The latest from Norselab

In this article, we take a closer look at trends affecting the Norwegian venture environment, the impact of the pandemic and why we believe 2021 will be the year of venture capital in Norway.

When I first started writing this blogpost, the dust from last year’s International Women’s Day debates had hardly settled. Headlines and debates early 2019 were heavily skewed towards the absence of women on the entrepreneurial scene and the apparent lack of interest for investments among women.

Wherever you work in the business world, identifying the values of your organization brings the benefit of a strong and healthy company culture and empowered employees. However, your values will only bring value if they spring from true beliefs and convictions, and if you have the courage to let them serve as your organization’s behavioral compass.

According to neuroscientists, we make about 35 000 small and big decisions every day*. In business, we collectively make decisions that are sometimes widely important – but how do we know whether those decisions are as good as they should be?

Building a company from scratch is generally a rough patch. As an investor, choosing which startups to bet on can be equally challenging. In fact, taking the best from both worlds might be the best way to build successful companies. Here is why I think co-founding is a superior model for shortening the time from startup to sweet spot.

Why do we all keep adopting traditional management methods? They were originally designed to de-skill and routinize work - the extreme opposite of what the knowledge workers of our era need.