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Entrepreneurship

A collection of 11 issues

#60 Stop Trying to Hire Your Way Out of Sales

I was 8 years old when I made my first sale. My grandparents had a small farm outside Öxabäck, between Varberg and Borås. That summer the whole family had picked enough strawberries to fill a few crates. Me, my dad, my sister, my cousins, their father. Grandad had built these

#58 Håna oss, vi rör oss, ni står still

Sometimes I do things I don't really dare to do, or things that just feel... a bit cringe. Strategic decisions that could go wrong, step onto a stage, or post something corny on LinkedIn. Things where I risk failing or losing face, but that still feel important enough

#57 When a Chairman Builds Software, the Moat Is Shrinking

I was a few minutes early. Martin Grimberg, the Vizcon chairman, was already at the table. Before I'd even sat down, he turned his laptop toward me. – I'm building a board management tool, he said. I laughed. Three days earlier, I'd done exactly the

#56 Stepping Aside: Nathalie Tindsjö is the New CEO at Ambition

– I can lead this company for five years. After that, someone else should take over. In February 2021 Jane Murray, Cecilia Brunemark and I started Ambition. Offices were closed, all meetings were online, the pandemic had turned an entire industry upside down. Not entirely unlike October 2002, when my co-

#29 Have You Ever Regretted Selling inUse?

I’m in Lisbon. My wife is attending a conference, and I’m here as her +1. Knowing I’d have plenty of time on my own, I reached out to Bruno Figueiredo before arriving to see if he was up for a coffee. We had never met before, but

#22 Starting Up Your Business? Find your Partners

What’s the biggest enemy of success? It’s not competition, or even bad luck—I think it could be the belief that you can (or should) do it all on your own. This idea of going solo, of proving yourself by taking on the world alone, is so ingrained

#17 That’s where you’re wrong, kiddo

You know the old grump who says, “That will never work?” That’s me. I started my first company in 1994. Like many others who have primarily focused on building businesses, I’ve encountered quite a few grumps. You know, the kind who either imply—or outright say—that what

#11 Health and Taxes: Should Companies Pay for Sick Leave?

– Hello! I’m calling from the National Federation of Small Businesses (Småföretagarnas Riksförbund). Do you have a minute? Usually, I end sales calls quickly, but this one piqued my curiosity. – Sure, go for it. – We advocate for reducing payroll taxes and eliminating the employer’s responsibility to pay for sick

#9 Saying Yes: How One Small Decision Sparked 30 Years of Entrepreneurship

Yes. Such a small word—yet it has the power to change the trajectory of your life completely. This week, I celebrate 30 years as an entrepreneur. One yes led to another and, eventually, to a career I could never have predicted. It all began during a summer job at

#3 Profits, AI-Driven Growth, and the Silver Lining: Thoughts on the Current Job Market in Design

Last week, I visited my friend Martin Thörnkvist at Media Evolution in Malmö. Martin, a creative role model, has been a constant source of inspiration through his work with Media Evolution and The Conference. While we enjoyed our coffee in the Futures Library, Martin pointed to a photo shoot happening