Sweden, the largest of the Nordic countries, have been titled "the Silicon Valley of Europe". Let us look at why, and why the entire Nordic region should interest Venture Capital investors. >>>
A list of some of the main events (summits, conferences, meetings) for Nordic early-stage companies and their investors in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. >>>
For an Angel investor, it is essential to build and maintain a quality deal-flow to access the best possible investment opportunities. Building and maintaining a quality deal flow requires a dedicated approach, process and time. >>>
The process of valuing companies - equating a $-figure on a business - differs greatly between a startup and an established company. How do Venture Capital investors value early-stage companies? >>>
In the Venture Capital (VC) sphere "rounds" are commonly referred to when speaking about companies, capital raising, and the types of investments a VC-fund does. So what are they? >>>
Estimating the size of a market is crucial for investment decisions, strategy definition and valuations. So what is Total Market Size, TAM, SAM or ESAM - and should you quantify a market from the top or the bottom? >>>
Where are the Unicorns, privately held startups valued at USD 1B or more? In what countries and industries are they, and how many of them are there? >>>
Where in the world are the Top* Venture Capital firms? Are they all sitting at Menlo Park, California - or are they global powerhouses present across the world? >>>
Looking at OECD's numbers of Venture Capital investments gives one image of where investments are made, but putting the numbers into graphs reveals more. >>>
How do I get a Venture Capitalist to support and fund my idea? When should I raise capital? These are two of the most common questions among Entrepreneurs and startups considering raising investment capital for their idea or business. >>>
Over time, I've developed a couple of guidelines that I believe could be of value to anyone making investment cases and financial models for others to view, understand and ultimately base their investment and strategy decisions on. >>>
I often see confusion of what strategy is and how businesses relate to it and associated concepts such as vision, mission, goals, tactics and operations. Let us review the concepts. >>>
How important is it to expand to other countries? Well... sufficiently important to have it as one of your strategic priorities. >>>
A quoted study of the factors that successful startups have in common is not entirely shared. Let me explain. >>>
Is Product-Market Fit a concept only for tech companies pursuing Venture Capital, or can any company benefit of the term and thinking? >>>