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Blogs posted by Fredrik Arnander at Standout Capital (2014–2019), about technology, the Nordics and investing. Fredrik is a co-founder at Standout Capital and former partner.
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EIF, The Engine of The European VC Ecosystem and The Ugly Duck
EIF, The Engine of The European VC Ecosystem and The Ugly Duck
EIF hosted their annual Ugly Duck conference in Luxembourg on the 25th of September and Standout Capital attended together with other VC…
Fredrik Arnander
Sep 30, 2019
We Went to the SaaStr 2019 Conference, Here’s What You Should Know!
We Went to the SaaStr 2019 Conference, Here’s What You Should Know!
Over 12,000 participants from 96 countries flocked to San Jose at the southern tip of Silicon Valley to take the pulse of the cloud, to…
Fredrik Arnander
Feb 20, 2019
Healthcare as a Consumer Application
Healthcare as a Consumer Application
As the healthcare industry grows and tech giants are moving into the market, what used to be smartwatches and fitness trackers are turning…
Fredrik Arnander
Sep 26, 2018
AWS Summit 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden’s New Biggest Tech Event
AWS Summit 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden’s New Biggest Tech Event
Amazon Web Services, or AWS in short, is at the center of the digitalisation of everything, and AWS Summit in Stockholm is Amazon’s biggest…
Fredrik Arnander
May 17, 2018
The Quiet Revolution — How the Giant Clouds are Taking over the Sky
The Quiet Revolution — How the Giant Clouds are Taking over the Sky
The global cloud market is expected to double in size in the coming years to some $400 billion. Also in the Nordics we see fast growth of…
Fredrik Arnander
Apr 19, 2018
Nordic Tech Hot Spot: Trondheim
Nordic Tech Hot Spot: Trondheim
We went to Trondheim to explore one of the Nordic’s top tech hubs, built around the large university, with a dynamic ecosystem of…
Fredrik Arnander
Dec 5, 2017
Will the Robots Eat our Breakfast? Exploring the Future of Work
Will the Robots Eat our Breakfast? Exploring the Future of Work
Our worry about technology taking our jobs is age-old. Now, with the exponential development in Artificial Intelligence, computer power…
Fredrik Arnander
Apr 28, 2017
Fasten Your Headsets — Entering the Nordic Virtual Reality
Fasten Your Headsets — Entering the Nordic Virtual Reality
Exploring what’s going on in the Nordic Virtual Reality (VR) space, we found that the unlikely hub of Nordic VR is an old office building…
Fredrik Arnander
Mar 15, 2017
Is there Intelligence in the Nordics? — The Current State of Artificial Intelligence (Part 2)
Is there Intelligence in the Nordics? — The Current State of Artificial Intelligence (Part 2)
We wanted to understand what’s happening in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning and set out on a journey. In a two parts blog…
Fredrik Arnander
Dec 8, 2016
The Data-rich Are Getting Richer — The Current State of Artificial Intelligence (Part 1)
The Data-rich Are Getting Richer — The Current State of Artificial Intelligence (Part 1)
You probably haven’t missed that there’s much discussion about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning these days. In a two parts…
Fredrik Arnander
Nov 28, 2016
Digitalisation and the Nordic Opportunity
Digitalisation and the Nordic Opportunity
Everybody talks about the digitalisation, or digitisation, but what is it? We take a look at digitalisation, how it can be understood and…
Fredrik Arnander
Sep 29, 2016
Standout Capital is Looking to Invest in Outstanding Companies
Standout Capital is Looking to Invest in Outstanding Companies
We started Standout Capital with the mission to support growth-stage, outstanding companies run by great teams. Along the way we have got…
Fredrik Arnander
May 17, 2016
The Meaning of Bots
The Meaning of Bots
If you haven’t already noticed, bots are on the rise and we take a look at what they are and what they mean. Bots are new platforms for…
Fredrik Arnander
Apr 14, 2016
The Top Online News Sources in Nordic Tech
The Top Online News Sources in Nordic Tech
The Nordic tech ecosystem is booming, and to keep track you need to follow a new media universe of blogs, podcasts, conferences and twitter…
Fredrik Arnander
Feb 24, 2016
Nasdaq Private Market and an Interview with Adam Kostyál
Nasdaq Private Market and an Interview with Adam Kostyál
Private growth companies stay private longer, and it makes sense for stock exchanges like Nasdaq to help these fast-growers earlier, before…
Fredrik Arnander
Dec 9, 2015
Standout Capital is Partnering with Nordic Tech List and Di Digital
Standout Capital is Partnering with Nordic Tech List and Di Digital
Swedish business daily Dagens Industri and their tech news channel Di Digital is launching an initiative to make the Nordic digital…
Fredrik Arnander
Dec 8, 2015
How Society Changes with Technology — Looking at Digital Transformation in Finance, Education and…
How Society Changes with Technology — Looking at Digital Transformation in Finance, Education and…
How society changes with technology — Looking at digital transformation in finance, education and cars
Fredrik Arnander
Oct 22, 2015
Three Tech Themes We’re Looking at Right Now
Three Tech Themes We’re Looking at Right Now
Standout is a tech investor, with a twist. We invest in tech companies, but even more so in the digital transformation of business and…
Fredrik Arnander
Oct 11, 2015
Deloitte Technology Fast 50: Tracking the Stars in the Nordic Tech Ecosystem
Deloitte Technology Fast 50: Tracking the Stars in the Nordic Tech Ecosystem
Technology companies are an important part of the Nordic economy. Each year consulting group Deloitte highlights the 50 fastest growing…
Fredrik Arnander
May 18, 2015
What Makes an Outstanding Investment?
What Makes an Outstanding Investment?
In an earlier post, we explored five must-have success factors that we think are essential for a modern tech investor that wants to thrive…
Fredrik Arnander
May 12, 2015
Five Must-have Success Factors for a Tech Investor
Five Must-have Success Factors for a Tech Investor
The rapid technology market is raising the demands on tech investors. What makes a great growth capital investor today? We believe that…
Fredrik Arnander
Apr 8, 2015
Over 4,000 Later-stage, Tech Growth Companies in the Nordics
Over 4,000 Later-stage, Tech Growth Companies in the Nordics
The Nordic region is famous for global tech successes, exciting new companies and vibrant tech hubs with conferences attracting global…
Fredrik Arnander
Feb 3, 2015
5 Points to Consider Before Shifting Your Strategy
5 Points to Consider Before Shifting Your Strategy
This is the question that founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, owners or anyone responsible for a business is asking all the time: “Do we have…
Fredrik Arnander
Jan 25, 2015
To Change, or Not to Change Your Strategy? Five Principles for Strategy Shifts
To Change, or Not to Change Your Strategy? Five Principles for Strategy Shifts
This is the question that founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, owners or anyone responsible for a business is asking all the time: “Do we have…
Fredrik Arnander
Jan 23, 2015
The Capitalist’s Dilemma — and Opportunity
The Capitalist’s Dilemma — and Opportunity
Investments to maximize short-term return on capital will not create long-term growth and jobs — and not even return on capital. This is a…
Fredrik Arnander
Sep 4, 2014
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