No founders were born into the positions they have today, but that’s a detail easy to forget for many of us. And so, here are five stories about how some of Norway’s founders started their successes. — A startup founder is something like a rockstar of the business world: A founder is a risk-taker, a creative and visionary person, someone wanting to build a company that might become bigger than anyone ever imagined. The dream of becoming a founder is something many can relate to: Even those…

— I min ydmyke mening, så har du ikke råd til å ikke like salg, sier Carl Erik Thomsen fra CVideo. — Skrevet av: Carl Erik Thomsen Daglig Leder i CVideo — Hjelper selskaper med å digitalisere rekruttering Mange starter for seg selv og fokuserer alt av tid og energi på produkt, patent, forretningsplan og pene visittkort. Men det er en ting flere gründere frykter og prøver å unngå — salg. Mange synes salg er ubehagelig og…

What is a DD Data Room — and why should you set aside time for making it? Even Ifar Fossland from Startup Norway guides you through some of the reasons why a proper Data Room can mean all the difference to your startup. — How do you decide on whether or not you should make a big purchase? Making the right choice often involves a great amount of research, and also the confession that the available products might not suit your purpose that well after all. But not buying is better than buying the…

Over the course of two weeks this fall, you can participate in the Founder Challenge program and learn what your idea needs to become a real startup. — The startup community is full of creative people — many of us have ideas spinning in our heads even when we have some time off. Where do these ideas come from, and are they actually valuable? …

What is the true value of an investment? Angel Challenge investor Mari Helmer shares her insights on how learning about startup investing has proven to be about more than the money. — Within the innovative communities that target startups and investors, you probably hear this a few times every month: “The people planning for the future should invest, as placing all your money in an savings account is unlikely to generate the kind of wealth an investment can.” And at the same…

The Angel Challenge investor Sarah Lerche shares some of the insights she has gained from joining the program, and what the Norwegian ecosystem must do to grow better. — What is it like to build a company in the US and then bring it “across the pond” — back to the motherland of one of the co-founders? The CFO of Escalon Services, Sarah Lerche commutes back and forth to Norway from the US, as Escalon Services expands to the…

Searching for investors should be an exciting adventure in your startup journey, but beware! It’s not just walking on rainbows to your first capital raise. Pack your bag with the right kind of expectations, knowledge and plans. — Eirik Nerdal from Angel Challenge has heard many stories of both successful — and less successful — attempts of startups seeking investors. He has met and taught hundreds of startups about the value of being thorough and cautious when trying to find investors. …

Several startups are being started within the circular economy now — and we must let them set precedence for the future. — With all the current world news, it’s easy to feel a little lost on where we should store our hope for the future. The world oceans are warming up, the forests are burning, and in our pandemic-boredom many have resorted to doing even more online shopping than ever before. The…

This year has given us many frustrations, but also the time to have a closer look at the world we are part of: Which world do you want to build? — Building a new world takes time, and yet it is being done continuously: Just like our gender roles change — fall apart and rebuild themselves in new ways — so does our relationship with the world around us, for example the nature, or how we see both our distant and…