers. If you are a top performer already or have exceptional unexploited talent – let us hear from you today.
For creatives – please contact:
Michael Lee
mjlskorn AT gmail . com
+45 2 6 3 2 2 2 7 4

Other positions please contact:
Jakob Langemark (big chief one)
jlangemark AT gmail.com
+45 2 6 8 7 2 6 0 1

Hello currently has the following vacancies:

Senior account coordinator

Minimum 3 years of top tier agency experience running international accounts.

You manage the day-2-day interaction between HELLO and one of our most important clients. You are in charge of running the projects all the way from approval to finished delivery. You have a great understanding of the workings of the client, internal agency processes / systems and a strong grip on our suppliers. Hence, every job is executed on time with a high degree of quality and service.

Agency process manager

Minimum 4-6 years of experience in advertising or management consulting.

Your responsibility is to help management develop and maintain efficient internal processes and systems. In addition to setting up workflows (Workbook) you will control invoicing and time management across accounts as well as oversee the recruitment and training of new talented account coordinators.

Web-designer

Minimum 2-3 years working with front-end design and flash programming.

You know how creativity works on the web and have a gift for making brands and concepts come to life in the Internet space. You’ll also work closely with the Hello design team (internationally recognized interface designers) and they might even share their secrets solving design issues for some of the world’s biggest and most prestigious clients. If you have genuine talent – the sky’s the limit.

English-speaking Copywriter

First of all, you are smart. If not, check out some of the consulting positions above (kidding!) Seeking a native English copywriter with minimum 2-3 years of relevant agency and big brand experience. Conceptual thinking? A must. Able to spin great headlines and brilliant brand defining copy? Absolutely. Working with an AD or alone, you care deeply about the creative product.

Student

To assist the account section we’re seeking a student employee. You’re probably studying business at CBS and have a superb academic track record. Yes, grades do count.

Junior Consultant

You have a degree in business and some work experience (1-2 years) as a consultant, analyst or from the client side with brand or product management. You’re prepared to clock the hours necessary to become a HELLO client consultant.

DTP-specialist

We’re seeking a DTP specialist to help execute our in-house productions as well as to oversee outsourcing of DTP work. You have the relevant training and at least 3 years of DTP experience. In addition you have experience from working with suppliers within print production.

Strategic Planner

We’re looking for a strong (4-5 years) strategic planner with an exceptional understanding of brand, consumer and business. You will be responsible for delivering insight-rich, strategic analysis as well as kick ass creative briefs across our high profile accounts. The right candidate probably works for a large agency network and might consider Hello an intriguing exit strategy.

The spleak guys have 2 seat for rent (2000dkr pr. seat all inclusive) at their office – as their are slowly moving more workforce to San Francisco – head by the energi booster Morrie Eisenberg. Here you see more nifty pictures from the office – if you are interested email Morten Hessellund mh -AT- imtlabs.com

The wiseled seems to be readu – and I will post and preorder site very soon.