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Forbes CEO summit
Im on this panel today ;) – after having raged a bit against the Tree Hugging/Sugar Ambience at the Forbes conference – Mr. Forbe´s did not hessitate to send one of the best (and most alive moderatros to ask me to Spice it up). The cool thing is that one of my business heros Thor is on the panel and tis will be first time to meet him :)
3:45PM – 4:40PM | Where’s That New Blood…is ambition waning in Europe?Like it or not, business bears a polite resemblance to war. New businesses are usually started by warrior types out for personal gain, looking to make a lot of money. From Gates to Kamprad, from Sam Walton to Berlusconi, it¹s hard to find a non-competitive self-made billionaire. What seems arguable is that Old Europe’a welfare state, with its diminution of the personal profit motive may inhibit the entrepreneurial spirit. One-time Tetra Pak CEO Hans Rausing has complained that Swedish industry is like a forest made up only of giant trees, with no saplings beneath it. Does the Welfare State rob Europe of its get-up-and-go? Entrepreneurs sound off about the entrepreneurial climate in Europe and the world at large.Speakers: Bjorgulfur Thor Bjorgolfsson Founder Novator, UKRon Kok President OTB Group BV, The Netherlands Samy Liechti Morten Lund Moderator: |
– who said lucky :)
Actually I have ow Mr. clausen – from Danfoss one – since he shamelssly promoted me at yesterdays dinner. The whole crowd was so allive – and off course the networking part was World Cup Class ;) – to my surprise the Royal Danish Kornprins – gave a very good speach – elaborating better on the MEANING OF THE SUMMIT – then the last 2 panels yesterday ;)
Ventures without money
Quite some people have bee reacting on my signature: Venture without money. And off course it migth sound a bit strange – but all the best businesses did start with a superb financial backing. And I want to be ENTREPRENEUR and NOT BANKER. I want to be with the start-ups – and not sitting there looking like a bag of money. (I'm not Rich Enough to look like such a bag anyway.) So at LundKenner we try to be what we needed our-self when we started our first businesses: Speed, Honesty, Cynicalness, Trading skills, Street-smartness and Good Packaging – so that small and big ideas can become alive with GOOD PEOPLE BEHIND – supported by us when/if we ca ad value.
PS. it can sound like INCUBATOR and SWEAT EQT – but the term got soo run down in 1999 – that even small city's in Northern Europe had one… So I don't like that – maybe it could be called consulting – but then again – that's not what we do. And then again – maybe.
PPS: We already have limited human bandwidth – so we are already disappointing a lot of nice opportunistic people – who send us plans, call, IM or just shows up. THAT REALLY SUCK.
PPS: Maybe what we do is HELPING OUR BRAINS TO KEEP OCCUPIED WITH INTERESTING PROJECTS in the field where we have a bit of knowledge ?
PPPS: All this seems vague and insecure – and THATS RIGTH ! People who have been around – know that its not something we take pill to cure – WE ARE INTUITIVE+INSTINCTIVE and AGGRESSIVE LIKE HELL when we really want something :)
(sorry to push my Blog Thereapi on you – dear reader – have a nice day)
Magic Cards Will Be Huge
This is the MOST addictive game (an one of the few) Ive tried for years online.
Spleak is funny
This lady is starting to get edgy – and funny:
USER says:
what u up 2
Spleak says:
I’m shopping for pink fridges… Hahahaha
USER says:
What are you REALLY up 2?
Spleak says:
I am trying to get superglue off my fingers and it hurts *Giggles*
….
Try her in your MS Messenger at SPLEAK.com
Link: Spleak
BullGuard Opening (Copenhagen)
Feel free to drop by – and enjoy the new swanky offices.
18-22.00
Njalsgade 21E, 2nd floor
2300 Copenhagen S
Maxthon going to next level
aThis is good ;)
Our flashligth project – no words…
Letter to my LundKenner Partners
Im all in this because I love to see a little or medium idea becomming a flying swan – and the journey to get there… Personally I know Im probobly one of the best in the world – actually I dont even doubt – but I also know how endlessly week I am after the first kiss/touch.. As soon as the pattern of the deal I have in my head is reality I loose a bit of interest – not 100% but I just start to see how I can get my next high from identifying a new thing – a new idea – a new team of poeple (or an old) – a new structure …. I cant even express how humble and happy I am to be in a setup like the one we already have (thats suposed to take years) – I see 4-5 people who will just give their left ball to make this happen – to make good companies and HIGH PROFITS FROM THE TIME and NETWORK and money we invest. Promise me guys that you jump this if you suddenly get another real interest in life. since what we are about to do is not about working halftime or fulltime – hey realise its LIFETIME. And if anyones doubts – Ive chosen to do this with first Soren and then ALL OF YOU GUYS – so lets fucking be agressive like NO ONE ELSE – and demanding. (When the inner Demand to yourself is SKYHIGH – then the souroundings gets it !). Dear valued partners – I cant wait to see where we will go.
PROUD PORTEFOLIO
I look at the stuff we have in our portefolio as an artcollection a carefully selected family – a part of me – that I want to be assosiated with. REALLY like a part of my personality – it BRANDS ME it is ME. BulLGuard ME – I am Maxthon – I am Wiseled – I tell people about it – and i act like I am Heleca.. Dear Partners if you have just a bit of emotions for any of the ventures we have – then dont hessitate to take all the hornor promote yourself for being part of it – BE FUCKING PROUD. Im proud of the team we have – really PROUD – and I cant wait to our next exit – where we can party and hug and be proud together – because we are in a DEEPLY RICKY business and failure is WAY MORE COMMON then SUCCES for our ventures – AND US. Dont start taking pills – but be realistic – this is extremely difycult and we will only survive if we BELIEVE IN IT AND STAY TOGETHER 100% for years.
HOW TO BEHAVE
I want us all to be humble as hell – and hornest like hell – and gentlemen – really gentlemen who hold the door for women and startups and talent. I have this fantastic picture in my head of someone who offered me ligth (when I was smoking) and 2nd time one evening someone did I was always just positive to them (no matter if I even liked them or talked to them)… More important we need a system to follow up on OPPERTUNITIES – or to be more frank – to reject……(taken out not to be copied)
GOALS
I want to
a) Make my mother and my wife proud of me – and disapoint as few people as posible !I
b) I want to have FUN – FUN and I want people to respect LundKenner and respect (be impressed by) our achivements and our ability to handle risk – and time after time turn risktaking into being lucky.
– Thats it folk. Dunno why I wrote this :)
BullGuard exploding
Maybe its a sign or maybe Im just lucky as always to have the VERY BEST PEOPLE around me – but the fact is that BullGuard has nearly doubled revenue since I gave the CEO title and the stearing wheel Heini (CEO) and to Theis (my co-founder). The people in Denmark, Romainia, UK are absolutely kicking ass and Im proud like a father!!!
Spearcast
Im very proud to take part in this VERY INTERESTING company -> Spearcast who launched the Palora service. I really like the idea – and as always I go in with the best poeple – and Ive seen people as good as CEO Hannan
– the story is better told at Nets blog – Net actually did the connection – and is on hell of a dealmaker.
Computers making money
Dear valued reader – on my journey to complete independency (before dying) I�ve done something I promise NEVER to do again. I�ve invested in artificial intelligence used for predicting the stockmarket (soory again – I know it sounds like something nouveaux riche smalltimers does when they loose contact to reality – to become instant oldschool rich…) – but this things seems to work – and will enable me to fullfill a couple of ideological dreams beyond owning my own softice-machine :) Read a bit on it.
Have a GR8 day – and dont loose the edge!
My best deal ever
Today I structured one of the best deal I�ve ever done. And ts not only extremely potential in profis – IT A SOCIAL DEAL IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD. I met 3 guys trough a friend 7 months ago – and they are real scientists – but also very socially skilled. They have fumbled a bit and developed a lot – but been very very hornest. Today they (we) signed with a Swiss partner who will cover the company for the next 2 years – and move the guys down.. So why me so happy and proud: The deal was done via trust and handshake and everybody gave more then they promised – the scientists gave the new partner 2% extra shares just to show they where sirous – the Swiss dude just signed after skimming the termsheet.. UNREAL. Mark (Chief Practical Dealmaker at LundKenner) didnt even believe his own ears – no one was greedy – everyone was giving and humble. I LOVE IT – when there are no greedy asses bithing.
Bali luxury
I think its about to be official that we are into Damai the LUXXX hotel in Bali.
UMAR & BABAR – REAL MEN OF HORNOR
Umar Akram and Babar Baig – are founders of Mobile Weaver and Unwirepark.com/ a very sexy mobile content delivery solution. I invested quite some time ago – just because these guys have THE SPIRIT. Its no secret that they have had quite some problems – and I�ve been bad at helping out – BUT BUT BUT – these guys have chosen to pay back a loan to a close friend of mine who went in after me – and the have got their business back on track with 20guys in Pakistan and HARD WORK. DAMN IM IMPRESSED – and Im very sure they will get a VERY SOLID BUSINESS END THIS YEAR.
NEVER GIVE UP.
Im a bit envious;-)
I just got a new hero (or kind of – not in the Bono league) Y Combinator
UPDATE: I will buy a nice small building in Copenhagen and copy the concept. – well if Mr. Kennner will agree off course :)
Skiing downhill – going maybe too fast
Im getting a little afraid of the speed at LundKenner – my new venture. Well I hevent really released anything on yet / but yesterday I did change my email adress from BullGuard to LundKenner. And just after pleying (working with Soren Kenner) for only 5 months – get this feeling that the speed migth be a bit to agressive: BullGuard skyrocking, Maxthon hitting 50mio downloads, Play65 kicking ass, Gekko going bulistic, IIP, Haleca, Aresa going public…. Opening in Amsterdam, tel Aviv, Delhi, Beijing and soon Rio and hopefully Russia…. Mummmmmy Im not sure I know how to controle the skies.
Well it simple – not easy.
Sorry to waite your time – dear valued reader – with my worries.
(from Amsterdam)
Rasmus Visby
Ive seen a lot people in my tons of ventures – and since it all comes down to sales when businesses succeed I must mention Rasmus Visby – the killer of all sales guys – running BullGuard Nordic. – this .crazy radio spotshows his endless commitment. (Im no too fan of the spot it self – but looove the execution).
The bullguard boys
Maxthon taking over the world
The best browser out there – well I have always been the biggest fan – but now we have journalists seing its as well – see the well done article by Ron White: Maxthon is simply the most powerful, and yet the simplest, browser to be used anywhere, anytime, by anyone.
Do you want to work with us ?
BullGuard is looking for quite some people – Openings in Denmark
